What we do and why

Embracing Age is a Christian charity working towards a world where older people are valued, connected and full of hope, by combatting loneliness, mobilising volunteers, equipping churches and speaking out.
Mobilising an army of volunteers to befriend care home residents
Equipping churches in their ministry amongst older people
Providing opportunities for carers to chat and pray together

Where we operate

National Outreach

Embracing Age operates across the UK by supporting informal carers, and equipping churches in their ministry amongst older people.

Regional projects

We also have regional areas where our Project Co-ordinators mobilise volunteers to bring joy and companionship to care home residents across those areas - currently Richmond upon Thames, the Isle of Wight, Hampshire and West Sussex. Click on an image to visit that area's page. 

There are so many ways to get involved

JOY IN AGEING POETRY, ART AND MULTIMEDIA COMPETITION

​We invited you to unleash your creativity and capture the essence of ageing in its most joyful forms.
​What a treasure trove of responses we received! 
Available to Buy
Joy in Ageing
Poetry Collection

published on
1st October 2024 to celebrate
Older People's Day.

Including all the winning and shortlisted poems, art work and multimedia entries

​"​Enjoy these poems.
They will definitely make you smile!" 
Pam Rhodes
Embracing Age are pleased to offer a FREE Conference on 

Coming Alongside People
LIVING WITH DEMENTIA

​A morning conference to equip people and churches on the Wirral

Hosted by Holy Trinity Church, Poulton Lancelyn

Saturday 12th October 2024

Doors open 9:50am, Conference ends 12:15pm

Visit our Shop!

Books to buy and
​free booklets to download

You could help us receive £1,000

All you need to do is nominate us for the Benefact Group's Movement for Good Awards via the button below. Our details have been pre-filled so it'll take you less than a minute.

£1,000 would make a huge difference to enabling even more older care home residents and informal carers to enjoy companionship and support through our projects.  

The more nominations we get, the greater our chance of receiving an award, so please spread the word to your friends and family. 

​Thank you!! ​
Movement For Good - Nominate us today

Adopt a local care home

There are about 12,500 care homes across the UK and over 50,000 churches. We want to see each care home adopted by a local church, coming alongside residents in friendship and support.

Enjoy an Economical and Eco-friendly book

with a secondhand book from our eBay charity store

Do you run church services in care homes?

We are developing a bank of free tried and tested care home service plans to download, adapt and use.
Connecting Care Home residents and their loved ones using Alexa
Alexa devices can be a great way to help residents and their relatives stay connected, especially when visiting is restricted. When the resident has an Alexa speaker set up in their room a relative can use it like a hands free phone and "drop in" on the resident to have a chat.

This is particularly helpful for residents who might struggle with using a phone, or if relatives are having to ring on the care home phone to get in touch. Once the Alexa is set up it does not require any supervision from staff, freeing up staff time, and helping relatives to stay connected with ease.
A collection of resources on dementia

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