About us
“I was able to talk openly about my worries. Very soon, I was getting support I didn’t know was available. This has been a lifeline for me”.
About us
“I was able to talk openly about my worries. Very soon, I was getting support I didn’t know was available. This has been a lifeline for me”.
We believe everyone deserves to age well, and it is our mission to support and empower people to live happier and healthier.
Our services include providing advice and information about pensions, benefits, housing, blue badge applications and keeping you safe from cybercrime and fraud.
Our popular community friendship services offer one to one volunteer friendship, pen friending and groups and activities. Our emotional support services provide crucial wellness support for people living through loss, bereavement, mental health struggles and end of life care. And our specialist team are available to guide people through a dementia diagnosis and provide ongoing support to people and their carers through our specialist groups and services.
Who we are
We believe everyone deserves to age well, and it is our mission to support and empower people to live happier and healthier.
What we do
We advise and provide practical information; we connect communities to tackle loneliness; we support people through emotional challenges and we empower people to live well with dementia.
Our impact
People are at the heart of what we do. We understand the challenges people face as they grow older and we share our knowledge to make life easier.
Our vision
As we look to the future, we remain focussed on our aim to empower people to live happier and healthier.
Our history
Find out what we’ve been doing for 70 years.
Meet our team
Meet the people behind our mission.
We can make a real difference to you or someone you know.
We are here for people in later years. We empower you to live happier and healthier.