Myths & realities of bladder control, how the bladder works, types of bladder loss, what can be done to help, bladder retraining, diet & weight.....
Advice & information about bones and osteoporosis, including who is at risk, everyday idetary advice, and physical activity....
General information & advice about a balanced diet, and information about appropriate diets for calcium & bones, osteoporosis, arthritis, and the prevention & relief of c....
Advice & information about hearing loss, what it means, common signs, diagnosis, causes, communication, and hearing aids....
Information & advice about heart disease, the causes, who is at risk, and how to minimise the risk....
Information and advice about blood pressure & symptoms & treatment of hypertension. Advice on lifestyle & diet to minimise risk of hypertension.....
A practical resource for commissioners and organisations considering development of telecare services....
The TSA website has information on the telecare (community alarm, lifeline or careline) industry in the UK and the services it currently provides to individual users. Yo....
Available TV licence concessions, Registered blind concessions. Accommodation for Residential Care licence - who is eligible, care homes, sheltered housing, exceptions, &....
Who needs a television licence, hiw much they cost, how to buy them, when you can get a refund, and what happens if you don't have a licence. Using a television or video ....
The development of tenancy agreements for couples in Extra Care Housing, based on the experience of an Extra Care project in Southampton....
Information about Tenant Management Co-operatives for council or housing association tenants....
Information about the rights of different types of tenancy & security of tenure, rents, the right to repairs, and help with renovation, repairs and adaptations. Applies t....
Public Policy & Older People - This report outlines significant policy developments and trends during 2005 and looks ahead to likely developments in 2006.....
An annual assessment of public policy on ageing and older people. The report describes public policy developments and trends in 2007 and looks ahead to likely development....
Almshouses provide purpose-built dwellings at the centre of local communities. They are specially adapted for the comfort and welfare of elderly residents. Almshouse r....
A guiding set of values used by ASIST that can approach non-instructed advocacy, I.e. a policy for offering advocacy to people who do not have a system of communication t....
Research & evaluation drawn together from the Housing Corporations Innovation & Good Practice projects about older people. This was written to inform the Corporations Hou....
Information about parking concessions for disabled and blind people, eligibility, and how to apply....
Website of The Blue Cross, the pets charity. They offer to find homes for pets, offer a Pet Bereavement Support Service, & veterinary treatment for pet owners on means te....
What to consider when deciding about care, choosing a care home, paying for a care home, living in a care home, and where to get further information.....
This is the website for the Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care (The Care Commission), which is a national organisation set up under the Regulation of Care (Sc....
"Viewpoint" publication by the Housing LIN, adapted from a presentation given by Sue Garwood of Hanover HA in July 2004. It examines the feasibility of Extra Care housing....
An account of pressures faced by older people looking for care homes....
The Cinnamon Trust provides practical help on day-to-day care of pets and fostering and long term care for pets whose owners have moved to residential accommodation. The....
This Housing LIN Factsheet No29 considers how local authorities can work with public and private sector partners to develop a cohousing approach towards the outcomes soug....
Information about the role of the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI), and what it will mean to people who use social services....
Details about all the issues around deciding on a care home, finding & paying for one, and living in a care home.....
Provides an outline of the most important aspects for older people of the Council Tax system.....
Information about the DDA 1995 for death & partially sighted people, describing who is covered by it, & how it affects blind & hard of hearing people. It describes what "....
Information and advice for people who have just got a hearing aid, or think they may need one. It describes how hearing aids work, how to get one, the different types, ho....
This contains information about equipment that can alert to different sounds, help in using the telephone, listening equipment, getting subtitles on TV and DVDs, equipmen....
Sets out the benefits of handyperson services, provides practical guidance on commissioning such services, and gives home improvement agencies examples of different arran....
Gives an overview of the key findings of the Future HIA project carried out by Foundations on behalf of Communities and Local Government (CLG). The Future HIA project aim....
Case Study 22 draws on the work of Manchester Care & Repair and makes the link with work on social inclusion and involving older people in the regeneration of areas of Ma....
An explanation of the government's proposal to introduce a mandatory Home Information Pack, which will require all sellers of residential accommodation (except commercial....
Minorities; BME;....
Summary of research commissioned by the Countryside Agency and the Housing Corporation.....
Findings of research commissioned by Thomas Pocklington Trust, who engaged researchers from University College London and Bristol University to examine the housing and su....
The purpose of the definitions is to enable housing associations to categorise their housing for rent as either general needs housing, supported housing or housing for ol....
Findings of research, commissioned by the CRE, into the extent of discrimination faced by Irish people living in Britain. It includes recommendations for action.....
A guide for public employees about the Race Relations Act and the duty to promote racial equality....
Summary report on the findings of a research project about women who had been victims of elder abuse.....
Description of how the NHS hearing aid service works, how to get an aid, the different types and features of hearing aids, and battery replacement and servicing.....
This report seeks to find out why so few black and minority ethnic elders are using sheltered housing. It identifies various barriers which go some way to explaining this....
Analysis of population statistics and trends regarding older people, specifically looking at the retired population in the United Kingdom, Income, Housing & Health.....
A guide to buying, living in, and selling a Park Home....
A summary of the main features of Pensions Credit, which was introduced on October 2003. It covers the 2 parts, I.e. Guarantee credit, and Savings credit....
Ideas for Creative Activities with Older People....
This explains that the Social Fund is for people on low incomes, and can give grants or loans to help obtain important essential things, like heating costs, funerals, hou....
Information about the regulated fund (cold weather, winter fuel, & funeral payments), and the discretionary fund (community care grants & budgeting & crisis loans). Other....
The 4th volume of a series that present a snapshot of the entire health and ageing landscape in different regions of the world....
Information about the State Retirement Pension. The information is valid until 5 April 2008.....
This resource pack is about meeting the needs of older lesbians, gay men and bisexuals living in care homes and extra care housing. The pack sets out clearly the type of ....
This publication is primarily aimed at professionals working in care homes and extra care housing. It explains how to recognise and respond to everyones's needs, and sets....
Information and advice for elderly owners of pets on services offered by The Cinnamon Trust, e.g. practical help on day-to-day care of pets, fostering, long term care for....
Information for people thinking about moving to extra care sheltered housing....
Advice on how to assess your financial situation, prepare a balanced personal budget & how this can be used to help manage your money.....
This report draws from regulatory inspections and assessment of councils performance in commissioning older people's services. The findings include the fact that home car....
A report of a Royal Institure of British Arrchitects ideas competition commissioned by Anchor Housing Association....
Good practice guide about training & development of staff for Home Improvement Agencies. Covers the need to identify needs, plan and prioritise training, monitor the acti....
Models and recommendations for the development of information, advice and advocacy services....
Case Study 25 considers how one housing association has shifted from a traditional warden service attached to sheltered housing schemes to a floating support service. The....
Information on travel which may be useful to older people. Includes information on financial assistance relating to travel, including social security benefits and conces....
Information on financial support towards care home fees and situations where friends or relatives of the older person are at risk of losing their home because they are s....
Explanation of the cause and effect of mature-onset sugar diabetes, treatment, and self help....
The kinds of insurance that can be used to cover volunteers....