Care links
The following organisations provide invaluable help, support and advice for anyone needing or providing long term care. Links to their websites are included where available.
If you use one of the website links shown below you will leave the Lifetime Care Website and the content of these sites is completely outside of our responsibility or control.
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Age Concern - the National Council on Ageing
As the national centre on ageing, Age Concern England pursues its goals through the development of services for older people, the provision of information & advice, publications, training of voluntary and professional carers, & campaigning, fund-raising and marketing.
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Astral House 1268 London Road LONDON SW16 4ER |
Tel: 020 8765 7200 Textphone: 020 8679 2832 Fax: 020 8679 6069 Helpline: 0800 009966 Website:www.ace.org.uk |
Alzheimer's Society
Offers advice/information & support to families of sufferers from Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. Encourages & finances research.
| Devon House 58 Katherine's Way LONDON E1W 1JX |
Office: 020 423 3500 Helpline: 0845 3000336 Fax: 020 423 3501 Website:www.alzheimers.org.uk |
Arthritis Research Campaign
Finances research into the cause and cure of rheumatic diseases. Publishes many excellent handbooks for sufferers together with a magazine containing articles on research and treatment.
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Copeman House St Marys Court CHESTERFIELD Derbyshire S41 7TD |
Tel: 01246 558033 or 0870 850 5000 Fax: 01246 558007 Website: www.arc.org.uk |
Care & Repair
Care & Repair is the national co-ordinating body for home improvement agencies. Agencies help people who are elderly, disabled and/or living on a low income to repair or adapt their homes when accommodation is unfit or unsuited to their needs.
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The Renewal Trust Business Centre 3 Hawksworth Street Nottingham NG3 2EG |
Tel/Fax: 0115 950 6500
Website: www.careandrepair-england.org.uk |
Carers UK
Helps carers who have or have had the care of elderly or disabled dependents; gives advisory service by letter; campaigns for increased support and benefits. Welcomes and supports anyone who has to care for the elderly and disabled. Produce carers emergency card.
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20-25 Glasshouse Yard LONDON EC1A 4JT |
Tel: 020 7490 8818 CarersLine: 0808 808 7777 Mon-Fri 10-12, 2-4pm Fax: 020 7490 8824 Website: www.carersuk.org |
Centre for Policy on Ageing
Research and policy analysis on a wide range of topics; library and information services on social, behavioural and health aspects of older age. They produce AGEINFO CD-ROM which contains bibliographic, organisations and events databases. Publication lists available.
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25-31 Ironmonger Row LONDON EC1V 3QP |
Tel: 020 7553 6500 Fax: 020 7553 6501 Website: www.cpa.org.uk |
Counsel & Care
Provides a free advisory service to elderly people on any matter of concern. Information on nursing and residential care homes. Financial help towards the cost of single items for people in their own homes. Also undertakes research, and publishes findings, on issues concerned with the care of older people.
| Twyman House 16 Bonny Street LONDON NW1 9PG |
Advice: 0845 300 7585 Tel: 020 7241 8555 Fax: 020 7267 6877 Website: www.counselandcare.org.uk |
Disabled Living Foundation
Gives practical, up to date unbiased information/advice on all aspects of disability (especially equipment & solving problems of daily living). Displays & demonstrates equipment & runs study days. Wide range of publications including comprehensive equipment handbook. Online access to database available. Advice service by letter only.
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380-384 Harrow Road LONDON W9 2HU |
Tel: 020 7289 6111 Helpline: 0845 130 9177 Text phone: 020 7432 8009 Fax: 020 7266 2922 Website:www.dlf.org.uk |
Elderly Accommodation Council
Nationwide register providing detailed information on all forms of accommodation for the elderly (sheltered housing and accommodation, residential care homes, nursing homes) . Also advises on possible funding for those needing help with fees.
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3rd floor 89 Albert Embankment London SE1 7TT |
Tel: 020 7820 1343
Website: www.eac.org.uk |
Help the Aged
Works to improve the quality of life of older people in the UK and overseas. Seniorline is a free national advice/info service for elderly people & their carers, relatives/friends. Leaflets available Community Alarms Department can give detailed information about Community Alarms - How to obtain, finance and install the alarms.
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207-221 Pentonville Road LONDON N1 9UZ |
England Tel: 020 7278 1114 Fax: 020 7278 1116 Wales Tel: 02920 346 550 Fax: 02920 390 898 Scotland Tel: 0131 551 6331 Fax: 0131 551 5415 Northern Ireland Tel: 02890 230 666 Fax: 02890 248 183 SeniorLine: 0808 800 6565 Fax: 020 7278 1116 Website:www.helptheaged.org.uk |
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation is the UK's largest independent social research and development charity. Their website contains information on their programme of research and development projects in housing, social care and social policy.
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The Homestead 40, Water End York YO30 6WP |
Tel: 01904 629241 Fax: 01904 620072 Website:www.jrf.org.uk |
The King's Fund
The King's Fund is an independent health charity which exists to support the health of the people of London. It aims to influence health policy and promote good practice in health and social care. Their website contains information on their work, publications and courses and a page of links to many other websites about health, healthcare and social care.
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11-13 Cavendish Square London W1G 0AN |
Tel: 020 7307 2400 Fax: 020 7307 2801 Website:www.kingsfund.org.uk |
MacMillan Cancer Relief
This UK charity supports people with cancer and their families with specialist information, treatment and care. There are around 1,700 MacMillan Nurses who are specialists in cancer. Most are employed by the NHS to treat and care for cancer patients.
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MacMillan Cancer Relief 89 Albert Embankment London SE1 7UQ |
Information: 0808 808 2020 (lines are open Monday to Friday 9.30am to 7.30pm) Tel: 020 7840 7840 Fax: 020 7840 7841 Website:www.macmillan.org.uk |
Marie Curie Cancer Care
Marie Curie Cancer Care is now the UK's largest and most comprehensive cancer care charity. All of their vital services are provided free of charge. Marie Curie Nurses give practical nursing care at home to people with cancer, free of charge.
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Marie Curie Cancer Care 89 Albert Embankment London SE1 7TP |
England Tel: 020 7599 7777 Fax: 020 7599 7708 Wales Tel: 01873 30 3000 Scotland Tel: 0131 456 3700 Northern Ireland Tel: 028 9088 2060 Website:www.mariecurie.org.uk |
MIND (National Association for Mental Health)
MIND have a very helpful booklet 'Understanding Dementia'
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Granta House 15 - 19 Broadway Stratford London E15 4BQ |
Tel HQ: 020 8519 2122 MIND Cymru: 029 2039 5123 Rural Minds: 024 7641 4366 Infoline: 0845 766 0163 Fax: 020 8522 1725 Website:www.mind.org.uk |
Relatives and Residents Association
Membership organisation for relatives and friends of older people in nursing homes, residential care and long stay hospitals. Newsletter, publications, advice service. Talk up issues.
Currently establishing local groups.
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24 The Ivories 6-18 Northampton Street LONDON N1 2HY |
Tel: 020 7359 8148 Fax: 020 7226 6603 Helpline: 020 7359 8136 (Monday - Friday 9:30 - 4:30pm) Website: www.relres.org |
The National Strategy for Carers
This web-site is part of making good the Government's commitment in Caring about Carers to ensure that Government Departments provide details of the services or benefits affecting carers. It is aimed at carers, carers' workers and voluntary organisations.
The site provides facts and definitions about informal carers, who provide the vast bulk of care in the community. It also provides links to related websites.
Website: www.carers.gov.uk
Stroke Association
Objectives are to: research into prevention of strokes; research into methods of treatment; research into rehabilitation; further practical help to sufferers and their families. Community Services Family Support & Dysphasic support to help patients & families. Has an Advisory Service and Welfare Fund. Produces many publications.
| 240 City Road London EC1V 2PR |
Helpline: 0845 303 3100
Website: www.stroke.org.uk |
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