Useful contacts

Age UK

Age UK aims to provide life-enhancing services and vital support to people in later life, including advice on a range of subjects such as money and health.

Telephone: 0800 055 6112

Care Funding Guidance

This independent service can help you decide how to meet your care fees. Its useful free guides set out the different options for paying for care.

Telephone: 01978 513317

Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB)

The CAB has offices all over England and Wales. It provides free, independent advice in person, by telephone or online on all sorts of issues, including work, debt, housing, consumer rights and pensions.

Telephone: 0800 144 8848 (England)

Office for National Statistics (ONS)

The ONS’ Care Pathway Model is a clear and useful flow chart that takes you through the different funding routes for residential care in England.

Care Quality Commission (CQC)

The CQC is the independent regulator of health and social care in England. It ensures that health and social care services provide safe, effective, compassionate and high-quality care.

Telephone: 03000 616161

Court of Protection

The Court of Protection makes decisions on matters relating to finance or health and welfare for people who are unable to make such decisions for themselves.

Telephone: 0300 456 4600

Office of the Public Guardian

The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) helps people to stay in control of decisions about their health and finance or make these decisions for others who cannot do so for themselves.

Telephone: 0300 456 0300

Carehome.co.uk

carehome.co.uk is the leading UK care home review website and is regularly used as an information resource by people seeking care for themselves or their loved ones.

Telephone: 0800 808 5852

Care England

A registered charity, Care England represents independent providers of adult social care in England. It aims to create an environment whereby care providers can deliver and develop high-quality care.

Telephone: 08450 577 677