Cowal Elderly Befrienders SCIO

About

The Cowal Elderly Befrienders project is based on two interlinked strands of befriending – traditional 1-2-1 befriending support and minibus-facilitated peer-befriending community support. We provide flexible services for referred elderly people living at home in Cowal and Bute and identified to be experiencing the negative effects of loneliness and social isolation. The social circumstances of the elderly people we support have often been limited by health factors and rural isolation. We have developed our work to provide the social support requested by our clients. this development is ongoing and guided by those we support and changes in the locale. The majority of our those supported are in their 80s and 90s. around 30% of clients have a dementia diagnosis. Our resources included experienced staff members, trained volunteers, wheelchair accessible vehicles and a specially designed centre/office in Dunoon.

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