Registered Charity no. 1088491
EAST RADNOR HOME SUPPORT
Home Support
How to Access the Service
Home Support
Home Support is one of the services we offer.
It is open to anyone aged 50+ living in Presteigne, Knighton and the wider communities & surrounding villages.
The service is funded by Powys County Council and you must reside in Powys to access the services for free.
Our Mission
How to Access the Service
Home Support
East Radnor Home Support is not a care agency but offers practical support and assistance to support day to day living, enabling people to retain their independence.
How to Access the Service
How to Access the Service
How to Access the Service
You can self refer for Home Support by contacting us and one of the staff will make an appointment to visit you at home to explain the service in detail.
Home Support service is FREE of charge.
East Radnor home support
Services Available
Home Support offers a wide range of services including welfare monitoring telephone calls; at an agreed frequency, referrals to other services such as District Nurses, Powys Social Services, Care & Repair Powys, etc.
We also offer benefits welfare checks and support to complete any benefit claims such as Attendance Allowance.
If we are unable to help we will signpost you to someone who can.
Home Support Reviews
Home support is going from strength to strength, we are currently supporting 343 service users. 195 of these service users have a careline alarm in place which we respond to. In the last 2 months we have responded to 12 callouts during office hours 7 of these callouts were to assist with falls. We had 17 out of hours callouts of which we supported 10 service user who had fallen. The remaining callouts were to support with personal care, careline issues, emotional support, and no response calls.
Here are some comments from our services users: -
“Thank you so much for the support the team has provided me. It has been a pleasure having such a supportive team that I have felt connected to”
“Your support has been a lifeline to us”
“Your service is amazing; you are all so helpful”
“It was so reassuring to know you were there whenever my mum needed help”