Available Resources

Enriched Opportunities ‘How To’ Guide

This Guide leads an organisation through setting up, running and sustaining a successful project to improve the nutritional, physical and mental wellbeing of older people in residential care.  The Guide explains the practicalities of providing sustainable activities, using learning and robust evaluation from the Enriched Opportunities project.  There are two sections - an organisational Guide and Project Worker’s Handbook - for ease of use. For more information on this guide, contact the Target: Wellbeing Administrator using the details at the bottom of the page.

Domiciliary Care

This Guide is a practical resource that explicitly details how to maximise impact on nutritional, physical and mental wellbeing for those with high end needs living in their own homes. It is to be used by those who are caring for an older person and is divided into six sections, each addressing a specific area of need. For more information on this guide, contact the Target:Wellbeing Administrator using the details at the bottom of the page.

Reading Groups for Older People

This Guide is a practical resource that explicitly details how to set up and run Reading and Reminiscence Groups, and how to maximise impact on wellbeing. The Reading Groups for Older People Project provides sessions in care settings, improving mental wellbeing and quality of life through reading and discussion. For more information on this guide, contact the Target:Wellbeing Administrator using the details at the bottom of the page.

Nutrition Scoping

This Nutrition Guide pulls together the most recent and relevant documents concerning nutrition-related practice for older people in Care Homes. The guide includes current nutritional standards and guidance, recent projects and research, local projects, examples of training and examples of nutritional screening tools.

 For a downloadable copy of this guide click here

Physical Activity

This Guide details recent and relevant documents concerning physical activity-related practice for older people in care homes. The Guide includes current physical activity standards and guidance, recent projects and research, interventions, examples of training and examples of physical activity assessment tools.

For a downloadable copy of this guide click here

Reference Guide for Cumbria

This is an introduction to ageing in Cumbria for reference purposes including population profiles, locality influences, prediction of change and key indicators relating to Health and Wellbeing.  It also includes an overview for the Care Sector in Cumbria, signposting information to third sector and Independent service providers, and an overview of key documents relating to Cumbria.

For a downloadable copy of this guide click here

For more information please contact:

Target Wellbeing Administrator

Tel: 01946 66669

Email: information@ageukwestcumbria.org.uk