Our vision is a world where older people live lives full of joy, meaning, and opportunity. Our mission is to put older people's mental health and wellbeing at the hear of care across the UK.
Why the community needs usAlive enrich the lives of older people in care through a range of meaningful activity sessions, we train and support care staff to enhance older people's wellbeing and deliver outstanding care at every opportunity, we reduce older people's social isolation by connecting them to their local communities and we speak up for the rights of older people in care to those with the power to improve their lives.
Our impact on the communityIn 2015 7,700 older people in 385 care settings experienced improved mental health and emotional wellbeing and connected with others through participating in our activity sessions. 95% of homes reported that residents responded to Alive! sessions with improved mood. 500 staff from 300 care settings improved their ability to meet older people's emotional, intellectual and social needs through our training, skills development and peer support