Older People
Useful contacts
- Age UK
- Kent & Medway NHS
- Brighter Futures
- British Heart Foundation (BHF)
- BHF National Centre for Physical Activity & Health
- National Coalition for Active Ageing
- Later Life Training
- Department of Health (DH) – Older People’s Services
Age UK
Age Concern is the UK’s largest charity working with and for older people.
Small grants are available to voluntary organisations to develop new services or activities, which directly benefit older people, such as sports sessions.
For more information on this charity, visit Age UK's website
Kent & Medway NHS
People are living longer and staying younger longer. The Kent & Medway NHS webpages are as much about promoting enjoyment of life as about coping with the physical and financial facts of life as we approach retirement and older age.
Brighter Futures Group (BFG)
The BFG is a partnership between KCC Adult Social Services, Primary Care Trusts and the voluntary sector and funded with £1.39m from the treasury.
To find out more about the aims of BFG, visit the Brighter Futures web pages
Help the Aged
Help the Aged campaigns for change in government policy, undertakes research into the needs of older people and provides local services in communities across the UK and overseas.
To find out more, visit the Help the Aged website
British Heart Foundation
The BHF have a number of different campaigns and publications that focus on older people.
To find out more, visit the British Heart Foundation website
BHF National Centre for Physical Activity & Health (BHFNC)
The BHFNC is at the forefront of national activities advocating and promoting physical activity.
Physical activity has important beneficial effects on both the physical and mental health of older adults. There is increasing evidence of the benefits of physical activity in relation to disease prevention, mobility, independence and quality of life.
To find out more, visit the BHF Active website
National Coalition for Active Ageing (NCAA)
The NCAA brings together key agencies, voluntary organisations and stakeholders to act as a collective voice and to champion the promotion of physical activity among older people of all ages, abilities and interests.
To find out more, visit the Later Life Training website and download this pdf about the NCAA (pdf)
Later Life Training
Later Life Training Ltd aims to:
- provide specialist, safe and effective exercise training for people working with vulnerable older populations eg - Falls Prevention.
- provide training for chair based exercise leaders, senior peer activity motivators, and accessible information to older people and their carers to assist them in increasing participation in physical activity and tailored exercise
To find out more, visit the Later Life Training website
Department of Health (DH) – Older People’s Services
The DH website has a section on Older People’s Services.
This section is intended primarily as a resource for local NHS organisations and local councils to help deliver higher quality services for older people.
