Nottinghamshire
A range of services under the Notts50plus banner includes:
- First Contact – access to a range of services through a single contact with one provider
- Activity Friends – helping older people become more active
- Handyperson scheme
- Community Outreach workers
- development of a web portal providing information and advice.
Nottinghamshire video
Find out more about Notts50plus from their video.
Good practice
- 50plus Nottinghamshire website (176KB)
services, activities and organisations - Activity Friends (233KB) also known as senior peer mentoring
- Approved Traders Scheme (152KB) the "Buy with Confidence" scheme
- Community Computers (182KB) IT equipment for older people
- Community Outreach Advisors (232KB) reach people who are isolated
- First Contact (287KB) access services through a single point
- Golden Gardening Scheme (209KB) help to maintain gardens
- Handy Person services (180KB) get small scale jobs completed
- IT Champions (227KB) IT equipment for older people
- Preventative Adaption Schemes (PAS) (210KB) undertake minor adaptations in people’s houses
- Post Intermediate care (184KB) recruits volunteers to provide a short term support service
- Resource Centres (176KB) for people over 50
- Shopping Scheme (234KB) a shopping service for vulnerable people
- Transport Voucher Scheme (185KB) to provide better access to public transport
Pilot evaluation report
As part of the project, all pilots undertook local evaluation of their pilot in addition to the national evaluation being undertaken by Warwick Business School. Nottinghamshire’s local evaluation was undertaken by Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University and Nottinghamshire County Council.
Links
Links to other websites.
- Notts50Plus provides information on services, activities and organisations in Nottinghamshire aimed at the over 50s. By gathering information in one place it helps people to:
- find out what’s available
- take part in their local community
- stay independent in their own home
- enjoy life to the full
Additional information
- Opportunity Age in Nottinghamshire (962KB) helping people over 50 stay independent, active and healthy
- Feedback – we welcome your feedback on the LinkAge Plus web pages
