Below is a list of useful links about care homes, growing old and any concerns you may have.
bettercaring.co.uk
Bettercaring.co.uk is dedicated to helping care professionals and consumers find care homes in the UK providing a searchable database of all registered care homes in the UK.
Counsel and Care
Advice and help for older people - Providing advice by phone, letter and email on care homes community care housing with care accessible publications. Easy to understand factsheets.
Department for Work and Pensions
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for the Government's welfare reform agenda. Its aim is to promote opportunity and independence for all. It delivers support and advice through a modern network of services to people of working age, employers, pensioners, families and children and disabled people.
Age Concern
Age Concern supports all people over 50 in the UK, ensuring that they get the most from life. We provide essential services such as day care and information. We campaign on issues like age discrimination and pensions, and work to influence public opinion and government policy about older people.
The National Care Association
The NCHA website is intended for members, care professionals and members of the public, to provide easy access to information about the independent care sector and issues that affect us.
The Care Quality Commission
CQC's primary function is to promote improvements in social care. And we will do this by putting the people who use social care services firmly at the centre of our work. We will be guided by what they tell us and we will act in their interests.
Help the Aged
Help the Aged is an international charity fighting to free older people from poverty, isolation and neglect. Their advice services provide reliable information for older people and their carers on issues like housing, health and finance.


