Health
Alzheimer Scotland Action on Dementia
Alzheimer's Society
The UK's leading care and research charity for people with dementia, their families and carers.
Arthritis Research Campaign
Charity for anyone wishing to know more about arthritis, the charity, and how to help find the cure.
Deafness Research UK
A charity dedicated to supporting medical research into deafness and other hearing problems.
Housing, Homes and Care
Abbeyfield
Provides housing with care for older people.
Anchor Housing Trust
Provides support, care and housing for older people.
Better Caring
Search for and find information on any registered care home in the UK.
Brendoncare
A registered charity dedicated to caring for physically and mentally frail older people in its seven nursing homes across the south through close care, daycare and homecare services.
Extra Care Trust
Provides housing and support for older people.
Elderly Acommodation Counsel
Helps people make decisions about where to live, and any support or care they need.
Foundations - the ODPM appointed National Co-ordinating Body for Home Improvement Agencies (HIAs) in England
Not for profit, locally based organisations that assist vulnerable homeowners or private sector tenants who are older, disabled or on low income to repair, improve, maintain or adapt their home.
Hanover Housing Association
Hanover is one of the largest providers of retirement housing, with properties for rent and sale on over 400 estates across England. Hanover is able to offer flexible and imaginative solutions to older peoples' changing housing and support needs.
Health Professions Council (HPC)
A regulatory body which oversees standards in thirteen health care professions, in order to protect the public. They maintain a searchable register of practitioners who meet their standards for training, care and treatment.
Homeshare
A charity that provides companionship, security and help with household tasks through Homesharing.
Home Heat Helpline
A toll-free helpline providing guidance on home heating, including lower energy tariffs and insulation grants.
Housing Care
Aims to help older people to make an informed choice about their retirement housing. Provides a library of factsheets and a property database.
Nursing and Midwifery Council
The Nursing and Midwifery Council promotes best practice in nursing care and offers advice on choosing quality nurses.
Nursing Care Guide
The Nursing Care Guide is a comprehensive guide to nursing care issues and care related articles.
Nursing Homes Directory
The Care Directory
Contains a wealth of material relating to care and care provision in older age. It is intended to help people be fully informed about all aspects of care and also contains a nationwide listing of care providers.
The Royal Homes - Wimbledon
Self-contained affordable accommodation for widows, divorcees or single daughters of Officers and Warrant Officers of the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force and for women who are retired Officers or Warrant Officers of those Services.
Staying independent
Ableize Disability and Mobility Advice
A disability directory of UK adult and children's disability services. Includes advice and information, access, education, recreation and sports, plus the arts detailed information on specific disabilities.
Action on Elderly Abuse
Provides a freephone helpline and information.
British Red Cross - support for independent living
The British Red Cross provides free short-term support to assist with independent living, including transport services, care in the home, therapeutic massage, and loan of medical equipment, as well as selling a range of independent living aids.
Care Aware
Non profit-making public information and advisory service specialising in elderly care funding advice in the UK.
Carers UK
Carers UK is the voice of carers and the leading campaigning, policy and information organisation for carers.
Coalition for Quality in Care
The Coalition consists of 40 organisations and individuals who share a common concern in promoting the well being of older people receiving long-term care in a wide range of settings and differing circumstances.
Commission for Social Care Inspection
Looking for a care home? Get free, independent reports on the quality of your local homes and care services to help you make an informed choice.
Counsel and Care
Provides information and advice to older people, their relatives and carers across the UK.
Counselling Care
Free, confidential support network enabling those in distress to find a counsellor close to them and appropriate for their needs. The website also contains a number of sections on emotional disorders and provides some useful statistics.
Cruse Bereavement Care
Provides counselling, advice and information.
Disabled Living Foundation
Provides advice on mobility equipment.
Energy Savings Trust
Based in the UK, EST leads in the field of delivering energy efficiency to domestic, business, local government and trade sectors.
Guide2care
The one-stop shop for those seeking advice and information for the elderly person. It contains directory of care providers including care homes, nursing homes and homecare agencies, voluntary organisations and sheltered housing options. You can access fact sheets with guidance on topics that affect those needing care.
Houseproud
Supported by the Department for Communities and Local Government, Houseproud is run by the Home Improvement Trust (HIT). Its aim is to enable older homeowners and those with a disabled person in their household to live safely and independently in their own home, helping to prevent poor health and reducing the need for residential care.
MedicAlert Foundation
Provides a life saving identification system in the form of necklets and bracelets for people with various hidden medical conditions including dementia, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis and many more.
Mobility Trust
The only charity providing support to all disabled people to become independent through mobility.
Pension Age
Help for pensioners about state pension and pension credit
Princess Royal Trust for Carers
Provides support and advice for carers.
Retirement Mobility
Staying mobile and using mobility equipment in retirement.
Support Network
Support Network exists to help members of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers who are in need, and also their partners and immediate family. This charity helps all age groups, from children to pensioners.
The Shipwrecked Mariners' Society
A leading maritime charity that provides financial help to elderly seafarers, their widows and dependants on low income.
The Care Directory
Providing a guide to care homes, nursing homes (care homes with nursing) and care agencies throughout England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
UK Self Help
Free on-line directory of over 850 national UK Self Help Groups and Support Organisations, offering advice and empathy for more than 2,000 conditions.
General interest
Card Aid
Online Charity Christmas Card shop
The Cinnamon Trust
Provides help with older people's pets.
Contact the Elderly
Provides companionship and group outings.
First Stop Care and Advice
Offers advice on care, housing and financial options for older people and their carers.
Friends of the Elderly
Provides nursing,residential and dementia care. Also runs day centres and homesupport services and makes grants.
Help the Aged
Many Happy Returns
A project connecting the generations through reminiscence workshop tools.
NBI - National Benevolent Institution
National Benevolent Fund for the Aged
Provides practical help for older people.
Poppyscotland
Supports veterans and their dependants in Scotland through the help of dedicated volunteers and donors.
Queen Mary's Clothing Guild
Gives new clothing and household linen annually to many other charities for distribution within the British Isles.
Real Help Now
This Government website explains what help is available with pensions, benefits, fuel bills, money problems, care and more.
Ricability
A consumer research charity that produces information for older and disabled people.
SSAFA Forces Help
Helps serving and ex-service men, women and their families.
Turn2Us
Helps people in financial need maximise their income by providing access to welare benefits and charitable grants, all in one place.
Universal Beneficent Society
Provides survival income for older people.
The University of the Third Age
Encourages lifelong learning for those no longer in full time gainful employment.
Vitalise
A national charity providing breaks for disabled people and their carers.
Vegetarian for Life
Aims to improve standards of catering, for example, in care homes, for older vegetarians and vegans in the U.K.
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