Care Network Cambridgeshire’s mission is to help individuals to stay healthy, independent and keep in touch with their community. Our aim is to help people overcome obstacles related to age, mobility and circumstance, rather than to be limited by them.
Initially set up 30 years ago in response to the lack of support for people returning from hospital, Care Network now has over 200 local volunteers (and 500+ community group members) throughout Cambridgeshire. There are three interwoven strands to our work:
Throughout these complimentary strands, Care Network Cambridgeshire aims to be inclusive, responsive, caring and professional, and to become a leading provider of services for older and vulnerable people in Cambridgeshire.
Help at Home volunteers provided (at minimum) 5,532 hours of practical and emotional support last year, and helped 1465 people at risk of a hospital admission to remain at home.
Community Navigators gave out 6,486 pieces of tailored information to individuals, of which 65% were to local or small organisations.The service averaged a 97% satisfaction rate.
The Community Development team further supports over 125 volunteer-run good neighbour schemes throughout Cambridgeshire. Of these, 54 are community car schemes that drove in excess of 650,000 miles to help people stay connected with their communities during the year 2014/2015.
The work is is helping a generation of people in Cambridgeshire to stay happy, healthy and independent.