Rural Older People
05 Dec 2016
Older Peoples Services
A recent sounding board survey asked for information on the location and accessibility of various key services; sought opinions about changes in elderly people’s accessibility to services over the last...
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04 Dec 2014
Older people’s services – calls to Government
The Rural Services Network calls upon an incoming Government to: Ensure, as noted earlier, that the formula used to allocate local government finance properly takes better account of the additional...
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10 Jun 2012
Supporting older residents during severe weather
Storrington and Sullington Parish Council created a voluntary support scheme for its older and more vulnerable residents Storrington and Sullington Parish Council, at the foot of the South Downs in...
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10 Jun 2012
Tackling rural isolation with a befriending service
Cotswold District Council set up a befriending and support service for isolated and lonely older people who live in the south of the district. Cotswold District Council has set up...
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