Age UK
Tel: 0800 169 6565
Web: www.ageuk.org.uk
Provides information on issues affecting older people and their carers.
Alzheimer’s Society
Tel: 9399 222 1122
Promotes knowledge and understanding of dementia, develops quality in care services to support people with dementia, their families and their carers
Care Quality Commission (CQC)
Tel: 03000 616161
Web: www.cqc.org.uk
A national organisation responsible for inspecting and regulating care services
Carehome search
Web: www.carehome.co.uk
Guide to over 21,000 care homes
Carer Support
Tel: 020 7378 4999
Web: www.carersuk.org
Give expert advice, information and support to people caring for others
Changes to care and support
Web: www.gov.uk/careandsupport
Providing details of changes to care and support from April 2016
Dementia UK
Tel: 0808 808 7777
Web: www.dementiauk.org
Committed to improving quality of life for all people affected by dementia.
Elderly Accommodation Counsel
Web: www.eac.org.uk
Helps people make decisions about where to live and any support or care they need
Independent Age
Tel: 0800 319 6789
Advice for people over 60, their friends and families
NHS Choices
Web: www.nhs.uk/Conditions/social-care-and-support-guide
Care and support guide
Parkinson’s Society
Advice Line: 0808 8000303
Provides support, advice and information to people living with Parkinson’s, their carers, families and friends
Society of Later Life Advisers (SOLLA)
Tel: 0333 202 0454
Web: www.societyoflaterlifeadvisers.co.uk
Assist consumers and their families in finding trusted accredited financial advisers who understand financial needs in later life.
Solicitors for the Elderly
Tel: 0844 567 6173
Web: www.sfe.legal
A national association of solicitors, barristers and legal executives providing, and promoting, a range of legal services for older people.
