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EAC's directory contains a wide range of home care services that help older people maintain their independence and quality of life at home. Add your service here (free for statutory and charitable agencies).
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Convalescent Care
Elderly Care
Learning disabilities (child & adult)
Motor Neurone disease
Multiple sclerosis
Parkinsons and Other dementia
Physical Disabilities
Respite Care &
Terminal Illness
Contact: G T G Care Services, 112a Lichfield Street, Walsall, West Midlands, WS1 1SZ.
Contact: G T G Care Services, 112a Lichfield Street, Walsall, West Midlands, WS1 1SZ.
We provide a comprehensive service to all applicants, from initial enquiries into the various grants available right through to work completion, and in many cases our service continues beyond the work having been completed. GABLE guarantees a friendly, helpful service to all our clients.The ser...
Contact: GABLE, Unit 24 Orchard Road Industrial Estate, Orchard Road, Strabane, County Tyrone, BT82 9FR.
Contact: GABLE, Unit 24 Orchard Road Industrial Estate, Orchard Road, Strabane, County Tyrone, BT82 9FR.
Galloway’s has a long and proud history of serving blind and partially sighted people and underpinning this work continues to be a strong and positive culture committed to reaching even more people affected by the devastation of sight loss. We remain committed in our passion to reach more peop...
Contact: Galloway's Society for the Blind.
Contact: Galloway's Society for the Blind.
Garden Aid offers customers a
grass cutting service on a 3 week cycle between March and October
hedge trimming service twice a year in June / July and October / November.
Contact the Garden Aid service for more information and how to apply. The application deadline each year is 31 Jan...
Contact: City of Edinburgh Council, City Chambers High Street, 253 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1YJ.
Contact: City of Edinburgh Council, City Chambers High Street, 253 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1YJ.
It provides assistance to keep their garden under control to ensure there is no breach in their tenancy agreement.
The scheme starts in early April each year and runs through the growing season up to the end of October/November that year.
What is covered by the scheme?
We provide a maximum of 1...
Contact: East Lothian Council.
Contact: East Lothian Council.
Gardening
Handyman jobs
Contact: The Handy Garden Man, Fieldside Cottage, Knights End Road, Floods Ferry, March, Cambridgeshire, PE15 9JS.
Contact: The Handy Garden Man, Fieldside Cottage, Knights End Road, Floods Ferry, March, Cambridgeshire, PE15 9JS.
Our gardening service provides regular grass cutting throughout the growing season, together with general garden maintenance all year round.
You will be referred to our gardeners who will telephone you to arrange an appointment, at a time convenient to you.
Contact: Age UK Buckinghamshire, 145 Meadowcroft, Aylesbury, HP19 9HH.
Contact: Age UK Buckinghamshire, 145 Meadowcroft, Aylesbury, HP19 9HH.
We are able to offer an affordable gardening service to those aged 55 and over living in the Borough of Maidstone.
We can help with a wide range of gardening services, from cutting the lawn to get washing your patio. No matter how little or large the job may be, we will always give you a quality se...
Contact: Age UK Maidstone, 7 Mill Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6XW.
Contact: Age UK Maidstone, 7 Mill Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6XW.
Age UK is running a Trusted Gardening Service pilot, aimed at older people. We have teamed up with a business run by our long term volunteer, Melvyn Brant.
In addition to gardening Melvyn has volunteered with us as a Befriender for a number of years and as such has a good understanding of the ...
Contact: Age UK Reading, Thames House , 42 Portman Road , Reading, Berkshire, RG30 1EA.
Contact: Age UK Reading, Thames House , 42 Portman Road , Reading, Berkshire, RG30 1EA.
Our gardens are important to us and as we get older it’s good for wellbeing to be able to continue to enjoy and appreciate our outdoor spaces.
Gardening tasks undertaken may include: Mowing the lawn - Clearing fallen leaves - Weeding in beds and planters - Pruning and cutt...
Contact: Age UK West Sussex Brighton & Hove, 29-31 Prestonville Rd, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 3TJ.
Contact: Age UK West Sussex Brighton & Hove, 29-31 Prestonville Rd, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 3TJ.
Here at Evergreen, we believe that a garden is very important to an older person’s well-being. You may have taken pride in your garden but are now unable to so, which is why we have launched the Evergreen Gardening Service. This is a gardening service with a difference, where we encourage part...
Contact: Gardening, 22 The Pantiles, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA7 5HD.
Contact: Gardening, 22 The Pantiles, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA7 5HD.
All of our gardeners are strictly vetted and fully insured. They are all equipped with a lawn mower, hedge trimmer and strimmer, and can carry out work in your garden all year round. We can arrange fortnightly visits during the main season, and monthly visits during the winter period.
Contact: Age UK Bedfordshire, 78 - 82 Bromham Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 2QH.
Contact: Age UK Bedfordshire, 78 - 82 Bromham Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 2QH.
Our reliable gardeners can help you look after your garden
We can cut your grass and tidy the edges, weed flowerbeds and driveways, fill plant tubs and restock flowerbeds. Our gardeners can also trim shrubs and hedges, revarnish or paint garden furniture, fences and sheds. We can even restock...
Contact: Age UK Northamptonshire, The William and Patricia Venton Centre , York Road , Northampton, NN1 5QJ.
Contact: Age UK Northamptonshire, The William and Patricia Venton Centre , York Road , Northampton, NN1 5QJ.
Our garden maintenance service offers customers a professional and friendly service carried out by experienced staff who are all Disclosure and Barring Service checked. We can provide a regular weekly or monthly maintenance service or we can also cater for one-off gardening jobs. Our gardeners use a...
Contact: Age UK Portsmouth, The Bradbury Centre, 16-18 Kingston Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 5RZ.
Contact: Age UK Portsmouth, The Bradbury Centre, 16-18 Kingston Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 5RZ.
A new professional Gardening Service is being offered by Age UK Cornwall & The Isles of Scilly.
This service includes: Mowing, Strimming, Pruning, Potting, Clearance of weeds & brambles, General maintenance
Contact: Age UK Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly, Boscawen House, Chapel Hill, Truro, TR1 3BN.
Contact: Age UK Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly, Boscawen House, Chapel Hill, Truro, TR1 3BN.
Whatever you need (inside or outside), we’re here to help - we offer a full range of gardening, handyperson and landscaping services.
if it isn't on the list please do ask as we can probably help:
For the types of jobs below we charge just £15 per hour, plus the cost o...
Contact: A Man For All Seasons, 5 Brock Mill Lane, Wigan, Lancashire, WN1 2NZ.
Contact: A Man For All Seasons, 5 Brock Mill Lane, Wigan, Lancashire, WN1 2NZ.
Our Volunteers can help if you need help with the following:
Doctor / Hospital / Clinic Appointments
Collecting Prescriptions
Shopping / Running Errands
Outings
Longer Journeys
Small jobs (e.g.. changing light bulbs)
Moving furniture
Carrying out emergency minor repairs
Occasional light h...
Contact: Ampthill & Flitwick Good Neighbours.
Contact: Ampthill & Flitwick Good Neighbours.
Provide nursing and care to support individuals continue living an independent and fulfilled life at home.
Contact: Gardiner's Nursing & Homecare, 10 Church Street, Caversham, Reading, Berkshire, RG4 8DZ.
Contact: Gardiner's Nursing & Homecare, 10 Church Street, Caversham, Reading, Berkshire, RG4 8DZ.
Gaston’s Home Help is a unique domestic help and companion service. Service includes cleaning, a light lunch prepared, laundry, pet care, prescription collection, a trip out, shopping, changing bedding or just popping in for a friendly chat if that’s what you need. Minimum 2 hour slots s...
Contact: Gaston’s Home Help, Business incubation centre, Upper Bognor road, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO21 1HR.
Contact: Gaston’s Home Help, Business incubation centre, Upper Bognor road, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO21 1HR.
Are you living alone, worried about older or vulnerable friends or family and want to know help is there if needed?
Gateshead Care Call is a low cost emergency telecare alarm and response service for older, disabled or vulnerable people living in Gateshead.
It enables you to live safely and indepe...
Contact: Adult Social Care Service, Civic Centre Regent Street, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE8 1HH.
Contact: Adult Social Care Service, Civic Centre Regent Street, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE8 1HH.
A carer is someone of any age who provides unpaid support to family or friends who could not manage without this help. This could be caring for a relative, partner or friend who is ill, frail, disabled or has mental health or substance misuse problems.
Carers may even be juggling paid work with thei...
Contact: Gateshead Carers Association, 11 Regent Terrace, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE8 1LU.
Contact: Gateshead Carers Association, 11 Regent Terrace, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE8 1LU.
Gateway to Homechoice is a ‘Choice-based lettings’ (CBL) system intended to make it easier for you to apply for rented housing and, if you are eligible, to choose between properties that become available.
A key feature of most CBLs is that you only need to provide your detail...
Contact: Gateway to Homechoice.
Contact: Gateway to Homechoice.
Assesses need for social care and for financial help to afford it. Also assesses and can help meet the needs of carers.
Contact: Adult Social Care & Health, Wesley House, Corporation Street, St Helens, Merseyside, WA10 1HF.
Contact: Adult Social Care & Health, Wesley House, Corporation Street, St Helens, Merseyside, WA10 1HF.
Gentle Sole offers you a professional foot health care service in the comfort of your own home. We cover the East Sussex 1066 coastal area - Pevensey Bay, Normans Bay, Pevensey and Westham, Bexhill, St Leonards, Battle and the villages in between and beyond.
As a Foot Health Practi...
Contact: Gentle Sole Foot Therapy, 2 Kimberley Cottages Denbigh Road, Battle, East Sussex, TN33 9EW.
Contact: Gentle Sole Foot Therapy, 2 Kimberley Cottages Denbigh Road, Battle, East Sussex, TN33 9EW.
Gentle Sorting helps householders to sort out their belongings and by extension their lives. Specialising in working with older adults and people going through a transition in their lives or wanting to prepare for the next stage, whatever that means to them.
Through Gentle Sorting’s kind and ...
Contact: Gentle Sorting - discuss : declutter : de-stress, 13b Tyne Road, Bristol, BS7 8EE.
Contact: Gentle Sorting - discuss : declutter : de-stress, 13b Tyne Road, Bristol, BS7 8EE.
Visit our webpage at https://www.cambridge.gov.uk/get-advice-about-housing
Our Housing Advice service provides free, confidential advice to anyone in the Cambridge City Council district. We can provide advice on a wide range of housing issues, from landlord disputes to homelessness.
Contact: Housing.
Contact: Housing.
Care and support, also known as social care services or adult social care, is the term used to describe the help some adults need to live as well as possible with illness, disability or frailty. Social care services can take many forms - it can include help while you live at home, out and about in t...
Contact: Adult Social Care, Plough Lane, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR4 0LE.
Contact: Adult Social Care, Plough Lane, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR4 0LE.
The Home Care service in Dorset provides a personal and practical service for people to help them stay independent and remain in their own homes. Our care staff may provide help with any of the following:
getting up and going to bed
washing and dressing
making sure you have something to eat
go...
Contact: Dorset County Council, County Hall, Colliton Park, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1XJ.
Contact: Dorset County Council, County Hall, Colliton Park, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1XJ.
If you're struggling with debt or other money problems and need to get through a period of financial difficulty, we can help you find free financial advice.
Contact: British Red Cross Society, 44 Moorfields, London, EC2Y 9AL.
Contact: British Red Cross Society, 44 Moorfields, London, EC2Y 9AL.
If you are feeling lonely, please know that you are not alone. The British Red Cross is here to help you. One in five people in the UK say they experience feelings of loneliness, and during the coronavirus pandemic many more of us felt anxious and isolated. We are working hard to make sure that...
Contact: British Red Cross Society, 44 Moorfields, London, EC2Y 9AL.
Contact: British Red Cross Society, 44 Moorfields, London, EC2Y 9AL.
If you or someone you know needs help and support you can talk to someone in person to make an enquiry, to raise a concern or for help and advice.
When you get in touch we'll ask you some questions. If it looks like we can help we'll arrange for someone to contact you to assess your needs further.
...
Contact: Manchester City Council.
Contact: Manchester City Council.
Our Housing Advice and Options team provides free housing advice to everyone in South Cambridgeshire - for both home owners and renters.
We will advise you on your housing options and certain legal rights if you have any.
Visit our webpage at https://www.scambs.gov.uk/housing/housing-advice/...
Contact: Housing.
Contact: Housing.
Learn how to get more out of your laptop or tablet over five weekly sessions in one of our libraries.
Bring your own device and work at your own pace with one-to-one assistance.
Complete beginners welcome.
Contact: City of Edinburgh Council.
Contact: City of Edinburgh Council.
Use the map on the Get Online Newcastle website to search for places in Newcastle where you can get free or low cost access to computers, training and support.
Contact: Newcastle City Council.
Contact: Newcastle City Council.
You can get help to do things you want with other people during the day.
Day services, sometimes at day centres, often offer group activities and a hot meal. You could even get help with your interests, like health and wellbeing and hair and beauty.
Think if day services are for you
Day services ...
Contact: Dorset County Council.
Contact: Dorset County Council.
If you are feeling lonely, please know that you are not alone. The British Red Cross is here to help you. One in five people in the UK say they experience feelings of loneliness, and during the coronavirus pandemic many more of us felt anxious and isolated. We are working hard to make sure that...
Contact: British Red Cross Society, 44 Moorfields, London, EC2Y 9AL.
Contact: British Red Cross Society, 44 Moorfields, London, EC2Y 9AL.
Everyone goes through hard times throughout their life. You can feel a little stuck, or going through major life changes such as bereavement or a loss.
The Get up & Go service has three different pathways so that we can adjust the support to suit your needs and what matters most to you. The ser...
Contact: Age UK Tameside, 131 Katherine Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, OL6 7AW.
Contact: Age UK Tameside, 131 Katherine Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, OL6 7AW.
Get up and Go is an activities and opportunities programme aimed at people aged 50 years and over and living in Edinburgh.
The Get up and Go programme provides details of activities thoughout the city
social occasions and events
educational opportunities
cultural, sport an...
Contact: City of Edinburgh Council, Social Care Direct, Chesser House, 500 Gorgie Road, Edinburgh, 0131 200 2324, EH11 3YJ.
Contact: City of Edinburgh Council, Social Care Direct, Chesser House, 500 Gorgie Road, Edinburgh, 0131 200 2324, EH11 3YJ.
GetAgent compares estate agents in your area and shows you which will do the best job of selling your home, based on their past performance. For each agent it tells you:
Average Sell Time: The average time properties listed by the agent are on the market. A shorter time is preferable if you want a ...
Contact: GetAgent Limited.
Contact: GetAgent Limited.
All Barnsley services to help you be independent at home. Looking after your home - Looking after yourself - Reducing your risks of falling - Telecare alarms - Equipment and adaptations - Disabled Facilities Grants - Hospital care and coming home - Getting your independence back
Contact: Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, Customer Access Team, PO Box 634, Barnsley, Yorkshire, S70 9GG.
Contact: Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, Customer Access Team, PO Box 634, Barnsley, Yorkshire, S70 9GG.
This service is available to older people who live in the Reading Borough Council area. Getting Out & About is a short-term service to help older people in Reading to discover new pastimes, rekindle old hobbies and find new friends in the local community.
Contact: Age UK Berkshire, Huntley House, 119 London Street, Reading, RG1 4QA.
Contact: Age UK Berkshire, Huntley House, 119 London Street, Reading, RG1 4QA.
One in three older people find it difficult to get around, particularly if they don’t have a car or find public transport challenging. Royal Voluntary Service provides community transport to help older people get out and about more independently, to stay active and social and to get to where t...
Contact: Royal Voluntary Service, Beck Court , Cardiff Gate Business Park , Cardiff , CF23 8RP.
Contact: Royal Voluntary Service, Beck Court , Cardiff Gate Business Park , Cardiff , CF23 8RP.
Getting Together, managed by W3RT, host weekly neighbourhood-based clubs
in Watford and Three Rivers. Each club has a regular cycle of activities for
the over-55s, which include exercise, entertainment, information talks, and a variety of craft and creative activities.
The service is structured
arou...
Contact: Getting Together, Holywell Community Cenntre, Tolpits Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 9QD.
Contact: Getting Together, Holywell Community Cenntre, Tolpits Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 9QD.
The Gilbert Richards Centre is run by Coventry City Council and provides day centre opportunities for people over the age of 50. This service is only accessible if you have had a social care assessment.
Contact: Adult social care.
Contact: Adult social care.
The Centre offers a wide varierty of activities to interest you and provide friendship and fun. Many are in group settings with a leader.
Contact: Age UK Coventry & Warwickshire, 8 Clemens Street, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV31 2DL.
Contact: Age UK Coventry & Warwickshire, 8 Clemens Street, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV31 2DL.
Anyone who has difficulty cutting their own nails, has thickened or ingrowing nails, has hard skin, corn or callous, foot pain, heel pain or skin conditions. These can be painlessly treated by a skilled HCPC registered Podiatrist. Advice on looking after your own feet, on the care of the D...
Contact: Gillian Christie Podiatrist/Chiropodist, Park Drive, Stockport, Cheshire, SK4 2HJ.
Contact: Gillian Christie Podiatrist/Chiropodist, Park Drive, Stockport, Cheshire, SK4 2HJ.
A Voluntary Car Scheme that will take clients to medical and related appointments, hospital visiting, collecting shopping, prescriptions, library books etc, hairdressers/barbers and social outings.
Contact: Gillingham Area Voluntary Car Link Scheme, Dorset.
Contact: Gillingham Area Voluntary Car Link Scheme, Dorset.
Domiciliary home care; for those living in the community,who need support including, but not limited to; Getting up and starting the day Support with personal care and hygiene maintenance Assistance getting ready for and into bed Having a bath or a shower Support with ...
Contact: Gillz Care Ltd, 31 Waterloo Court Waterloo Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV1 4DJ.
Contact: Gillz Care Ltd, 31 Waterloo Court Waterloo Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV1 4DJ.
Quality, caring Person Centred, daytime Home visits . Befriending, companionship. Help in the home can be to provide practical help or assistance to carry out chores, clean the home or run errands. (Access handyman, groundsman or gardener).Transportation to attend appointments or collect g...
Contact: Home Help Carmarthenshire, Golden Grove, Carmarthenshire, Carmarthen, Dyfed, SA32 8JR.
Contact: Home Help Carmarthenshire, Golden Grove, Carmarthenshire, Carmarthen, Dyfed, SA32 8JR.
The Older Residents’ Co-ordinator works alongside statutory, voluntary and community groups in the south Cambridgeshire village of Girton to support existing groups and help access to them, link residents with appropriate services, identify gaps in provision and where possible develop new...
Contact: Age UK Cambridgeshire & Peterborough, County Office, 2 Victoria Street, Chatteris, PE16 6AP.
Contact: Age UK Cambridgeshire & Peterborough, County Office, 2 Victoria Street, Chatteris, PE16 6AP.
We provide a safe, welcoming environment for people over 50 from 9:30 - 3, Monday-Friday.Our trained staff and team of volunteers will ensure you or your relative enjoy a day in a friendly environment and help you to settle in and make some friends. We offer morning and afternoo...
Contact: Glamis Hall, Goldsmith Road, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 3RU.
Contact: Glamis Hall, Goldsmith Road, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 3RU.
Provides grants to improve and enhance the lives of people with a disability.Grants can be provided to individuals or to groups.Typically grants have been made for equipment, holidays, activities but this is not an exclusive list
Contact: Gloucestershire Association for Disability, P.O.Box 2206, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL3 9BX.
Contact: Gloucestershire Association for Disability, P.O.Box 2206, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL3 9BX.
Enable the elderly or disabled to live independently by providing a range of services such as companionship, help with household chores, cleaning, lifts and accompanying to shops, appointments etc., meal preparation and help with correspondence. Please contact Karl Turner to discuss your indiv...
Contact: Gloucestershire Befriending Services Ltd, Kingsholm Square, Kingsholm, Gloucester, Gloucestershire.
Contact: Gloucestershire Befriending Services Ltd, Kingsholm Square, Kingsholm, Gloucester, Gloucestershire.
Provides a resource centre with a large variety of aids for independent living
Staff on hand to provide advice and signpost to other agencies, also to advise on equipment
Free newsletter in large print, Braille or audio, 4 x yearA computer suite with software specifically for visually impaired peopl...
Contact: Gloucestershire County Association for the Blind , 81 Albion Street, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 2RZ.
Contact: Gloucestershire County Association for the Blind , 81 Albion Street, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 2RZ.
Aims to provide a voice for older people living in GloucestershireGOPA is an independent organisation, it is regularly consulted by decision making bodies who are involved with issues that concern older people (eg Gloucestershire County, Glos PCT, local councils etc)
Contact: Gloucestershire Older Persons' Assembly, 14b Norbury Avenue, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL4 6AH.
Contact: Gloucestershire Older Persons' Assembly, 14b Norbury Avenue, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL4 6AH.
This is a service aimed at preventing accidents in the home.
Safety checks are carried out on, for instance, electrical appliances (electric blankets, kettles, fires etc). Minor repairs can be carried out or advice given as to how to proceed. Falls risks will be considered and advice given where app...
Contact: Gloucestershire Home Safety Check Scheme, City Works, Alfred Street, Gloucester, GL1 4DF.
Contact: Gloucestershire Home Safety Check Scheme, City Works, Alfred Street, Gloucester, GL1 4DF.
The Greater Manchester Nutrition and Hydration programme is a 2-year pilot programme which aims to make sure that older people (65+) in Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale and Stockport are eating and drinking well enough to remain healthy and independent.
Contact: Age UK Bury, The Jubilee Centre, Mosley Avenue, Bury, BL9 6PQ.
Contact: Age UK Bury, The Jubilee Centre, Mosley Avenue, Bury, BL9 6PQ.
We provide accessible and affordable services and social opportunities that will enhance mobility and wellbeing for those in need in the local community.
Go North Devon was founded in 1992 and provides a range of transport, mobility and information services for those who are frail, have a mobility p...
Contact: Go North Devon, The Shopmobility Centre Albert Lane, Barnstaple, Devon, EX32 8RL.
Contact: Go North Devon, The Shopmobility Centre Albert Lane, Barnstaple, Devon, EX32 8RL.
Get Walking Keep Walking provides free downloadable short walking routes and information about walking in the following areas: Leicester, Durham, Swindon, London, Birmingham, Manchester, Sheffield. Walking routes will also be available from November 2012 in Kent, Essex, Coventry,...
Contact: Ramblers, 1 Clink Street , 3rd Floor, London, SE1 9DG.
Contact: Ramblers, 1 Clink Street , 3rd Floor, London, SE1 9DG.
Gobowen Old Friends Association meets on the third Tuesday of every month to provide social events for persons over
60 and living in the parish of Gobowen or Hengoed.
Coach outings are arranged in the Spring, Summer and Autumn months.
Contact: Gobowen Old Friends Association, Parish Church Hall, Old Chirk Road, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 3LL.
Contact: Gobowen Old Friends Association, Parish Church Hall, Old Chirk Road, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 3LL.
Gofal a Thrwsio Gwynedd a
Môn provides advice, assistance and support on repairs, adaptations and improvements, along with advice on funding and ensuring that the works are carried out correctly and to a standard.
Safety and security measures can be installed, as well as advice on welfa...
Contact: Gofal a Thrwsio Gwynedd & Mon, Unit 8-9 Llys Y Fedwen Parc Menai, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 4BL.
Contact: Gofal a Thrwsio Gwynedd & Mon, Unit 8-9 Llys Y Fedwen Parc Menai, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 4BL.
The Short Term Assessment and Re-ablement Service (STARS) provide an assessment and short term home care support service, up to a maximum of six weeks, this is designed to maximise independence enabling people to continue living at home.
Contact: Your Life Your Way, County Hall, Cross Street, Beverly, North Humberside, Yorkshire, HU17 9BA.
Contact: Your Life Your Way, County Hall, Cross Street, Beverly, North Humberside, Yorkshire, HU17 9BA.
Golders Green Nursing is an independent nursing and care agency for the elderly. Serving clients across London, we are renowned for providing the highest quality of service.
Contact: Golders Green Nursing, Unit 4, Dancastle Court, 14 Arcadia Avenue, London, N3 2JU.
Contact: Golders Green Nursing, Unit 4, Dancastle Court, 14 Arcadia Avenue, London, N3 2JU.
The Golding Lifeline has provided peace of mind for hundreds of people within Maidstone and the local areas since 1991. In many cases helping people keep their independence and stay in their own homes with the knowledge that help is only a simple press of a button away. Information regarding the cus...
Contact: Golding Lifeline, Whatman House, St Leonards Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0LS.
Contact: Golding Lifeline, Whatman House, St Leonards Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0LS.
Good Companions provide high quality, safe, sensitive health and social care to people living in the community. We work with people who need help with daily living tasks including people with dementia, mental health issues and learning disabilities. We offer bespoke,...
Contact: Good Companions Rochdale, 104a Yorkshire Street, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 1JY.
Contact: Good Companions Rochdale, 104a Yorkshire Street, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 1JY.
Our Good Day Call service is a daily reassurance call provided by a trained member of our team to check on the welfare of you or an older relative or friend. We know that if you live alone it can be difficult not to have someone to talk to, especially if you do not have regular contact with family m...
Contact: Age UK Lancashire, Wellbeing Centre,, Moorgate, , Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 4RY.
Contact: Age UK Lancashire, Wellbeing Centre,, Moorgate, , Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 4RY.
Do you need help with small tasks around the home or maybe just someone to pop in for a chat? Do you know someone who does?Our Good Neighbour scheme was founded in April 2009. We provide volunteers to help with those simple tasks that our elderly or vulnerable clients find too difficult. For example...
Contact: Independent Advice Centre, 16 Market Place, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 8AE.
Contact: Independent Advice Centre, 16 Market Place, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 8AE.
The good neighbour scheme has been established to assist older people over the age of 50 on the Isle of Wight when they have no family or friends to turn to for help in times of genuine need. We hope to bring peace of mind to our older residents by building on the island’s amazing communi...
Contact: Age UK Isle of Wight, 147 High Street, Newport, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 1TY.
Contact: Age UK Isle of Wight, 147 High Street, Newport, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 1TY.
Based upon volunteer resources available, the Good Neighbour Schemes can offer support and practical help to people over 60 in their own homes. Volunteers may be able to help with befriending, help with daily living, information, transport, small practical tasks and light shopping.
Schemes in Cardi...
Contact: Age Connects Cardiff & The Vale.
Contact: Age Connects Cardiff & The Vale.
We offer free medical transport to hospitals and other medical appointments in the surrounding areas and a good neighbour scheme to help those infirmed or elderly.
Contact: Beaconsfield Advisory Centre, 18 Aylesbury End, Beaconsfield, Bucks.
Contact: Beaconsfield Advisory Centre, 18 Aylesbury End, Beaconsfield, Bucks.
If you are over 50 and have a small 'one off' task that needs doing, just contact us and we can send you a volunteer Good Neighbour to carry out that task for you:
Change a light bulb - Change the batteries in hearing aids, remote controls etc, - Take some rubbish to the tip - Sew on butt...
Contact: Age UK Dorchester, Rowan Cottage, 4 Prince of Wales Road, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1PW.
Contact: Age UK Dorchester, Rowan Cottage, 4 Prince of Wales Road, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1PW.
The overall aim of our organisation is to improve the quality of life for the vulnerable, lonely and socially isolated elderly. Our specific aims are to increase our clients wellbeing thereby enabling them to stay in the home of their choice for as long as possible. We promote social inc...
Contact: Good Neighbours, 12 Upper Grosvenor Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 2EP.
Contact: Good Neighbours, 12 Upper Grosvenor Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 2EP.
If you require occasional/one off practical assistance or support such as learning how to use Information Technology in your home, attend a health appointment, sorting out paperwork, going for short walks or any other practical support that a “good neighbour” would provide, our volunte...
Contact: Age UK Hillingdon, Harrow & Brent, 2 Chapel Court, 126 Church Road, Hayes, Middlesex, UB3 2LW.
Contact: Age UK Hillingdon, Harrow & Brent, 2 Chapel Court, 126 Church Road, Hayes, Middlesex, UB3 2LW.
Provides support to people living in rural communities and helps by signposting people to the services they may need
Contact: Good Neighbours Scheme, Wyndhams, St Joseph’s Place, Devizes, SN10 1DD.
Contact: Good Neighbours Scheme, Wyndhams, St Joseph’s Place, Devizes, SN10 1DD.
High quality visiting and live-in care. Our professional and compassionate carers follow your bespoke care plan shaped around you. As a team, we develop lasting relationships with our service users and their families.
We offer both visiting and live-in care. The list below is by no means exhaustive...
Contact: Good Oaks Home Care, 2a Coy Pond Business Park,, Ingworth Road, Poole, Dorset.
Contact: Good Oaks Home Care, 2a Coy Pond Business Park,, Ingworth Road, Poole, Dorset.
Good Oaks Home Care (Aylesbury) offers a homecare service that we would be happy for ourselves, our family and friends to receive.
Contact: Good Oaks Home Care - Aylesbury, Ground Floor, 1 Rabans Lane, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP19 8TS.
Contact: Good Oaks Home Care - Aylesbury, Ground Floor, 1 Rabans Lane, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP19 8TS.
Personal Care
Medication Administration
Meal Preparation
Companionship
Home Help
Contact: Good Oaks Home Care - Mid Sussex, Suite H 68 Kings House Victoria Road, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 9LH.
Contact: Good Oaks Home Care - Mid Sussex, Suite H 68 Kings House Victoria Road, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 9LH.
Personal Care
Medication Administration
Meal Preparation
Companionship
Help around the Home
Contact: Good Oaks Home Care - New forest, Myrtle Cottage, Southern Lane, Barton-on-Sea, Hampshire, BH25 7JE.
Contact: Good Oaks Home Care - New forest, Myrtle Cottage, Southern Lane, Barton-on-Sea, Hampshire, BH25 7JE.
Visiting home care
In Wokingham and Bracknell
Our visiting home care services are available throughout Wokingham and Bracknell and are designed to ensure you or your loved one can keep as much of your independence as possible. We can offer anything from 30 minute visits once per week...
Contact: Good Oaks Home Care- Wokingham and Bracknell, FF1,Unit 11 Indigo House, Fishponds Road, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG41 2GY.
Contact: Good Oaks Home Care- Wokingham and Bracknell, FF1,Unit 11 Indigo House, Fishponds Road, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG41 2GY.
Live-in care is a personalised and flexible alternative to residential care. Good Oaks live-in carers stay with you at home day and night, often for at least two weeks at a time. The carer can help with the running of the house as much as desired, as well as provide personal care and companionship.
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Contact: Good Oaks Live-in Care, Unit 2a Coy Pond Business Park, Ingworth Road, Poole, Dorset, BH12 1JY.
Contact: Good Oaks Live-in Care, Unit 2a Coy Pond Business Park, Ingworth Road, Poole, Dorset, BH12 1JY.
Award winning, CQC regulated Visiting & Live-in Care throughout Surrey
We are an award-winning care provider offering both visiting and live-in care services throughout Wimbledon, Kingston, Wandsworth and Richmond. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate and ...
Contact: GoodOaks Home Care Wimbledon & Kingston, Highlands House, 165 The Broadway, Wimbledon, SW19 1NE.
Contact: GoodOaks Home Care Wimbledon & Kingston, Highlands House, 165 The Broadway, Wimbledon, SW19 1NE.
Our activities aim to interest and stimulate. These range from competitions, quizzes and group games to music and movement, arts and crafts. Participation is always the individual’s choice.
Contact: Age Concern Hampshire, Jowitt Drive, New Milton, Hampshire, BH25 6SB.
Contact: Age Concern Hampshire, Jowitt Drive, New Milton, Hampshire, BH25 6SB.
The Gosford Asian Group promotes the welfare of Asian elderly people in the Coventry area. Services include day care for elderly people, 3 days a week on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. There is a "drop in" also available - anyone is welcome to come and watch T.V. etc. any day
between 12noon and 4.0...
Contact: Gosford Asian Day Centre, East Street, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 5LS.
Contact: Gosford Asian Day Centre, East Street, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 5LS.
Most local councils and housing associations let their properties through a central system known as choice-based lettings.
Once you have completed your application for housing, you will be given a priority rating based on your personal circumstances. You can then use this rating to register y...
Contact: Gosport Choice.
Contact: Gosport Choice.
Our GP Navigators support older people aged 60+ living in the Borough of Southwark to participate in their local community and access the full range of services available, including leisure and social activities. This is called social prescribing.
Working in partnership with health and social...
Contact: Age UK Lewisham & Southwark, Stones End Day Centre, 11 Scovell Road, London, SE1 1QQ.
Contact: Age UK Lewisham & Southwark, Stones End Day Centre, 11 Scovell Road, London, SE1 1QQ.
Our Independent Living Co-ordination (ILC) service is a three-month package of support in which we will help you and your family members to achieve your independence needs – whether that be aids and adaptations for your home, increased benefits where eligible, or connecting you up to local act...
Contact: Age UK Sheffield, 44 Castle Square, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1 2GF.
Contact: Age UK Sheffield, 44 Castle Square, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1 2GF.
Building on extensive experience within the caring professions, Grace Home Care will ensure that the way that care is delivered will concentrate on high quality customer service, whilst at the same time upholding the very best in professional care provision.
We aim to offer the service that people w...
Contact: Grace Home Care, Suite 2, Quarry House Mill Lane, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 5AA.
Contact: Grace Home Care, Suite 2, Quarry House Mill Lane, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 5AA.
Grants
There are currently a range of grants available to residents of Fylde.
Disabled Facilities Grant
The disabled facilities grant is a mandatory “means tested” financial grant. It helps meet the cost of adapting a property where a disabled person lives.
These are subject to an as...
Contact: Housing.
Contact: Housing.
If you have a permanent disability, the Council can help you to remain independent at home.An occupational therapist will visit you and carry out an assessment. They will give you advice and discuss the best options to maximise your independence. This may include recommending specialist equipment or...
Contact: Housing Department, Ground Floor Reception, Kensington Town Hall, Hornton Street, London, W8 7NX.
Contact: Housing Department, Ground Floor Reception, Kensington Town Hall, Hornton Street, London, W8 7NX.
Help for homeowners
The following pages contain information for homeowners on the different ways we can help you to keep your home safe, warm and in good repair.
Contact: Cherwell District Council.
Contact: Cherwell District Council.
A number of private housing assistance packages are available in Wolverhampton to help with adaptations, repairs, improvements or to get on the property ladder.
Contact: Housing.
Contact: Housing.
Learn more about housing grants available in Breckland and how to apply
Contact: Housing.
Contact: Housing.
We offer a range of financial help to home owners, tenants and landlords to carry out works of repair, improvement or adaptation.
The current range of assistance includes:
Home Improvement Loan
Disabled Facilities Grants (DFG)
Disabled Facilities Loan
Empty Property Loan
Park Home Loan
Energy...
Contact: Housing, County Hall Colliton Park, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1XJ.
Contact: Housing, County Hall Colliton Park, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1XJ.
Grants to fund adaptations for people with a disability are available to owner-occupiers, tenants or landlords. The purpose is to assist with the costs of making a home suitable to meet the needs of a disabled person.
You will need to complete a financial assessment form to confirm whether you are ...
Contact: New Forest District Council.
Contact: New Forest District Council.
Contact: Housing.
The Council currently offers a number of Home Improvement Grants, in accordance with its Private Sector Housing Renewal Strategy (see downloadable pdf) and Grants Policy Go to the Council's website at https://www.bournemouth.gov.uk/Housing/YourCouncilHouse/RepairsandMainten...
Contact: Bournemouth Borough Council, Customer Service Centre, St Stephens Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH2 6DY.
Contact: Bournemouth Borough Council, Customer Service Centre, St Stephens Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH2 6DY.
Gravesham Place is an integrated care centre which is run by Kent County Council. The care centre is part of a new build complex, which includes Gravesend Community Hospital and a day care centre. Kent County Council work closely with the Primary Care Trust, who run the hospital and day centre.
Contact: Gravesham Place Day Centre, Bath Street, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 0DG.
Contact: Gravesham Place Day Centre, Bath Street, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 0DG.
Provides transport for shopping trips, medical appointments and other small journeys
Contact: Great Missenden Transport Scheme, Bud Cottage Potter Row, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, HP16 9LU.
Contact: Great Missenden Transport Scheme, Bud Cottage Potter Row, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, HP16 9LU.
A 2-year pilot programme which aims to make sure that older people (65+) in Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale and Stockport are eating and drinking well enough to remain healthy and independent.
Contact: Age UK Bolton, The Square, 53-55 Victoria Square, Bolton, Lancashire, BL1 1RZ.
Contact: Age UK Bolton, The Square, 53-55 Victoria Square, Bolton, Lancashire, BL1 1RZ.
Green Arrow Care Providers is now registered with CQC to provide regulated services. We provide service that includes personal care to people in the comfort of their homes.
We also includes services such as, Medication administration, creating personalised care plans, Assessments, shopping...
Contact: Ilford, 104-106 Cranbrook Road, Ilford, Essex, IG1 4LZ.
Contact: Ilford, 104-106 Cranbrook Road, Ilford, Essex, IG1 4LZ.
Look after the elderly living in their own homes
Contact: Green Home Care, 125-127 Louis Pearlman Centre, Goulton Street, Hull, East Yorkshire, HU3 4DL.
Contact: Green Home Care, 125-127 Louis Pearlman Centre, Goulton Street, Hull, East Yorkshire, HU3 4DL.
Greenfield Care is dedicated to providing the care and support that will enable clients to reach the highest level of health, function and comfort possible whilst remaining in their own homes. We believe in encouraging independence to the greatest extent possible in order to preserve the clients dig...
Contact: Greenfield Care, Chapel Road, Ridgewell, Essex, CO9 4RU.
Contact: Greenfield Care, Chapel Road, Ridgewell, Essex, CO9 4RU.
A carer is someone of any age who provides unpaid support to family or friends who could not manage without this help. This could be caring for a relative, partner or friend who is ill, frail, disabled or has mental health or substance misuse problems.Carers may even be juggling paid work with their...
Contact: Greenwich Carers Centre, The Stables, 76 Hornfair Road, London, SE7 7BD.
Contact: Greenwich Carers Centre, The Stables, 76 Hornfair Road, London, SE7 7BD.
We offer assessment and treatment for people over the age of 65 with mental health needs. We also offer support to their families and carers, including carer's assessments if appropriate. We see people with a range of mental health needs including:
anxiety
dementia with behaviour problems
...
Contact: Greenwich Community Mental Health Team for Older People, Memorial Hospital Shooters Hill, London, SE18 3RZ.
Contact: Greenwich Community Mental Health Team for Older People, Memorial Hospital Shooters Hill, London, SE18 3RZ.
Equipment is provided to support the individual in their home and tailored to meet their needs. It can be as simple as the basic community alarm service, able to respond in an emergency and provide regular contact by telephone. It can include detectors or monitors such as motion or falls and fi...
Contact: Greenwich Council, Greenwich Telecare, 1st Floor Riverside House East, Woolwich High Street, Woolwich, London, SE18 6BU.
Contact: Greenwich Council, Greenwich Telecare, 1st Floor Riverside House East, Woolwich High Street, Woolwich, London, SE18 6BU.
We cater for all types of care ranging from personal care, to elderly care, and complex care.
Care Offered:
· Personal Care
· Elderly Care
· Respite Care
· Re-ablement Care
· Dementia and Alzheimers Care
· Str...
Contact: Agency, 10 Flag Business Exchange, Vicarage Farm Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 5SL.
Contact: Agency, 10 Flag Business Exchange, Vicarage Farm Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 5SL.
We provide care calls ranging in length from 30 minute pop in calls, through to live in care. All the carers are fully trained and DBS checked.
Contact: Agency, 30 High Street, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6PH.
Contact: Agency, 30 High Street, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6PH.
Provied a 2 course hot lunch.
Contact: Christchurch Housing Society, Waterford Road, Highcliffe, Christchurch, Dorset.
Contact: Christchurch Housing Society, Waterford Road, Highcliffe, Christchurch, Dorset.
Equipment is provided to support the individual in their home and tailored to meet their needs. It can be as simple as the basic community alarm service, able to respond in an emergency and provide regular contact by telephone. It can include detectors or monitors such as motion or falls and fi...
Contact: Grosvenor Telecom, 30 Whitegate Industrial Estate, Whitegate Road, Wrexham, Clwyd, LL13 8UG.
Contact: Grosvenor Telecom, 30 Whitegate Industrial Estate, Whitegate Road, Wrexham, Clwyd, LL13 8UG.
Our Befriending volunteers help to combat loneliness and isolation by making regular visits to older people in their homes, providing companionship and a listening ear.
This service is open to residents of Kensington & Chelsea who are aged 55 and over. If you find it difficult to get out and ab...
Contact: Age UK Kensington & Chelsea, 1 Thorpe Close, London, W10 5XL.
Contact: Age UK Kensington & Chelsea, 1 Thorpe Close, London, W10 5XL.
We organise shopping trips for people who cannot use public transport due to disability or frailty, so that they can continue to do their own shopping. Trips are run every Wednesday and Thursday to supermarkets in and around west London.
Contact: Age UK Kensington & Chelsea, 1 Thorpe Close, London, W10 5XL.
Contact: Age UK Kensington & Chelsea, 1 Thorpe Close, London, W10 5XL.
Men in Sheds: For men over 50 our Men in Sheds workshop offers you the chance to make and mend all sorts of things in a relaxed and welcoming environment.For men over 50 our Men in Sheds workshop offers you the chance to make and mend all sorts of things in a relaxed and welcoming enviro...
Contact: Age UK Exeter, The Sycamores , , Mount Pleasant Road, , Exeter, Devon, EX4 7AE.
Contact: Age UK Exeter, The Sycamores , , Mount Pleasant Road, , Exeter, Devon, EX4 7AE.
Grrowlingly Purrfect Dog Walking and Pet Sitting Service provides a practical alternative to boarding your pets at a kennel or cattery, or imposing upon friends and family. Our range of services is aimed at the responsible pet owner who wants the best care for their animals. You can be away from hom...
Contact: Grrowlingly Purrfect.
Contact: Grrowlingly Purrfect.
https://www.gacarers.co.uk/york/
At Guardian Angel Carers York we provide high quality care in the comfort of your own home.
Owners Debbie and AJ have chosen the vibrant market town of Easingwod to open thier flagship office. It was a desire to make a difference to people living in North Yorkshire...
Contact: Guardian Angel Carers York, Birch Way, Birch Way, York, North Yorkshire, YO61 3FB.
Contact: Guardian Angel Carers York, Birch Way, Birch Way, York, North Yorkshire, YO61 3FB.
We provide assistance with using the toilet, having a wash, getting dressed, getting in and out of bed.
The above list is not exhaustive, these are just some of the general tasks of the personal care help that we offer.
We also provide assistance with domestic duties such as washing, clea...
Contact: Guardian Homecare, Suite 21, Thatcham House, Turners Drive, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG19 4QD.
Contact: Guardian Homecare, Suite 21, Thatcham House, Turners Drive, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG19 4QD.
Our Citizens Advice is a wide-ranging advice service. Using the Citizens Advice service's unique information system we can give you free, confidential, impartial and independent advice and information on a wide range of subjects including: Debt - Consumer Issues - Housing - Employment - Legal ...
Contact: Citizens Advice Guernsey, St Sampson’s, Guernsey, Channel Islands, GY2 4QS.
Contact: Citizens Advice Guernsey, St Sampson’s, Guernsey, Channel Islands, GY2 4QS.
Guided walks in Danson Park and Les Nes Abbey. We will even throw in free refreshments and nordic walking poles.
Contact: Age UK Bexley, Grassington Road, Sidcup, Kent, DA14 6BY.
Contact: Age UK Bexley, Grassington Road, Sidcup, Kent, DA14 6BY.
The service is a home care (domiciliary care) service, provided by an agency which is registered to provide personal care to its clients.
Contact: Guild Care, North Street, Methold House , Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1DU.
Contact: Guild Care, North Street, Methold House , Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1DU.
The Handyperson Scheme carries out small works to people's homes.Examples of work undertaken:
Installation of key-safes
Small carpentry works
Plumbing repairs or small alterations
Shelving
Assemble units from DIY stores
Installation of grab/hand rails
Installation of bannister rails
Contact: Guildford and Waverley Care and Repair, Millmead House, Millmead, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 4BB.
Contact: Guildford and Waverley Care and Repair, Millmead House, Millmead, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 4BB.
Gujarati Welfare Association provides social stimulation, interaction, general information and advice to users - meeting their linguistic, social, emotional and practical needs with particular regard to those having physical and/or sensory disabilities.
Activities include men and women's yoga; annu...
Contact: Gujarat Welfare Association , 141 Plashet Road, London, E13 0RA.
Contact: Gujarat Welfare Association , 141 Plashet Road, London, E13 0RA.