Improve your strength and balance
Support to become more active, improve strength and balance, and reduce your risk of falling.
- Age UK Oxfordshire – provides strength and balance classes in local venues and online. It also runs Stay Strong and Steady, a free programme for people who have had a fall or are worried about falling. Age UK Oxfordshire also offers foot care, help to do with benefits, help to use the internet and support to stay connected.
- Move Together – Active Oxfordshire – helps adults who find it hard to be active.
- Live Well Oxfordshire – find local services, groups, clubs and exercise classes.
- Beezee – offers healthy eating and exercise programmes for adults and families.
Community support after a fall
Practical support to help you stay independent and connected following a fall.
- Community Links Oxfordshire (a service provided by Age UK Oxfordshire) – helps you to find the information you need and connect to activities or services that can support you in living well. helps you find support, activities and helps you stay connected.
- Community transport – helps people travel locally. This may include volunteer cars or minibuses.
- Good Neighbour Schemes – local volunteers can help with small jobs, such as garden tidying, changing a lightbulb, or walking a dog.
- Oxfordshire Advice Navigator – helps you find free advice about money, benefits and debt.
Advice about money and benefits
Advice about money and benefits.
- Oxfordshire Advice Navigator – helps you find free advice about money, benefits and debt.
Memory concerns
Support for people experiencing memory concerns and those caring for them.
- Dementia Oxfordshire (a service provided by Age UK Oxfordshire) – provides specialist advice and support for people living with dementia or memory worries, and people who care for them.
Support for Carers
- Carers Oxfordshire – gives free advice and support to unpaid adult carers.
- Adult Social Care – can advise if you, or someone you support, may need care and support.
- Dementia Oxfordshire – gives advice and support to people living with dementia, memory worries, and to their carers.
- Oxfordshire Safe Haven – offers support if you feel overwhelmed, lost or hopeless.
- Be Free Young Carers – supports children and young people aged 8 – 17 who care for loved ones.