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Description
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Age UK|
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Age UK provides information for older people
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Accessible Travel and Leisure|
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Web site for accessible travel for wheelchair users slow walkers mature travellers their families and friends.
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Action on Elder Abuse|
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Action on elder abuse AEA aims to prevent the abuse of older people by raising awareness; encouraging education; promoting research; and providing information
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Better Caring|
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Provides online information on all registered residential and nursing homes in the UK
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Care Choices Limited|
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Provides information on residential care provision for older people and adults with disabilities
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Department of Health|
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Health and social care –provides information about nursing care and services for vulnerable people
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Silver Surfers|
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Provides a directory, a gateway, an index and portal to the net focused on the needs of the over 50’s.
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Guide2Care|
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Information on all aspects of caring for an older person.
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Direct Gov|
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A place to turn to for the best and widest range of public service information in the UK
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Good Access Guide|
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A unique directory of accessible leisure pursuits, holidays and travel, transport mobility products and daily living services. For people with disabilities their families and friends
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Stroke Association|
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Provides information for stroke sufferers and their families and carers.
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Parkinson Disease Society|
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Provides information for Parkinson’s disease sufferers and their families and carers
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Centre for Policy on Aging|
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Provides information to older people and their carers and families
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Housing 21|
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Housing 21 aim to improve people's lives by promoting independence and choice for older people. They provide a range of care, health and housing options, so whatever your needs, they can support you to have a good later life.
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Care Quality Commission|
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The Care Quality Commission is the independent regulator of health and social care in England. Their aim is to make sure better care is provided for everyone, whether that's in hopsital, in care homes, in people's own homes, or elsewhere.
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Alzheimer's Society|
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The Alzheimer’s Society is the UK’s leading care and research charity for people with dementia, their families and carers
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Counsel and Care|
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Counsel and Care is a charity giving advice and information to older people, their relatives and carers across the UK.
The important word in our name is "Care". We specialise in free advice for people over 60, their friends, carers and relatives on: Community Care, Housing with Care, Care in a Home (particularly paying for and choosing Care Homes)
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Gateshead Crossroads|
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This site is designed to provide carers, their families and people working with carers with information on caring and details of the help and services that Gateshead Crossroads can offer.
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