I was doing some casework today concerning an elderly resident and some maintenance of their home, and received information about some available support from the local voluntary sector. This seemed so helpful that I thought I’d share it here on the blog.

Obviously I can’t make any guarantees about these organisations or what they are able to offer, or what their capacity or eligibility criteria are. But if you are an older person, a homeowner, and struggling with how to get maintenance done on your home then do drop the organisations below a line to explore whether they can help.

GoodGym
Goodgym already do lots of great work in the area (I was recently reading about their work in the UP garden), but they also have DBS checked volunteers who help with one off tasks such as changing lightbulbs; smoke alarm batteries, moving small pieces of furniture; hanging curtains, gardening. They have a list of the things they can and can’t do.

GoodGym | Request practical support for an older person

Helping Hands
Volunteers can help with gardening and small jobs around the home.
Phone: 0207 474 1122
HH42balaam@aol.com

If you, or a friend or neighbour might benefit from this, do get in touch. And update me if anything I have shared above is incorrect or becomes out of date.