Blaenau Gwent Care Home Advocacy Service
- Location: 124-128 High Street
- Price: Free
Email: acgadvocacy@agecymrugwent.org
Telephone: 01495 320238
The purpose of this service is to support older people considering a move into a care home or residing, temporarily or permanently, in care homes within Blaenau Gwent by providing independent professional advocacy (IPA) to ensure they ‘have a voice’ to ensure as much choice and control over their own lives as possible.
Our advocacy service has held the Quality Performance Mark since 2009. The advocacy service is completely independent and impartial of any other services or public bodies.
Accessing Support
The advocacy service operates Monday to Friday between 9am-5pm and is free of charge. The advocacy service is in addition to any help that social services or other agencies may already be providing. A person may be referred to the service by hospital staff, social services, family members, a friend or carer or you may of course choose to contact us personally.
To make a referral, or if you would like an informal chat with an advocate please contact:
Telephone: 01495 320238
Email: acgadvocacy@agecymrugwent.org
What is Advocacy?
How can an advocate help you?
https://www.ageuk.org.uk/cymru/gwent/our-services/advocacy/how-can-an-advocate-help-you/
How an advocate can support someone you are working with?
https://www.ageuk.org.uk/cymru/gwent/our-services/advocacy/how-an-advocate-can-support-someone-you-are-working-with/
The HOPE Project
HOPE (Helping others participate and engage) is a partnership project between; Age Cymru, Age Cymru local partners and Age Connects Wales partners across the whole of Wales. HOPE will deliver advocacy for older people (50+) and carers across Wales.
HOPE is funded by Welsh Government under the Sustainable Social Services Grant until the end of March 2026.
This exciting new project will be supporting people to; engage, participate, gain information, have their voices heard, understand their rights, make choices, be involved, share experiences, raise awareness of advocacy, and develop skills and knowledge.
Contact Michael Mitchell, HOPE Project Officer, on 07944 995616
or email: michael.mitchell1@agecymru.org.uk
https://www.ageuk.org.uk/cymru/our-work/advocacy/hope---helping-others-participate-and-engage/