Statement of Purpose

Age Concern Central Lancashire

“To promote the well being of all older people and help make later life a fulfilling and enjoyable experience”

We are committed to: 

- Ensuring that older people are respected and valued as individuals

- Encouraging choice and opportunity for older people

- Promoting effective care for older people and giving older people themselves a voice in that care

- Promoting positive attitudes towards older people and ageing

- Promoting independent living and reducing social isolation

- Influencing and developing public policy that affects older people

- Striving to ensure that older people are fully informed of their rights and opportunities

- Enabling older people themselves to influence directly the nature, quality and methods of delivery of services that seek to meet their needs

- Campaigning for increased opportunities for older people to participate fully in, and contribute to, their community and society as a whole.

We believe in:

- Identifying and responding to needs expressed within the community

- Monitoring the highest ethical and professional standards

- Establishing guidelines for good practice and regular monitoring and evaluation of services against agreed standards

- Developing skilled and motivated staff and volunteers able to respond positively, flexibly and effectively to the demands made on them

- Taking pride in individual and collective achievements

- Establishing and maintaining diverse and adequate sources of income

- Meeting the challenge of change and responding positively