Older People's Champion
To ensure that older people are at the heart of our council’s
activity - we have appointed an Older People’s Champion. The role
of the champion is to advise the council on issues that support and
encourage active, independent and healthy lives for older
people.
Benefits
Leisure facilities
As well as the usual facilities you'd expect from our
sports centres and pools, many centres
also run activities like active retirement classes, and offer free
admission to senior citizens. Sessions at swimming pools are also
discounted.
Don't forget that we also manage some beautiful areas of
countryside
park in West Lancashire and have some great
places to visit. If you
are interested in getting involved in organisations in your area,
our
A-Z
of clubs and organisations should help you find something of
interest.
Health and well being
The Central Lancs Primary Care Trust website will tell you more
about patient services in the area. The Directgov website's section
on
health
and well being (external link) explains:
- Breast cancer screening
- Prostate cancer
- Sport, lifestyle and fitness
- Healthy eating
- NHS funded nursing care
- The NHS Direct service
- Free prescriptions and sight tests
- Mental illness or incapacity
Housing
There is a section on
Housing services for the elderly, which
includes information about:
- Home Care
Link: which offers 24 hour help to residents of council
properties and a monitoring service to private properties. It also
manages sheltered housing and provides a 24 hour lifeline alarm
service.
- Sheltered accommodation: are homes where you can
enjoy your full independence with the added bonus of security and
peace of mind together with a friendly atmosphere
- Meals on
wheels: available across the borough.
Advice and information
The Directgov website for the
Over 50s (external
link) focuses on:
The Department of Work and Pensions lists pension and
retirement information (external link), they also run The Pension Service
(external link) website - whether you are planning ahead,
approaching retirement or have retired already, this site will help
your money work for you and offers advice about benefits and winter
fuel payments.
The Up My Street
(external link) website lists business and services for the
elderly. You can find the ones nearest to you by searching by
postcode.
Related information