50forward

Background

50 Forward is a new project aimed at older adults to recognise, support and unlock the potential of older people and promote independence and choice.

Signposts has the navigator role in the 50 Forward Project, which is co-ordinated by Lancaster City Council and supported by Lancashire County Council.

Aims

Signposts aims to provide a service to enable older people to access services, activities, volunteering, employment, training, leisure opportunities and enable them to meet their own needs and be included in their communities and wider society.

50 Forward Care Navigator Project Information Pack

Lancaster District 50 Forward is an exciting new project for older people.

Led by Lancaster City Council, in partnership with Lancashire County Council, the Government, Age Concern and the Older People's Partnership, its one of only eight such pilots in the country.

Signposts has been commissioned to provide the new "navigator service" of the project and documents containing all the information can be found below.

The navigator project is designed to help people through the maze of services and opportunities available to them. The project will work with people who are aged over 50, to reduce social isolation and to support the development of networks and services.

The pack gives information about:
. Volunteering
. being a partner
. and referring into the project

We are very interested in people joining 50Forward and in particular the Navigator Service and return paperwork is contained in the Pack. Should you require any further information or would like to discuss any aspect of the project, please feel free to contact me on 01524 419021.

Regards,
Sue Edwards
Morecambe Project Manager

Useful Links

Press Release - FORWARD for the Over 50s in Lancaster

Relevant Social Policy and legislation Links

Department of Health; Independence , Well-being and Choice.

Department of Health; National Service Framework for Older People

Housing, health and social care for older people

Expanded services and increased choices for older people

Useful Information

Knowledge review 13: Outcomes-focused services for older people

This SCIE knowledge review includes a review of research evidence on the outcomes valued by older people and the factors that facilitate and inhibit achieving these outcomes.

It also contains a postal survey of localities and social services managers in England and Wales known to be interested in developing outcomes-focused approaches to older people’s services; and in-depth studies in six localities.

Download Knowledge review 13 available at:

http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/knowledgereviews/kr13.pdf

Refer to Signposts - Referral form – PDF and Word Version

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You can download it free of charge here