Support for Older People

We support older people by:

Supporting befriending and other services aimed at reducing loneliness and isolation in older people

Supporting community transport projects, especially those which help older people access other services such as health care appointments

Supporting exercise and health promotion projects

Supporting hospice and end of life care

Giving grants for supporting older people to access technology, especially where this helps older people to access state benefits.

We do not support health care services or advocacy services, although we do recognise that many of the services that we do support will include advocacy.

In Bedfordshire it is difficult for us to support research into diseases that affect older people as it is likely that the benefit will extend beyond the county.