Camden charity for older people praised for amazing work

At Age UK Camden’s AGM on 17 November, guest speaker, Janet Morrison, Chief Executive of Independent Age, an organisation that supports older people to live independently, said: “Thanks for the great community and amazing work. We all have lots to learn from you”. Janet was joined by Deputy Mayor of Camden, Councillor Richard Cotton who said that: “There's never been a greater need for organisations like Age UK Camden”.

Janet Morrison, Chief Executive of Independent Age

Reducing social isolation and loneliness is a common thread throughout Age UK Camden’s (AUC) work. Key achievements this year include:

• Winning a tender in partnership with Camden Carers to deliver the Care Navigation service in GP surgeries across the borough. This service supports older people to access the most suitable support for their needs and helps them get to essential hospital appointments.
• The launch of Ageing Better in Camden (ABC) in July 2015. ABC is a partnership (AUC is the lead partner) of older people and Camden organisations working together to tackle social isolation and loneliness among older people.
• Henderson Court Resource Centre celebrated 50 years of supporting older people to live independent and enjoyable lives.
• Opening Doors London, which supports older LGBT people across London, became a subsidiary charity of AUC.

Age UK Camden is a local, independent charity that provides a holistic range of services, including information and advice, befriending, counselling and digital inclusion that support older people to live independent, enjoyable and fulfilling lives. Future plans for the organisation include expanding its resource centres (Henderson Court and Great Croft) to improve the facilities and user experience as well as launching a dementia wellbeing service to further improve the charity’s leading dementia offer.