I have a question about Link Age Southwark services that's not been answered here Expand If you still have a question about Link Age Southwark services, please get in touch with us via our contact form or call us on 020 8299 2623 to discuss further. We'd love to hear from you.
How old do you have to be to use Link Age Southwark's services? Expand Our services are available to anyone over the age of 60 or people of any age living with a diagnosis of mild-moderate dementia.
How can I refer someone to your services? Expand If you would like to refer an older person or a person living with dementia to our services, please visit our Make a Referral page, fill out a referral form and email it to us at [email protected] If you would prefer a printed copy of the form, please email us at [email protected] or call 020 8299 2623 and we would be happy to send a copy in the post.
Are you able to provide services to people who don't live in Southwark? Expand Our befriending, DIY and gardening, and information and support services are only available to people who live in Southwark. If you live outside Southwark, however, you are welcome to join any of our groups providing you can make your own way to the venue.
Do you provide transport to your groups? Expand Yes, if your mobility is restricted, we will do our best to provide transport to and from groups. You need to be able to get in and out of a car safely and independently. We are also able to provide transport for wheelchair users, if you are able to self-transfer from your wheelchair.
Can I have more than one befriender? Expand Due to current high demand, it is unlikely that we would be able to provide more than one volunteer befriender per person.
Do you provide volunteers to do weekly shopping? Expand While some of our volunteers accompany older people to do their weekly shopping, either by car or on foot, as part of a befriending relationship, we do not provide a shopping service. Our Information and Support Service can, however, point you in the direction of local shopping services.
Can you help with my garden? Expand Our volunteers can do light gardening such as mowing the lawn and pruning if you have the tools available. For a very overgrown garden we would be able to recommend alternative services.
Can you help with jobs around the home? Expand Our volunteers can help with tasks such as changing lightbulbs, hanging curtains or putting up a shelf. For heavier jobs we would be able to recommend alternative services.
Do you organise parties? Expand Yes, we usually run a party in the spring and in December with food and entertainment. Sometimes other organisations offer meals or parties for us which we can arrange to take people to.
How can I find out what activities you're organising in the near future? Expand We produce a newsletter 5 times a year which we send to everyone who has been referred to us and used any of our services. Details of upcoming parties and other events are included in this newsletter and attendance is usually on a first come, first served basis.