A-Z of home services (V)

EAC's directory contains a wide range of home care services that help older people maintain their independence and quality of life at home. Add your service here (free for statutory and charitable agencies).

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Provides live in care to support and enable people to manage in their own home.

Contact: Vanguard Care Ltd, Canterbury Business Centre, 18 Ashchurch Road, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 8BT.
Vegan luncheon club running twice a month. Come and enjoy a tasty, 2 course vegan meal and meet new, likeminded people. Runs the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month. Christmas meal Tuesday 10th December 1-3pm. Continues in the New Year from Tuesday 14th January 2020, 1-3pm. 

Contact: Vegetarian for Life.
Hairdressing Monday to Friday 9.30 am to 4.00 pm. Here at the Venton Centre we have a comfortable and well-equipped salon where we offer a warm and friendly service appropriate to the needs of older people. If you wish to make an appointment just call in or telephone: 01323 638474

Contact: Age Concern - Eastbourne, Venton Centre, Junction Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 3QY.
Verrolyne Services aims is to ensure the care and support provided is tailored to fit each individuals needs so that you can remain independent and you are able to make your own choices within your home environment by providing you with the appropriate level of care that best suits you.

Contact: Verrolyne Services Ltd, 101 Victoria Road, Romford, Essex, RM1 2LX.
A Voluntary Car Scheme that will take clients to local destinations including, hospital, doctor, dental and other medical appointments as well as Church, shopping, hairdressers, clubs and other social appointments.

Contact: Verwood Good Neighbours, Dorset.
Verwood U3A offers a programme of educational and leisure activities for those not in full-time employment, and is part of a worldwide movement. Members with similar interests meet during the day in small groups, either weekly or fortnightly and at various venues. The main aim is to advance the...

Contact: University Of The Third Age - Verwood, BH31.
VETERANS from Allerdale and Copeland will  receive additional support as a result of a new befriending programme funded by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust.  Age UK West Cumbria has appointed two new veterans’ connectors to help isolated and vulnerable older veterans and also the...

Contact: Age UK West Cumbria, Bradbury Independent Living Centre , Oxford Street , Workington , Cumbria, CA14 2AL.
Our Veterans at Home Service, in partnership with The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust and The Royal British Legion, are supplying tailored activity packs to lonely and isolated Veterans to assist with their cognitive stimulation. We can provide: puzzle books, sudoku books, magazines, jigsaws, CD's...

Contact: Age UK Nottingham and Nottinghamshire, Bradbury House, 12 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, NG1 4FQ.
The Veterans Information Point is supported by the Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity and has been set up to offer free, independent and confidential information, advice and support to military veterans and active servicemen and women in Portsmouth and South East Hampshire.  

Contact: Age UK Portsmouth, The Bradbury Centre, 16-18 Kingston Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 5RZ.
This free service includes: Holistic information and advice on benefits, housing, community care, money, veterans’ benefits and concessions - Social support via befriending services - Handyperson service for those needing falls prevention adaptations in the home - Digital support for those wis...

Contact: Age UK Wandsworth, 549 Old York Road, London, SW18 1TQ.
A partnership has been developed between Age UK South Lakeland and the Cumbrian branch of the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association SSAFA, to enable the identification of those veterans who needed support. Our Helpline can be contacted for independent information and advice. Where some...

Contact: Age UK South Lakeland, 17 Finkle Street, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4AB.
We are very pleased to announce that we have been successful in obtaining funding to support Veterans in Waltham Forest. The funding is being provided by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund and we are working in partnership with Age UK Enfield to provide activities and support to Veterans in both borough...

Contact: Age UK Waltham Forest, 58 Hall Lane, Chingford, London, E4 8EU.
We can help with: Telephone Befriending - Referrals to combat stress - Assistance with applying for the War Pension - Counselling - Funding assistance for home adaptations - Book service - Jigsaw Swap

Contact: Age UK North Yorkshire Coast and Moors, 39 Aberdeen Walk, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 1BD.
Offer support,companionship and care for vulnerable adults suffering from age related illnesses/dementia etc..in order to promote independent living and give much needed respite for carers. Full personal care NOT offered but some poss negotiable. Rehabilitation support, bereavement support, confiden...

Contact: Personal Assistant/Support Worker for Vulnerable Adults, 2., HERNE DOWN, Crowborough, East Sussex, TN6 3BA.
Our highly-trained staff and volunteers in the community give free and confidential emotional support, practical help and information to victims of crime, their family, friends and other people affected. Victims don’t have to report a crime to the police to get our help and can ask for support...

Contact: Victim Support Dorset, Unit A19 Arena Business Centre, Holyrood Close, Poole, Dorset, BH17 7FJ.
The Victim Supportline is our national telephone helpline which handles over 15,000 calls a year. It is there for people to talk about their experience of crime anonymously and in confidence. Supportline volunteers can give you emotional support and information over the phone and put you in touch wi...

Contact: Victim Supportline, London.
Vida – A technology platform redefining care at-home Vida provides a holistic circle of care connecting all stakeholders; the focus is on enhancing the quality of care provided by empowering our clients, their next-of-kin and our carers. We pride ourselves on offering a personalised&nbs...

Contact: Digital Home Visits Ltd t/as Vida, 21 Dartmouth Street, London, SW1H 9BP.
Vida – A technology platform redefining care at-home Vida’s live-in carers provide you with the support you need to live independently in the comfort of your own home. Vida provides a holistic circle of care connecting all stakeholders; the focus is on enhancing the quality o...

Contact: Digital Home Visits Ltd t/as Vida, 21 Dartmouth Street, London, SW1H 9BP.
Vida – A technology platform redefining care at-home Vida’s live-in carers provide you with the support you need to live independently in the comfort of your own home. Vida provides a holistic circle of care connecting all stakeholders; the focus is on enhancing the quality o...

Contact: Digital Home Visits Ltd t/as Vida, 2 Bath Place, Rivington Street, London, EC2A 3DR.
The Vida Walsh Centre, located in the heart of Brixton off Windrush Square, is fully accessible and has a hearing loop system. Its extensive programme offers a wide range of activities designed to help older people create and achieve goals for a happier life.

Contact: Age UK Lambeth, 2b Saltoun Road, 336 Brixton Road, London, SW2 1EP.
For those in rural areas, our Village Agent volunteers help people find the information and support they need to stay living safely and independently. A Village Agent can provide information on a range of topics such as finding help to manage the home, social activities locally or what government he...

Contact: Age Concern Hampshire, Centre Way, Locks Heath, Southampton, Hampshire, SO31 6DX.
Our Village Agents are local, friendly faces supporting those in rural communities with advice and practical help.

Contact: Age UK Horsham District, Lavinia, Dukes Square, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 1GZ.
It aims to bridge the gap left by the lack of local networks for isolated people in rural areas and provide a focal point for help and assistance between people in the community and statutory and/or voluntary organisations. The Village Agents promote services and identify needs for individuals that ...

Contact: Bath & North East Somerset Council, Guildhall High Street, Bath, Avon, BA1 5AW.
The village agents work across over 200 parishes in Gloucestershire providing face to face information and support to people and signposting them to services.  They can carry out practical safety checks

Contact: Gloucestershire Rural Community Co, 15 Community House College Green, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 2LZ.
BRCC employs a number of part-time Village Agents in Bedford Borough's rural areas, funded by Bedford Borough Council, Bedford Health & Well-being Partnership and the Bedfordshire Fire & Rescue Service. Run as a pilot project in certain parishes in 2010, Just Ask! has now expanded to cover t...

Contact: Village Agents, The Old School, Southill Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK44 3SX.
Are you looking for free, confidential information and advice on local services? Not sure who to turn to? Do you live in rural Cheshire East? We can help, just contact one of our Community Agents and they can help you with the following: Provide face to face information and support Put yo...

Contact: Cheshire Community Action, Unit 3 Royal Mews, Gadbrook Park, Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 7UD.
Provides personal care services for people who need help to live independently. The agency aims to foster a sense of community whilst maintaining dignity, independence and quality of life. To achieve this domiciliary care and support staff offer individually tailored care packages in peoples own hom...

Contact: Village Care Agency, Onibury, The Old Shippon,, Craven Arms, Shropshire, SY7 9AW.
Support clients in their own home with household tasks, shopping, companionship, personal care, dementia care, preparing light meal, incontinence needs, cleaning.

Contact: Violet Homecare, Epsom, Epsom and Ewell, Surrey.
Dial-a-Ride will take passengers wherever they want to go. This could be a quick trip to the surgery or shops or a longer trip to the train station.

Contact: Vision Wimborne, Dorset.
We provide a full eye testing service in your own home. This includes- -Checking the health of the eyes and referring to a specialist if required -Issuing an up-to-date prescription for new glasses -If new glasses are required we bring around 200 frames to choose from -The new glasses are delivered...

Contact: VisionVisit, 51 Windsor Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 1JU.
We have trained visitors who can call upon members to give special assistance when required, and who can help with benefit forms, aids and resources. Help is always available to make sure that your living environment is safe and well equipped.

Contact: Hastings & Rother Voluntary Association For The Blind, Healey House, 3 Upper Maze Hill, St. Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN38 0LQ.
Befriending and companionship for older people in Camden. We are still taking referrals for both the NW3 and Primrose Hill Good Neighbours schemes. Befrienders are keeping in touch with members via the telephone and through letter writing. Face to face visits have been suspended and will o...

Contact: Age UK Camden, 68 Parkway, Camden, London, NW1 7AH.
What does a befriender do?A befriender visits you on a regular basis at mutually convenient times. The frequency is agreed between you both. A home visit often includes a cup of tea and a biscuit and somewhere comfortable to sit and chat. They can reminisce over old photographs, play a board or card...

Contact: Age UK Derby & Derbyshire, 29a Market Place, Heanor, Derbyshire, DE75 7EG.
We support lonely and isolated older people, living in the County, with a volunteer visitor or telephone befriender to chat with regularly. Our friendly trained volunteers provide regular companionship, provide an opportunity to share life’s experiences and a listening ear.  Whether it&r...

Contact: Age UK Nottingham and Nottinghamshire, Bradbury House, 12 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, NG1 4FQ.
Age UK Shropshire Telford & Wrekin has a team of volunteers who provide companionship and support for older people. Our volunteers can visit you in your own home, provide a regular telephone call for those that enjoy a friendly chat or accompany you to access social activities in your neighbour...

Contact: Age UK Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin, 3 Mardol Gardens, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY1 1PR.
Visiting Angels has been providing care across the world for 20 years.  Our caregivers visits are scheduled to suit you. Weekday, weekend, holiday and overnight visits are available as needed. Visiting Angel carers can be there when you need them. We support our clients with:  - ...

Contact: Visiting Angels South Middlesex, Vista Centre, 50 Salisbury Road, Hounslow, London, Middlesex, TW4 6JQ.
Visiting Angels has been providing care across the world for 20 years. Our caregivers visits are scheduled to suit you. Weekday, weekend, holiday and overnight visits are available as needed. Visiting Angel carers can be there when you need them. We support our clients with: diet monitoring,...

Contact: Visiting Angels Barnet and Enfield, Unit 1, First Floor, Block C, Queens Road Estate, Queens Road, Barnet, London, EN5 4DJ.
We offer anything from once a week check in with light housekeeping, companionship or help with errands to more complex care needs including personal care, mobility assistance and nutritional support. 

Contact: Visiting Angels Edinburgh East, 40 Dalhousie Road, Dalhousie Road, Dalkeith, Midlothian, EH22 3NU.
Visiting Angels has been providing care for over 20 years worldwide. As one of the leading home care providers in the UK, our aim to provide quality care right in the comfort of your own home.  Our services cover all such as: Personal Care - Washing, Dressing, Feeding, Meal Prep, Fluids, Moni...

Contact: Visiting Angels Essex Southwest, Regent88 Offices, 210 Church Road, London, E10 7JQ.
Our Angels offer in-home support for one hour or more, at a time and day that works best for you. This allows enough time for tasks to be completed without rushing, and for the client to receive personalized support at their own pace. Our Angels build a professional relationship and companionship wi...

Contact: Visiting Angels North West Kent, Unit 2 The Mill , Horton Road, South Darenth , Kent , DA4 9LW.
Visiting Angels Warwickshire prides itself on our holistic approach to person-centred care. We understand looking for care is rarely a joyous occasion but our unique approach of listening, understanding, and responding to our client’s needs and preference will help relieve pressure and provide...

Contact: Visiting Angels Warwickshire, 6 Ardent Court, William James Way, Henley-In-Arden, Warwickshire, B95 5GF.
Visiting Angels has been providing care across the world for 20 years.  Our caregivers visits are scheduled to suit you. Weekday, weekend, holiday and overnight visits are available as needed. Visiting Angel carers can be there when you need them.  We support our clients with:   ...

Contact: Suite 205, Boundary House Boston Road, London, W7 2QE.
Our visiting befriending service can step in when family or friends are not around. It is a high quality volunteer home visiting service ideally for people who live alone in the Walton-on-Thames, Hersham, Woking, Weybridge or Malvern areas. It is ideally suited to people over 60 who have little cont...

Contact: Visiting Friends, Bradbury Centre, Smiles Place, Lavender Road, Woking, Surrey, GU22 8BJ.
This important service is delivered to support isolated and lonely older people through the matching of dedicated volunteers who give their time to provide companionship and develop a rewarding relationship. We accept self-referrals or referrals from family members or health care professionals for ...

Contact: Age UK Southampton, Freemantle & Shirley Community Centre , Randolph St, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 3HE.
Our aim is to connect older people with services that help them remain independent and socially active, while making sure you have access to the care and support you need.As part of the service, our experienced staff can:- assess your support needs, emphasising choice and independence- arrange help ...

Contact: Cambridge City Council, Ditchburn Place, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 2DR.
Our Visiting Support service (formerly the 65+ scheme) is available for all Cambridge residents aged over 65, irrespective of what property they live in. The aim is to connect older people with services that help them remain independent and socially active, while making sure you have access to the c...

Contact: Carers Support Team, CC1310, Shire Hall, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AP.
The service is tailored to meet individual’s needs and aims to assist people with tasks that they now find difficult to carry out on their own. The service helps people to stay independent in their own home and set up a social support network to enable them to manage in the longer te...

Contact: East Boro Housing Trust Ltd, 31 Faulkner House West Street, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1JS.
This is a short term support service providing confidential, emotional, financial and practical support to help older people live independent in the community. The Visiting Support Service can offer support with: Economic Well-being – such as debt, understanding and claiming your wel...

Contact: Housing Department, South Cambridgeshire Hall, Cambourne Business Park, Cambourne, Cambridgeshire, CB23 6EA.
We offer free extra support for over 65’s when you need it most; particularly when you are experiencing a difficult period, such as bereavement, ill health, financial worries or housing concerns.

Contact: Age UK Cambridgeshire & Peterborough, County Office, 2 Victoria Street, Chatteris, PE16 6AP.
Age UK Westminster has launched a new specialist service which delivers support to older people in Westminster who have a visual impairment. Visual Impairment Advocacy Service. We provide an appointments only weekly outreach session, and home visits for those who are housebound. The servi...

Contact: Age UK Westminster, Beethoven Centre , Third Avenue , London, W10 4JL.
We are a Homecare provider delivering direct care to those who need support at home, our staff are trained and DBS checked to help support vulnerable adults and also to offer re-ablement service. Depending on your requirements we can tailor a service which you are happy with, our following services ...

Contact: Health care Provider, 51 Anchor Road Aldridge, Walsall, West Midlands, WS9 8PT.
VIVA Assist provides one-to-one support for older people who need some assistance to maintain their independence and continue enjoying life in their own homes. Our small, caring and flexible team can help with anything from assisting with grocery shopping and decluttering the home, to providing comp...

Contact: Viva Assist, 207 Knutsford Road, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, WA4 2QL.
VN Compassion Care Ltd has a team of realiable, considerate and trustworthy Carers to deliver the best care for our Clients. Our Care Services include Personal Care (Regulated) such as dressing, bathing and washing, getting up and going to bed, cooking and shopping, accompanyingclients to appointme...

Contact: VN Compassion Care Ltd, 881A London Road, Westcliff on Sea, Southend on Sea, Essex, SS0 9SZ.
Journeys may be for such things as hospital appointments, visits to sick relatives, or essential shopping.  There is a mileage charge which starts and ends at the volunteer’s home; the volunteers give their time free.  The service covers the whole of the CVS area.

Contact: Voluntary Car Driving Scheme, Sharow View, Allhallowgate, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 1LE.
Volunteers are available to collect you from your home and take you to your chosen destination. The service can be used for a variety of purposes including: Making connections with buses or trains, Doctor, Dentist or Optician appointments, Visiting friends or family in hospital, Shopping, Visit...

Contact: Community Transport, Cumbria County Council, The Courts, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 8NA.
Chatterbox is our award-winning, flagship befriending service designed to support those who find themselves isolated, vulnerable, and/or alone in later life. Volunteers with our Chatterbox programme are matched with a client, most of whom are socially isolated and/or lonely, with whom they organis...

Contact: Omega, the National Association for End of Life Care, London House, Town Walls, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY1 1TX.
Uses volunteers who have their own vehicles to take people to hospitals and other medical appointments. Occasionally for other purposes.

Contact: Community Transport, 14 The Square, Holsworthy, Devon, EX22 6DL.
Aims to provide a community transport service for the inhabitants of North Holderness and its neighbourhood who are in need of such a service because of age, sickness or disability (mental or physical), or poverty, or because of a lack of availability of adequate and safe public passenger service. T...

Contact: H.A.R.T., Yard Clif Road, Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU18 1JB.
Volunteering has benefits to both you and the community. You will gain experience which can help get paid work, if that is what you want. Many people find that they enjoy 'giving something back' to their community, and they make good friends. It’s also an opportunity to try something completel...

Contact: Volunteers Centre Salford, The Old Town Hall, Eccles, Salford, Greater Manchester, M30 7JZ.
If you'd like to volunteer, you can come along and have a chat with one of our advisors - who'll help you find a volunteer role to your liking. Our advisors are volunteers themselves and enjoy helping others to volunteer too.Our drop in runs on a Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 10am - 4pm, and it...

Contact: Volunteer Centre Sheffield, The Circle, 33 Rockingham Lane, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1 4FW.
Provides door to door transport, using voluntary drivers, for GP appointments, essential journeys and social activities. Bournemouth community cars Community cars can help anyone in the area who cannot use public transport but still need to get out and about. It’s a kind, caring and compassi...

Contact: Poole Voluntary Driver Service, BCP Council Admin Offices, Hatchpond Road, Poole, Dorset, BH17 7LQ.
Volunteer Cornwall is a County-wide charity, established in 1978, which focuses on developing active and engaged citizens through volunteering. The Transport Department, part of the larger charity, operates a range of initiatives all intending to improve transport within Cornwall, reducing isolation...

Contact: Volunteer Cornwall, Acorn House Heron Way, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 2XN.
The service is available for regular journeys - going to clubs or out-patient treatment, for example - and also for one-off visits such as to the doctor's surgery or shops. The Newbury Volunteer Driver and Car Scheme provide transportation for people who find it difficult to use public t...

Contact: Newbury Volunteer Driver and Car Scheme, Broadway House, 4 – 8 The Broadway, , Newbury , Berkshire, , RG14 1BA.
A community based transport scheme. It is run by volunteers using their own cars and a modified vehicle for wheelchair access. Transport can be for any reason - medical appointments, shopping, hairdresser appointments

Contact: Volunteer Driver Scheme, Unit 5 Rochdale Bus Station, Smith Street, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, OL16 1Y.
A voluntary car scheme to take people to medical appointments (hospital, doctor, optician, dentist).

Contact: Volunteer drivers, 47 High Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 8JE.
iT4Communities provides opportunities to volunteer for IT professionals throughout the UK. A volunteer opportunity is made available only after it has been approved by one of our team of project definers. This means that you know that there is a real need for the work to be done and that the charity...

Contact: iT4Communities, 7 St Dunstans Street , Waterside , KA3 7TJ.
Lancashire Volunteer Partnership The Lancashire Volunteer Partnership consists of a range of public service organisations. Partners have come together to improve, promote and widen volunteering across the public sector. Partners include the county council, the Lancashire Constabulary, Lancashire Fi...

Contact: Volunteer Service, Peter House, Peter Street, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 2RP.
Becoming a volunteer can be personally rewarding, a valuable way of gaining work experience, and can allow you to give something back to your community. As a volunteer you will be giving your time to help others and you will also increase your own confidence whilst gaining a sense of satisfaction a...

Contact: Living Independently.
A carer is someone of any age who provides unpaid support to family or friends who could not manage without this help. This could be caring for a relative, partner or friend who is ill, frail, disabled or has mental health or substance misuse problems. Carers may even be juggling paid work with...

Contact: VSA Carers Centre Aberdeen, VSA Carers Services, 38 Castle Street, Aberdeen, AB11 5YU.
A carer is someone of any age who provides unpaid support to family or friends who could not manage without this help. This could be caring for a relative, partner or friend who is ill, frail, disabled or has mental health or substance misuse problems. Carers may even be juggling paid work with...

Contact: VSA Fraserburgh Carers Centre, 19 Seaforth Street, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, AB43 9BD.
Our key objective is to provide a person centred service that is of the highest quality, ensuring that each client's needs and values are respected. Through the provision of our service, we ensure that the independence, privacy and dignity of each individual is maintained. 

Contact: Vybrant Care Services Ltd, Balance Enterprise Centre, 7th Floor, Sheffield, S1 2GU.