Age Cymru Powys Simply Nails

Try our 'Simply Nails' footcare service to help you to stay comfortable on your feet.

Keeping mobile is really important and cutting your toenails can be hard to manage. Simply Nails is a toenail cutting service for people over 50 who have difficulty cutting their toenails for any reason.

Our team of trained staff and volunteers will cut your toenails and have you feeling on top of the world again.

There will be a small fee for each appointment and you will have to purchase your own toenail cutting kit from Age Cymru Powys.

We will need to know about your general health and any medication that you are taking, but don't worry we will go through this with you during the initial phone call.

We work in conjunction with the Powys Teaching Health Board Podiatry (PTHB) Service and all of our staff and volunteers are trained by PTHB.

Simply Nails helps prevent dangerous falls and associated social isolation. It supports PTHB by offering an affordable alternative for clients to maintain good foot health.

How can I book an appointment?
Please call 01686 623707 or email enquiries@acpowys.org.uk

Powys-wide footcare clinics
We currently have 8 footcare clinics across Powys in Welshpool, Brecon, Ystradgynlais, Llandrindod Wells, Builth Wells, Glangrwney, Presteigne and Newtown with more areas to be included soon.

Using our footcare service supports our charity work.
Our footcare service is not for profit, so every time you pay for a service with us, you’re supporting our charitable work across Powys.

Look after your feet and they will look after you!

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Change an older person's life - by cutting their toenails!

Nail cutters needed across Powys to help older people!

Many older people cannot cut their own toenails and this can cause painful and serious issues including:

Painful feet = Difficult to put shoes on and walk
Problems walking = Increased risk of falling
Falls for elderly people = Dangerous for physical and mental health
Reduced mobility = Major cause of social isolation

So cutting someone’s toenails really can be life-changing!

Simply Nails is a not-for-profit footcare service for Powys residents aged 50+ run by Age Cymru Powys. We hold clinics across Powys where we carry out basic footcare.

It’s also an opportunity to chat to older people about how they are getting on.

There is a big demand for our Simply Nails service and we need more footcare volunteers to keep it running. Volunteers receive full training and support from Age Cymru Powys – you would be working with us in one of our super-friendly teams.

Our existing footcare volunteers love the opportunity to do something wonderful for older people, that helps them get out, socialise and helps prevent falls.

We currently need volunteers for our 8 clinics in Brecon, Ystradgynlais, Glangrwney, Builth Wells, Presteigne, Llandrindod Wells, Welshpool and Newtown.

We are also looking to open new footcare clinics in additional locations across Powys, so please do get in touch if your area is not listed.

Footcare may seem like a small thing, but it can make a big difference to older people’s lives.

Come and join our super-friendly teams – only a few hours per month is required – and have fun cutting nails whilst enjoying lots of tea, biscuits and good conversation with older people in your area of Powys.

Age Cymru Powys
Call: 01686 623707
Email: enquiries@acpowys.org.uk