About us
Who we are
Our mission is to help the people of Bexley enjoy later life.
We currently provide the following services:
Day Centres - including Dementia Support Services, Nursing Day care, Standard Day Care, Respite Services and Day Care at Home. providing social, physical, and cognitive support to a range of ages and needs.
Pathways Project (Adult Social Care Transformation) - As part of our consortium partnership with One Bexley we undertake care act assessments, Carers’ assessments and reviews on behalf of the borough's Adult Social Care Service.
Welfare Benefits Advice - undertaking benefit checks and assisting with completing claim forms in order to maximise Income.
Information and Signposting - our Information Gateway service offers a point of entry into the service in addition to supporting local need for information and support in later life.
Community Development programme - Building support and community-based resources including Befriending Cafes, and related activities, and Fitness Groups that to encourage social connectivity and good physical and mental health.
Men in Sheds - providing small engineering and socially entrepreneurial activities for older men.
Nail Cutting Service - providing basic foot care to people of all ages, including those with diabetes.
One to One Befriending – Visiting and telephone services provided by volunteers reducing social isolation and loneliness for older people.
Representation and Influencing - representing the interests of older people in Bexley with decision-makers and other organisations.
Most, if not all, of our activities provide many benefits to older people, such as improving their emotional, mental, physical, social and financial wellbeing.
Our culture and values
Our core values underpin our decision making and everything we do. These include the following
· Treating everyone with compassion, dignity, and respect
· Keeping everyone safe from harm
· Demonstrating high standards of staff knowledge and experience
· Being person centred and putting people at the heart of decision making.
· Understanding and valuing the different perspectives and views that people bring
· Being inclusive by valuing and welcoming everyone and enabling participation
· Being Transparent, reliable & responsive
· Being well run so that we can provide effective leadership, management, and governance to deliver safe, effective, caring, and responsive services.
Equality, diversity and inclusion policy
Our Equality and Diversity Policy states that:
“We will campaign within the borough against ageism and all other forms of discrimination affecting older people, and we will collaborate with Age UK, brand partners, Forums and Friends in opposing such discrimination more widely.
We will ensure that publicity and information materials reflect the diversity of the community. They should display awareness of sensitivities and avoid all stereotyping.
We will actively support equality, diversity and inclusion and ensure that all our staff, volunteers and clients are valued and treated with dignity and respect. We want to encourage everyone to reach their potential.”