See below for guides listed alphabetically.
Abuse - older people at risk (20)
(Independent) Advocacy
Assessment and services from your local council in England
Assessment and services from your local council in Scotland
Assessment and services from your local council in Wales
Bereavement - the emotional impact
Care Home fees - paying them in England (16)
Care Home fees - paying them in Scotland
Care Home fees - paying them in Wales
Care Home fees - third party top ups in England
Care Home fees - third party top ups in Scotland
Care Home fees - third party top ups in Wales
Care Homes - what to look for
Carers - what support is available
Community Care - understanding the system
Complaints about community
care
and
NHS
services
in
England
Complaints about community care and NHS services in Scotland
Complaints about community care and NHS services in Wales
Continuing Healthcare - should the NHS be paying for your care?
Continuing Healthcare - understanding the assessment process
Council Tax Benefit and Housing Benefit
Disability Benefits - Attendance Allowance and Disability Living Allowance
Extra care housing
Funeral planning
Grants and loans from the state for people on a low income (the Social Fund)
Grants from charities for people on a low income
Health difficulties caused by hot and cold weather (26)
Health difficulties - how to cope with changing needs
Help at home - what may be available in your local area
Home care agencies - what to look for (15)
Home care - using Direct Payments
Hospital discharge in England
Hospital discharge in Scotland
Hospital
discharge
in
Wales
Housing - adapting your home to stay independent
Housing decisions and options in later life
Housing - how to pay for the maintenance of your home
Information - other useful organisations
Memory loss, depression, 'confusion' and dementia
Money and welfare - managing my affairs if I become ill
Moving to and returning from abroad - benefits and services
Older people in paid employment
Organ donation and transplants
Pension Credit
Practical information for coping with a death
Sensory loss: if you can't hear and/or see well, what support is available? (supported by Thomas Pocklington Trust and Sense)
Terminal illness - caring and coping
Will
writing
and
leaving
a
legacy
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12 Mar 2010
'Quick wins' for funding care must be acted on now, says Counsel and Care (more...) -
8 Mar 2010
Any solution for funding better care must be 'fair, simple and sustainable' says Counsel and Care. (more...) -
26 Feb 2010
Older people in the capital face long delays in getting vital home care (more...)
