Older People

Older People

Links: Link to the programme on Age UK's website, Older People's Programme Nutrition Scoping Exercise , Older People’s Programme Reference Guide for Cumbria , Older People’s Programme Activity Guide

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This is a suite of projects taking place in Cumbria, to increase the wellbeing of older people receiving significant packages of care.

Projects are providing a variety of activities to provide social interaction, mental stimulation, opportunity for physical activity and increased nutritional awareness; working with the care sector to improve training and provide lasting change; producing a best practice toolkit to be used by organisations working with this clientele, using academic research, examples of best practice throughout the country and the experience gained in this project.

Projects in this programme are:
Enriched Opportunites and Nutrition
Reading Groups for Older people
Care Gold Standard
Care School - Move and Food

Read more about the Older People's Programme on the Age UK website.

Tags: older people , exercise , nutrition , Cumbria , care , activities , best practice , research

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Older People updated Older People (profile) This is a suite of projects taking place in Cumbria, to increase the wellbeing of older people receiving significant packages of care.

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Older People updated Older People (profile) This is a suite of projects taking place in Cumbria, to increase the wellbeing of older people receiving significant packages of care.

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Older People updated Older People (profile) This is a suite of projects taking place in Cumbria, to increase the wellbeing of older people receiving significant packages of care.

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Older People updated Older People (profile) This is a suite of projects taking place in Cumbria, to increase the wellbeing of older people receiving significant packages of care.

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Older People updated Older People (profile) This is a suite of projects taking place in Cumbria, to increase the wellbeing of older people receiving significant packages of care.

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Contact Information

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Delivery Organisation / Lead:

Age UK West Cumbria

Key contact: Mary Bradley

Address: Old Customs House
West Strand
Whitehaven
CA28 7LR
United Kingdom

Telephone: 01946 66669 Fax: 01946 591182

Additional Information

Delivery Organisation / Lead:

Age UK West Cumbria

Key partners:

County Council Library Service, Cumbria Care, Care Sector Alliance Cumbria, Age Concern Car lisle & Eden, Age Concern South Lakes, Age Concern Barrow, Adult and Cultural Services, NHS Cumbria

Strategic Links:

Cumbria County Council Plan 2008-2011 ‘The Cumbria Agreement’, CCC Commissioning Strategy for Older People and their Carers 2007-2016, CCC Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2008-2011

Project / Programme value:

£540,790

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Target: Wellbeing posted Pendle Pre PQQ Mentoring Service (news) A PQQ is a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire used during the commissioning process. The PQQ enables the contract manager to ascertain who is fit to tender. The PQQ is sent out prior to the tender specification in order to ensure that the potential provider meets the necessary requirements.

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Target: Wellbeing posted NHS Forest (news) The NHS Forest is an exciting national project coordinated by the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare. The project’s central aims are:
- Improving health of staff, patients and communities through increasing access to green space on or near to NHS land.
- Greening the NHS Estates and with a target of 1 tree per employee amounting to 1.3 million trees.

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Activate updated Activate (profile) The project maps current walking and cycling provision and builds on existing walking and cycling activity, helping to establish new groups and run taster sessions.

3 days 11 hours ago

Target: Wellbeing posted New UK Grant to Help Older People Manage Their Money (news) Comic Relied has launched a new interim Older People's grant programme for 2012 that will support projects across the UK.

As part of its commitment to supporting older people, Comic Relief is providing grants for projects that will help people 65 years and older to cope with the difficulties of the current financial environment.

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Target: Wellbeing updated People's Postcode Trust- Small Grants Programme (news) The People's Postcode Trust aims to make Scotland, England and Wales a better place for both people and nature and acts within the following six fields of operation: poverty prevention; advancement of health; community development; public sports; human rights; and environmental protection.

Grants range from £500 to £10,000 for those in Scotland and England and up to £5,000 for those in Wales.

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