Constantia Healthcare has launched an outreach initiative to support elderly and vulnerable people at risk during current severe weather conditions.
With the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) having issued an amber alert for social care in England and warning of a rise in deaths, Constantia Healthcare is reaching out to GP practices, social workers, and other community-based organisations to identify 45 people (five in each area where the family-run provider has homes) who may face life-threatening conditions over the coming week.
Once identified, these people will be visited by members of staff at each of Constantia’s nine homes in Middlesbrough, Bedale, York, Dewsbury, Batley, Blackburn, and Rossendale.
Staff will supply meals cooked by the home’s chefs, heat-retaining blankets, a £10 prepaid electric meter top-up card/key, and spend time checking on individuals’ health and wellbeing.
Constantia Healthcare COO Emily Whitehurst said: “This initiative is about much more than delivering meals; it’s about offering hope, warmth, and human connection to those who need it most, particularly during the forecasted period of poor weather.
“In an ideal world, we would support more than five people from each home of our homes, but we want to focus on the most vulnerable and at risk and ensure the support we do provide is potentially lifesaving.
“This aligns with our core values and our ‘where people matter’ philosophy which underpins everything we strive to do as a company providing high quality care in our communities.”
