Advocacy Service
Sometimes in life we need support to do the things we want to do. It can be difficult to stand alone especially in situations where you need to challenge others. Our Advocacy Service is designed to support you to express your wishes.
This might be a simple situation, perhaps to challenge a utility bill or may be far more complex; perhaps you are being made unhappy by those around you.
Sadly sometimes older people are written off as being "too old" or "a bit confused" and are stopped from making their own decisions and others around them start deciding what should happens to the older person's "best interest".
On occasions this can even be family members, doctors, and nurses, solicitors and social workers; it's very hard to make a stand or to disagree especially when those around are only trying to help.
However we all have the right to make choices in life, no matter who we are and sometimes those choices may be unconventinal or seem irrational to others. Equally it is not always possible to do everything we want or have everything our own way,
but if we have expressed how we feel and we have sufficient understanding of a situation it is often then much easier to compromise or accept limitations.
Do get in touch if you or someone you know needs an Advocate. The support of someone on your side can make all the difference.
Our advocates are not here to judge you or tell you what you should do; they are here to listen to your wishes and ensure others do too.
For more information please telephone 01892 522591.
Tunbridge Wells & District Age Concern, Wood Street, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 2QS