Shared Lives scheme rated Good by Care Quality Commission
Merton Shared Lives Scheme, which supports vulnerable adults to live independently, has been rated Good by the Care Quality Commission, following a recent inspection.
Category Archives: Older people
Telehealthcare supports vulnerable people living at home
Technology is being used to enable older and vulnerable people to live independently at home. Merton council is showcasing its MASCOT Telecare service to mark Telehealthcare Awareness Day on Friday […]
Council call upon residents and businesses to help borough become dementia friendly
A new campaign has been launched calling upon residents and businesses help make Merton a dementia friendly borough by 2020. Dementia Friendly Merton is supported by Merton Council, Merton Clinical […]
Boxes of love bring a smile to the elderly this Christmas
Christmas can be a lonely time for the elderly. Thanks to the children of St John Fisher Primary School though, nearly 200 elderly people in the local Merton community […]
Mayor of Merton celebrates Silver Sunday
The Mayor of Merton, Councillor Brenda Fraser spent last week visiting care homes, day centres and lunch clubs across the borough, to mark Silver Sunday; a national celebration of older […]
Children want to arrange cake sales and tea dances to help stop elderly loneliness
Children want to arrange coffee mornings, cake sales and tea dances to help stop their elderly neighbours feeling lonely or isolated.
Free flu jabs for residents most at risk of becoming ill this winter
Residents aged 65 and over in Merton are being encouraged to have a free flu vaccination to help them stay healthy this winter. Older people are at greater risk of […]
Council saved elderly woman from being conned out of £17,000 by rogue trader
Merton Council’s trading standards officers saved an elderly woman from being conned out of thousands of pounds when a rogue trader demanded money for bogus work to her home.
Redesigning Celebrating Age for future generations
Merton Council is working with Age UK Merton on securing the future of Celebrating Age for generations to come.
Happy first anniversary to Friends in Lower Morden
Friends in Lower Morden celebrated their first anniversary this week with a tasty home-made lunch and a slice of delicious birthday cake at Lower Morden Baptist Church.