Dorset Council’s adult social care to be transformed
The authority has introduced a new Prevention and Early Intervention team to help people to retain their independence for longer.
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Dorset becomes an Age-friendly community
The county has joined a network which covers a population of more than 10.5 million people aged 50 and over.
Residents respond to Dorset day centre closure proposals
Day centres across Dorset could be closed under new plans by Dorset Council to shake up care for adults with dementia or special care needs.
Adult social care workshops to be held in Dorset
Dorset Council is hosting adult social care workshops in towns across Dorset, including Wimborne, Ferndown and Verwood.
People in Dorset needed to share their lives
Contact Dorset Council if you would like to become part of the Shared Lives scheme, helping others to become independent.
People with a disability to be helped into work in Dorset
People with a learning or physical disability will be given help by employment specialists to get into the workplace.
Adult care provision to be split in Dorset
BCP Council is to stay with Tricuro, but later in the year, Dorset Council will create a new company, Care Dorset.
New website to help you to remain independent
Organisations in Dorset have come together to produce a new website to give people support to lead safe and independent lives.
Carers thanked on Shared Lives Week – 15-19 June
A virtual tea party is to be held this Thursday 18 June for Dorset’s Shared Lives carers and the families they look after to mark Shared Lives Week.
Enhanced befriending scheme for vulnerable people
The last three months have been very difficult for residents who have been told to shield, and although some are now able to go out for socially distancing walks, many are still confined to their homes.