Help at home available to older people in Shropshire

If you could do with some help with your housework, laundry and ironing or perhaps a hand to tidy up the garden, Age UK Shropshire Telford & Wrekin is ready to help.

Our Help at Home scheme employs a team of caring, well-trained Home Support Workers. All come with good references and they are checked with the Disclosure & Barring Service (previously the Criminal Records Bureau). They carry out everyday tasks that an older person may find difficult to manage, for example:

• vacuuming and dusting
• bathroom and kitchen cleaning
• shopping and collecting prescriptions
• laundry and ironing
• cleaning inside windows
• gardening

Wherever possible the same support worker will visit each time to provide continuity. Visits are usually undertaken in two-hour blocks, although in some cases a one-hour visit can be arranged.

Anyone over the age of 60 may be eligible for this service and following an enquiry or referral, one of Age UK Shropshire Telford & Wrekin’s experienced assessors will visit to decide how best to be of help.

For more information about our Help at Home service, including our current rates, call us on 01743 233 788.