The service supports people 65 years and over, living at home, or in a residential/nursing home, who are functionally mobile and able to follow instructions. Falls related to alcohol or substance misuse should be directed to addition services.
This Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) consists of Advanced Practitioners, Nurses and Therapists.
It supports admission avoidance for frail, older people.
The Wheelchair Service serves the registered population of, Southport & Formby localities of Southport, Ainsdale and Formby. The Wheelchair Service provides wheelchairs on a permanent loan basis to those whose indoor mobility is permanently restricted and will remain so for at least six months.