Cumbria Gateway
160 Warwick Road
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA1 1LG
Cumberland
Cumbria Gateway is a progressive and innovative Social Enterprise based in Carlisle, providing user-led, person centred health and social care services offering generic support to vulnerable adults in the community
This organisation believes that creating a valued Social business can only be achieved through the adherence of clear objectives, effective policy procedures, excellent standards and strong relationships with local partner organisations.
Services include
• Supported Accommodation
• Handy person scheme
• Home support service
• Substance misuse support
• Women centre
• Breakfast & lunch clubs
• Therapeutic activities
• Family Support
Cumbria Gateway operates a Handy Person & You Choose Scheme throughout Carlisle and the surrounding area.
Handy person Scheme
We provide a friendly, professional, low cost minor repairs and gardening service for elderly and vulnerable residents in the community. We offer a flexible, bespoke service which meets the needs of individual clients including:
• Maintenance: dripping taps, bleeding radiators, installing washing machines replacing light
bulbs and fittings.
• Decorating: painting, re-sealing baths/showers, tiling, patching damaged plaster.
• Mobility: fitting stair banisters, hand rails.
• Gardening: mowing lawns, cutting hedges, weeding, putting up fencing or gates.
• House clearance: furniture removal.
• Odd jobs: cleaning gutters, boarding up windows, fixing doors, hanging pictures, fitting blinds/curtains, putting up shelves, assembling furniture, changing locks.
You Choose Independent Support
We provide a friendly, professional, low cost home support for elderly & vulnerable residents in Carlisle and surrounding area.
• Accompany to appointments and social activities.
• Light meal preparation,
• Domestic cleaning,
• Laundry/ironing,
• Changing beds,
• Wellbeing visits
• Collecting prescriptions.
• Dealing with correspondents & making telephone calls.
Please note that Personal Care is not included.