Further information and advice
A little bit of help
Arranging your own care
A little bit of help
Equipment
- Disabled Living Foundation (DLF) - a national charity providing impartial advice, information and training on independent living since 1969.
- Disabled Living - a charity which provides impartial information about equipment (assistive technology) and services for disabled adults, children, older people and the professionals who support them
- GOV.UK provides information on Disabled Facilities Grants - You could get a grant from your local council if you’re disabled and need to make changes to your home
- Your local council may be able to help with major adaptations to your home
Find the contact details and website for your local council. - Age UK - Comprehensive information about simple adaptations could enable you to stay in your own home for longer. Includes impartial advice of stair-lifts
- You can also obtain simple equipment from local retailers in your area directly
- If you have an hearing impairment, visual impairment, or a combined hearing and visual impairment there is equipment available to support you
Meals
Luncheon clubs
- Age UK Lancashire activities and events provides information about all events run by Age UK including luncheon clubs in Lancashire.
Lancashire County Council may provide meals on wheels service for people who are unable to prepare or heat meals on their own. You will need to be eligible for a service and be assessed to see if you can get our support.
Maintaining your home
Handyperson services
- Age UK operates handyperson services in 80% of the UK.
Home Improvement agencies
- Elderly Accommodation Council - provides information and about Home Improvement Agencies in your area.
Arranging your own care
Funding your own care
- The Money Advice Service - information for funding long term care
- PayingForCare - provides access to interactive and impartial information and advice via web www.payingforcare.org or 0808 208 9994.
- Care Navigation Service - whether you buy support privately or we fund some or all of your care we can help by offering advice and guidance to suit your needs, at present we do not offer a vacancy management service. Updates to this will be coming soon.
Residential care options
- Age UK provides useful information on the provision and funding of residential care services and also provides a Care home checklist with the key things to consider when you visit a care home to see if it is suitable.
- Care Quality Commission – find information on residential care homes.
- Care Navigation Service - whether you buy support privately or we fund some or all of your care we can help by offering advice and guidance to suit your needs, at present we do not offer a vacancy management service. Updates to this will be coming soon.
- Homes run by Lancashire County Council
Housing alternatives
- Your local council has housing related information including:
- Finding a home
- Housing grants
- Homeless help
- Home maintenance
Find the contact details and website for your local council.
- Gov.uk offers wider information around housing and local services
- Age UK information about the different housing options and where to find out more about the sort of housing you may want to live in.
- NHS Choices has good information on all housing types available for older and disabled people and carers.
Retirement homes and sheltered housing
- Elderly Accommodation Council provides a directory of retirement homes and sheltered housing in Lancashire
Getting our support
- If you think adult social care can help support you, a family member or friend please get in touch. You can telephone us on 0300 123 6720
Short term support after illness, an operation or crisis
- NHS Choices - information about being discharged from hospital
- NHS continuing healthcare
- A little bit of help
- Getting our support
- Arranging your own care
Caring for someone
- Carers UK is a charity set up to help the millions of people who look after an older, disabled or seriously ill family member or friend.
- Age UK - Advice for carers
- NHS Choices - Guide to care for carers
- GOV.UK - Carers' information including carers' benefits
- A little bit of help
- Getting our support
- Arranging your own care