The elderly and retirement
Age UK
www.ageuk.org.uk
0800 169 6565 (free phone)
Advice and information for elderly people.
Care Quality Commission (CQC)
www.cqc.org.uk
The independent regulator of health and social care in England.
Use the social care services directory to find reports and quality ratings on all local care homes, home care and other registered adult social care services.
Counsel and Care for the Elderly
www.counselandcare.org.uk
Tel: 0845 300 7585 (local rate)
Twynam House, 16 Bonny Street, London NW1 9PG
Advice service on care at home, residential care and nursing homes, community care and financial help.
Elderly Accommodation Counsel
www.eac.org.uk
EAC is a national charity that aims to help older people make informed choices about meeting their housing and care needs.
EAC's housing care advice and search website - Housing Care:
www.housingcare.org
provides free information & advice for elderly people, their relatives, and carer/s, as well as professionals in the industry. Includes specialist directories of over 50,000 retirement homes & care homes in the UK, with over 1000 properties available to buy and to rent each week.
First Stop
www.firststopcareadvice.org.uk
An independent, free service, offering advice on care, housing and financial options for older people and their carers.
Tel: 0800 377 7070
The Residents and Relatives Association
www.relres.org
Helpline: 020 7359 8136 (Monday - Friday 9:30 - 4:30pm)
The Relatives & Residents Association exists for older people needing, or living in, residential care and their families.
Benefits Enquiry Line
Freephone: 0800 602080
Specialises in benefits for people with disabilities, their carers and their representatives. As it has no access to personal records it provides general advice only.