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 Services and information for older people
Housing and your home
In your neighbourhood
- Antisocial behaviour - information on how to report antisocial behaviour and what the council and police can do about it
- Community safety - including antisocial behaviour, neighbourhood watch, safer neighbourhood teams and more.
- FLASH (Fire, locks and safer homes)
- Neighbourhood watch,
- Pot in the fridge - a simple but effective way for householders to store information on medical conditions, next of kin etc. that is made available to the emergency services in the case of a collapse or other accident in the home
- Wandsworth Care Alliance - insuring that older people (among others) have the opportunity to take part in ongoing discussions with the providers of services
Leisure, fitness and activities
Health and wellbeing
Transport, travel and getting about
- Out and about service from Age Concern - with the help of volunteers, clients are taken out (in wheelchairs if appropriate) for short, one-off trips, e.g. to the local shops, to visit museums, to the park or to the pub
- Accessibility on public transport (TfL) - information about the accessibility of London transport from TfL
- Disabled.go - access information for people with disabilities for shops, restaurants and leisure facilities in the borough
- Freedom pass - free travel for over 60s on public transport in London after 9am on weekdays (9.30am most national rail services) all day weekends and public holidays.
- Taxicard scheme - subsidised door-to-door transport for people who have serious mobility impairment and difficulty in using public transport
Income and finance
General information, advice and guidance
Latest news
10/11/2008 Mayor attends charity's birthday celebrations
27/10/2008 Revamped homes for older people
20/10/2008 Free event for older people tomorrow
25/09/2008 Free event for older people
21/07/2008 More support for active baby boomers
Our strategy and action plan for older people
In partnership with Wandsworth Teaching Primary Care Trust and stakeholders, we have developed a new five year strategy for older people (2008 - 2013): Independence and Well-being in Later Life. It describes a new multi-agency preventative approach to maintaining health and well-being and, when needed, provision of care and support with dignity into older age. We consulted on the approach from December 2007 to February 2008 and responses to the consultation have informed the strategy. The response from the Wandsworth Older People's Forum is a helpful overview of the issues which concern older People in the borough.
 Older Persons Forum response (42 kb)
The new strategy is in two parts : the five year Strategy 2008 – 2013 and a rolling 3 year action plan. Download our strategy and action plan, or request a copy from CareLine (020) 8875 0500 or email careline@clara.net
Independence and Well-being in Later Life - Strategy (1 mb) and Action plan (482 kb)
Useful links
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