Preventative care and support services

We have a range of preventative services for vulnerable people and support other voluntary and community organisations that also provide services in the community.

These include:

Preventative care and support services
Name	Overview	Telephone	Email
Wokingham Falls Advisory Service	Offers assessments and ways of reducing the risk of falls.	0118 974 6954 / 6835	karen.arding@wokingham.gov.uk or hazel.berry@wokingham.gov.uk
Sports Development Team	Increases sport, leisure and exercise opportunities for people with care needs.	0118 974 6254 / 6190 / 6264	sportsdevelopment@wokingham.gov.uk
Visual Impairment Team	Provides services to people with a visual impairment.	0118 974 6896 / 6949	visualimpairment@wokingham.gov.uk
Deaf Services Team	Provides services to people who are deaf, and hard of hearing.	0118 944 5421	deafservices@wokingham.gov.uk
Linkup	Our database that carers and people with care needs can use to find organisations offering local support.	0118 974 6777	ian.macey@wokingham.gov.uk
Wokingham Employment Service	Helps people with disabilities find work. Our 'Linkup', database lists organisations offering alternative care.	0118 989 0500	wess@wokingham.gov.uk
Age Concern Berkshire	Offers advice to older people on topics from residential and home care services to leisure and health. Their 'Home from Hospital' service supports older people in the first 72 hours after a hospital discharge.	0118 959 4242	acb@acberk.org
Reading Crossroads for Carers	Offers an emergency response service, for carers 24 hours, 7 days a week, 365 days per year. Call them if you are suddenly unable to look after your dependant/s due to an unforeseen emergency.	0118 945 4209	maryjacobs@readingcrossroads.org
West Berkshire Citizen Advocacy Services - WEBCAS	Helps adults with a learning disability to express their views, uphold their rights and ensure that vulnerable individuals receive the services and benefits to which they are entitled.	0118 979 2031	adv@webcaswokingham.co.uk
Telecare AT Home service	Provides a home safety and personal security system that enables people to live independently within their own homes. A telephone link 24 hours a day between your home and the monitoring centre.	0118 974 6931	ian.salter@wokingham.gov.uk
The Link Visiting Scheme	Home visiting service to vulnerable residents. Reduces isolation, deals with problems early and signposts to other services.	0797 010 0131 or 0798 897 6139	n/a
Handyperson scheme	Free service offering handyperson jobs for older of vulnerable residents. Includes odd jobs and minor repairs around the home.	0118 959 4242	acb@acberk.org
Home Improvement Agency	For vulnerable people with physical constraints living independently at home. Delivers minor home adaptations, disabled facility grants and provides general advice on housing and funding options.	01635 588811	bwcr@ridgewaycommunity.org.uk
Alzheimer Café	Runs once a month for people with Dementia and their families and/or carers.	0118 969 9428	susan.patterson@wokingham.gov.uk
Surrey Community Development Trust	A housing support service to enable vulnerable people to retain their tenancies or own homes.	0118 978 7750	wokingham@scdt.org.uk

Find more information and useful links on our carers page.

We recognise the value of prevention in promoting individual and community wellbeing.

Our Corporate Prevention Strategy gives details of projects to deliver preventative services for residents in the Wokingham Borough.

For more information, or to arrange an assessment of your needs, call Community Care Services on 0118 974 6800.