A HOMECARE provider has launched a new initiative to help tackle loneliness and isolation.
Westmorland Homecare’s Lancaster and Morecambe branch is to host monthly coffee mornings at The Rainbow Centre in the heart of Morecambe.
“We see it as being a companionship café, where people can come along, have a drink and some cake and make some friends,” said Katie Pennington, Registered Care Manager at the branch.
“The events will be free of charge and are available not just to our clients, their families and friends, but also to any members of the public.”
The first coffee morning will be on Wednesday, April 30 from 10am to noon and they will then be held at the same times on the last Wednesday of each month going forward.
“Loneliness is a phrase we hear a lot in our daily lives,” added Katie. “In some cases our clients’ families can live quite a long way away, or even overseas, so they do not have much contact with people.
“Our homecare assistants visit clients regularly and the services we provide make a huge difference to their lives and the coffee mornings are intended to complement that. Furthermore, who does not love a coffee and a cake.”
Westmorland Homecare will be providing tea and coffee, fruit juices, cakes and fresh bakes at the coffee mornings.
Meanwhile many of the branch’s 70 staff will be wearing their pyjamas to work on April 16 to help Morecambe Bay Foodbank Together with Trussell.
This will involve office staff as well as homecare assistants visiting clients’ homes.