Friends of the Elderly
40 - 42 Ebury Street
London, SW1W 0LZ
T. 020 7730 8263
F. 020 7259 0154
enquiries@fote.org.uk

Community Services

We provide a range of services to support older people who wish to live independently. Our aim is to improve people’s quality of life and promote real choices for each person so that they can continue living in their own homes and communities.

Home Support Services provide practical help and emotional support to older people in their own homes.

Day Clubs provide friendship, support, social activities and lunches for older people who might otherwise be socially isolated.

The Home Visiting Service provides companionship from volunteers visiting older people in their own homes.

Welfare and Grant Giving is a national service, which provides one-off and regular grants.

Telebefriending provides regular contact for older people across the country who are isolated and lonely.

"Most older people want to remain living in their own homes because it represents a previous life when their husband or wife was alive and life was good. However, continuing to live in their own home can result in them become isolated, vulnerable and often uncomfortable, as they can no longer aford to heat or repair the house adequately. But, it is their place in the world, which is familiar and comforting."