Care links
Some useful websites you may wish to visit when considering moving into care or accessing any of our other services.
Age Concern
Provides information for older people, their families and those who work with them.
020 8765 7200
www.ageconcern.org.uk
Alzheimer’s Society
Provides practical services and support for people with dementia and their carers.0845 300 0336
www.alzheimers.org.uk
Army Benevolent Fund
Provides financial support to soldiers, former soldiers and their families in times of need.0845 241 4820
www.armybenfund.org
Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW)
Regulates and inspects care services in Wales.
01443 848450
www.cssiw.org.uk
Care Quality Commission (CQC)
Inspects and reports on care services in England.
03000 616161
www.cqc.org.uk
Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB)
Provides free information and advice about legal, money and other problems.Look in the phone book for your local CAB.
www.citizensadvice.org.uk
Civil Service Benevolent Fund
A charitable institution to help families of deceased Civil Servants.0800 056 2424
www.csbf.org.uk
Counsel and Care
Provides advice, information and financial support to older people, their families and carers.0845 300 7585
www.counselandcare.org.uk
Elderly Accommodation Counsel (EAC)
Helps older people make informed choices about their housing and care needs.020 7820 1343
www.housingcare.org
Elizabeth Finn Care
Helps older people who struggle to cope due to inadequate pensions.020 7396 6700
www.elizabethfinncare.org.uk
Help the Aged
Provides advice and information for older people and their carers on issues eg housing, health and finance.020 7278 1114
www.helptheaged.org.uk
NAPA (National Association for the Providers of Activities for Older People)
Provides information about activities in care homes.020 7078 9375
www.napa-activities.co.uk
NHFA
Provides advice to older people and their families on all the financial implications of paying for care.0800 99 88 33
www.nhfa.co.uk
NHS Direct
Telephone and e-health information day and night.0845 4647
www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
Parkinson’s Disease Society
Supports all people with Parkinson’s, their families, friends and carers.0808 800 0303
www.parkinsons.org.uk
Relatives and Residents Association (R&RA)
Provides advice and support to older people needing or living in care and to their families and friends.020 7359 8148
www.relres.org
Royal British Legion
Provides support to those who have served and are serving in the Armed Forces and their dependants.08457 725 725
www.britishlegion.org.uk
Stroke Association
Gives support and information to people who have had a stroke and their families.0845 3033 100
www.stroke.org.uk
SSAFA (Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association)
Provides support for the serving men and women in the Armed Forces, for those who have served and their families and dependants.0800 731 4880
www.ssafa.org.uk
