Spotlight Report: Guild Care
Creating Connections
The service aims to support people to remain independent in their own homes, reduce feelings of loneliness and isolation as well as their team can support people that live alone for up to 6 weeks following a hospital discharge to regain confidence and independence.
Services
Take Home & Settle
This service offers transport for vulnerable people aged 65 and over to provide a safe journey home from Worthing or Salvington Hospital and help with unpacking.
Take Home & Settle aims to leave you feeling safe and comfortable, checking food in your fridge is still fresh, doing a small shop if required, checking careline is working and signposting or referring you to other support services.
Support At Home After Hospital
Guild Care’s team can support people that live alone - for up to 6 weeks - following a hospital discharge to regain confidence and independence.
A support at home after hospital volunteer can support with a range of tasks including:
- Collecting prescriptions and basic shopping
- Providing information on other services or equipment you might need
- Companionship, escorted walks or engaging in local activities
Befriending
Befriending services are offered for people who find it difficult to leave their homes to socialise and meet people. They can arrange homes visits to provide companionship and friendship. And they also offer short term, goal-based befriending to provide 1 to 1 support to people who have lost their confidence following a fall or who have poor mobility.
Activities
As part of Guild Care, Creating Connections runs a number of activities (many of which are free) for people to enjoy, make friends and socialise. And they can provide transport to some groups for those people that are less mobile.
Contact
Phone 01903 528635
Email creatingconnections@guildcare.org
Website: www.guildcare.org
Creating Connections: www.guildcare.org/creating-connections
