Services for older people

What services are avaiable for older people in Barnet?

We work with other local organisations to deliver quality services and we involve senior citizens in helping to improve the quality of life for older people living in the London Borough of Barnet. If you are over 65 and feel that you or your carer need help because of age or frailty, social care services provided by the London Borough of Barnet may be able to help you.

There are many ways to help older people get the most out of life:

  • keeping active - There are many ways for Barnet's older adults to stay fit and active, including free swimming, instructor led walks and activities such as yoga and dance across the borough.
  • keeping healthy (external link) - Being proactive about staying healthy is important, and schemes such as the Expert Patients Programme (external link) can help older people with various long term conditions to do this. Information about ways to keep warm in winter,and keeping cool (external link) in hot weather is also available to help prevent avoidable illness. The Alzheimer's Society (external link) can give help and advice to people living with dementia, their families and carers.
  • keeping safe - The London Fire Service (external link) can visit you at home to carry out a fire safety check and provide free smoke alarms where necessary. There is information on advice on falls prevention (external link) to help keep you safe in your home, Assist (alarm services), as well as equipment such as Telecare being available.
  • help with transport - Help available includes the Freedom Pass, Blue Badge, and the Travel Voucher Scheme.
  • Social activities - There are a wide range of social activities that older adults in Barnet can get involved in, whether this be trips to the local library, joining a lunch or social club, or getting involved in a local befriending scheme.
  • home improvements - Help with small repair jobs and minor adaptations around your home is available from several local organisations.
  • money matters (external link) - Barnet has a Joint Visiting Team who can visit you at home to talk about benefits you may be entitled to and other money worries. Barnet Council can also provide you with information about housing and council tax benefits you may be entitled to.
  • housing options - If living in your own property has become a struggle, you can find information about different options available to older people in the borough.

For an overview of the kinds of support available to older people in Barnet, see our support for older people leaflet (Oct 2011)Help on Downloading PDFs (PDF: 172KB)

Getting involved

There are lots of ways that you can make your voice heard and get involved in shaping services:

Strategy documents

Useful Organisations

There are many local organisations who can offer advice and support to older people in Barnet, covering all areas from benefits to counselling and help at home. See the Social Care Connect website for further information and contact details.

Other useful links

Safeguarding Adults

Comments, Compliments and Complaints

Adult Social Care and Health home page


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Contact

Adult Social Care and Health
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Phone Number
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