Welcome...
to Age UK Wakefield District, working with individuals, supporting independence, improving quality of later life.
Whilst lockdown restrictions have been eased, we continue to live within an environment where the
COVID crisis is not over, and scientists concern over a rise in less harmful, but nevertheless unpleasant ‘winter’ viruses is well articulated.
As the well-being of our clients, staff and volunteers remains are our absolute priority we will continue to do all we
can to ensure that older people and our colleagues are protected from the spread of infection.
Paula Bee
CEO Age UK Wakefield District
Age UK Wakefield District News
Keep up to date with our planned events, new services on offer, and information about how we're campaigning within Wakefield District to improve the lives of older people.
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Armed Forces Day
Published on 22 June 2022 11:44 AM
Join us at Pontefract Race Course on Sunday 3rd July as we celebrate Armed Forces Day. We'll be there from 10am with ...
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Platinum Jubilee Party
Published on 07 June 2022 05:21 PM
We had a fantastic time at The Ridings Shopping Centre celebrating the Platinum Jubilee. Over 200 picnics were serve...
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June Service of the month
Published on 01 June 2022 09:00 AM
With our everyday busy lives , it might seem impossible to find a little time to volunteer, however the benefits of...
Age UK Wakefield District a guide to our services
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Connecting Care
We are continuing to work within the Connecting Care Integrated Health and Social Care Teams across the district, ensuring that the complex needs of the older people are being met.
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Our Workforce
We currently have more than 100 staff working across the Wakefield District - ensuring that vulnerable older people have access to essential supplies, care and support.
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Information & Advice
We provide a range of information and advice services to older people, their carers and professionals, covering a wide range of issues including housing, social care, residential care and maintaining independence.
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Volunteering
We have over 150 big-hearted, open-minded Volunteers who are self-motivated and enthusiastic but most of all, can have fun and enjoy working with and caring for others.
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Befriending
Our Befriending service offers isolated and lonely older people the opportunity to be matched with a Befriending Volunteer, who will provide weekly telephone calls, offering conversation and friendship.
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Wellbeing
As we grow older exercise helps to maintain our health, our sense of wellbeing and prevent declining functionality.
We are continuing to keep our lines of communication open, working with partners to provide information on staying healthy and well.
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Time for Tea
Working in communities to reduce isolation, connecting with our clients using relaxed social groups, telephone, printed Wellbeing packs and Digital Platforms. Looking, always, to support new experiences and ways to stay connected.
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Getting Connected
As more and more services move online, we offer computer tablet loan and help to gain confidence using the internet. Keeping older people connected with friends and family members wherever in the world they are!
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Hospital Transport Support Service
Comfortable transport taking people to alternative locations to convalesce and/or ensuring their safety and security when returning home. -
Walking Football
Fitness groups promoting mental and physical wellbeing. Located at Hemsworth, Pontefract and Wakefield Centre, our walking football groups provide regular exercise and social interaction.
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Wraparound Support
Our specialist trained staff provide much needed telephone support to help older people manage the impact of both self-isolation and returning to outdoor activities.
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Home Support Service
We provide a regular, paid for, seven day a week bespoke service, supporting individuals with domestic and personal care needs, to remain in their own home.
If you are in need of help, here are the details of organisations you may find useful
Age UK Advice Line
Telephone 0800 678 1602 Freephone 8am – 7pm 365 days a year
www.ageuk.org.uk
Samaritans
Telephone 116 123 Freephone 24hrs 365 days a year
www.samaritans.org
SANEline
A national out- of hours mental health helpline offering specialist emotional support, guidance and information to anyone affected by mental illness, including family, friends and carers.
Telephone 0300 304 7000 4:30pm-10:30pm 365 days a year
C.A.L.M. (Campaign Against Living Miserably)
Telephone: 0800 58 58 58 5pm- 12am 365 days a year
The Big Knit is back!
So grab your needles and your brightest yarn and get knitting for Age UK Wakefield District, to help us be there for older people who have no one else to turn to.
If you could spread the word to everyone, and anyone, and ask if they would like to participate in knitting, or crocheting, small hats to fit on innocent smoothie bottles.
If you're not expecting us, it isn’t us!
Age UK Wakefield District Staff and Volunteers will never just turn up unexpectedly at your door. We would always be responding to your request for help and will telephone in advance to let you know when to expect us. All of our staff and volunteers carry ID badges so do not believe anyone claiming to come from Age UK Wakefield District who turns up unannounced and without a correct ID badge. If in doubt, please call our number to confirm the identity of the visitor. If you need help for yourself or anyone in the Wakefield District who is over 50 please call our main number 01977 552114 and we will help in any way we can.
Our quality marks
Age UK Wakefield District has achieved the Age UK Charity Quality Standard (CQS). The CQS is externally assessed by quality assessment experts, SGS.