Our services
Age UK Isle of Wight offers lots of services designed to work directly with an older person, or enable their family, friends, or carers to promote independence and support health and wellbeing.
Our services
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Good Neighbour Scheme
Vital assistance, friendship and reliable support for local older people who have no one else to turn to.
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Information and advice
Free advice for older people, carers and family members. Including specialised Welfare Benefits Advice.
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Care Navigators
Health and social care professionals that offer free, impartial advice and short-term support to anyone aged 50+ to help overcome challenges they may face.
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Living Well Approach
Personalised and co-ordinated services to help you get the right support, at the right place, at the right time.
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LGBT Hate Crime & Domestic Abuse Support Service
We offer safe, confidential & impartial support for LGBT+ people experiencing hate crime and/or domestic abuse.
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Social Prescribing
We know that taking care of your health involves more than just medicine. In fact, sometimes, a medical prescription is not the answer and there are better ways of improving your physical and mental health wellbeing.
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Age Friendly Island
Age Friendly Island is working to change culture and create an environment where the Isle of Wight community is set up to help older people live safely, enjoy good health and stay locally involved.
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Ageing Better Programme
The Ageing Better programme oversees a number of local projects that support older people to be actively involved in their local communities, helping to combat social isolation and loneliness.
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Restorative Justice
Restorative Justice is a victim focused approach that empowers victims of crime by giving them the opportunity to communicate with the person/s responsible for the offence to explain how the crime has affected them.
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Just About You Home Help
Do you, or someone you know, need a hand to live well at home? Our friendly & trustworthy personal assistants can help with a range of domestic tasks.
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Home Safe Service
For all of those jobs around the house you’ve been meaning to do, let our experienced, reliable and trusted tradespeople do the work.
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Men In Sheds
Learn things. Make things. Drink tea. Our Men in Sheds project offer welcoming places across the Island for men to meet, make friends, practise hobbies and work on projects.