Support to understand and access services and options that can help promote sensory independence. Dedicated casework management and extra support groups can be tailored around individual needs.

Low-level support and emotional care during difficult times – from exploring options and available services to a sympathetic ear and compassionate understanding.

AVSED has an array of support for people with memory loss and/or dementia. We are working towards being a dementia-friendly organisation.
Services include our Time Together - Time Apart programme; specific memory and dementia activities plus casework management to support your memory journey with prompting, and invoicing alongside knowledge/understanding and insight.

Support to physically or digitally complete forms. AVSED can help with reading the forms and a general understanding of basic details.

AVSED can support you to ask for an assessment from Social Services and/or to understand the choices and options available to you when making adaptations or considering doing so.

AVSED can support you to ask for an assessment from Social Services and/or provide options in private purchasing and explore choices. We can provide accessible transport to ouractivities, staff/volunteers trained in wheelchair handling, dedicated health activities and casework management, plus a full physical exercise programme.

AVSED can provide a full needs assessment that investigates several factors that can be explored to help members remain independent and have choice and control in their daily lives, to support health & well-being. The needs assessment is a tool used to identify areas for concern or further work.

General advice to support members to express their views and needs and to promote options and choices being provided and made accessible.

Overall advice on standard benefits and financial matters to offer choice and understanding on available options. Including pensions, winter credit payments and attendance allowance.

Providing a comprehensive service and acting on behalf of members to assist them in actioning the service, activity, or support. This could be filling in a referral form, telephoning for referral, gathering information and making appointments.

Giving out information on any services, activities, or support. This could be a telephone number, website or a place and will be for a specific need/reason. Members will act upon the information themselves.

AVSED provides additional support, advice, and information around Summer and Winter. Supporting changes, challenges, pressures and health-related topics.