Pivot Home from Hospital is our project based in Pembrokeshire. It supports people, mainly older adults, who have recently been discharged from hospital and would benefit from a bit of extra help at home.
Our Engagement Managers work closely with a brilliant team of volunteers to offer practical and emotional support over a six-week period. This light-touch support helps people feel safe and settled, and often prevents a return to hospital.
Here you can explore more about the Pivot Home from Hospital project, sign up to volunteer, or contact us to talk about partnership opportunities. We would love to hear from you.
Each person is matched with a volunteer who can provide one or more of the following:
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Face-to-face or telephone befriending
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Light shopping or picking up prescriptions
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Dog walking or light gardening
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Even small tasks like running the vacuum round the living room
It might not sound like much, but this friendly, practical help can make a big difference to someone’s recovery and wellbeing.
We are not just here for a chat. During the six weeks of support, we also signpost or refer people to other services that might help them long term.
We can put people in touch with:
- Local home adaptation services
- Financial assessment support
- Community Connector programmes
- Mental health support such as Mind
- Local groups such as the 50+ Forum
All referrals must come from a professional. This could be a hospital team member, a GP, physiotherapist, or occupational therapist.
We currently only accept referrals from the Coordination Centre at Porth Procelli Pembrokeshire.
I have really enjoyed supporting this service, it’s also given me something do and I have met some lovely people – Volunteer befriender
