Below are a series of links to additional websites that may be of particular interest to you.
Age Concern England
www.ageconcern.org.uk
Advice and information on a wide range of issues to make life more enjoyable and fulfilling for older people.
Alzheimer’s Disease Society
www.alzheimers.org.uk
Information, support, tips and news for carers and those affected by Alzheimer's and dementia.
Bolton Council
www.bolton.gov.uk
Bury MBC
www.bury.gov.uk
Care Aware
www.careaware.co.uk
A public information and advisory service specialising in the issues relating to long-term care.
Citizens Advice Bureau
www.citizensadvice.org.uk
A service which helps people to resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing free information and advice.
Counsel and Care
www.counselandcare.org.uk
Charity giving advice to older people, their relatives and carers across the UK.
Care Quality Commission
www.cqc.org.uk
Regulatory body that inspects and reports on care homes and care services and councils to improve social care and stamp out bad practice.
Help the Aged
www.helptheaged.org.uk
National charity for older people.
Investors in People
www.investorsinpeople.co.uk
Investors in People delivers continuous business improvement to organisations through the development of business improvement tools enabling people management and people development within the UK.
MENCAP
www.mencap.org.uk
A national charity for people with learning difficulties and their families.
MIND
www.mind.org.uk
The National Association for Mental Health in the United Kingdom campaigns on behalf of those with mental illness.
NAPA (National Association for Providers of Activities for Older People)
www.napa-activities.co.uk
NAPA are a voluntary organisation dedicated to increasing the profile and understanding of the activity needs for older people.
Nursing Homes Fees Agency (NHFA)
www.nhfa.co.uk
Specialist advice on paying for long-term care including care fee advisors, accountants and tax specialists.
Pick's Disease Support Group (PDSG)
www.pdsg.org.uk
Support group for carers of frontotemporal dementia: Pick's Disease, Frontal Lobe Degeneration, Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Corticobasal Degeneration and Alcohol Related Dementia.
Relatives and Residents Association
www.relres.org
An organisation bringing together relatives in care homes and hospitals. Can offer support and advice on any matter concerned with residential care.
Rochdale MBC
www.rochdale.gov.uk
RNHA (Registered Nursing Home Association)
www.rnha.co.uk
The RNHA campaigns strongly for high standards in nursing home care. Their members are nursing home owners committed to delivering quality services to their patients.
RNIB (Royal National Institute for the Blind)
www.rnib.org.uk
National charity providing a good range of information for blind or partially sighhted people.
The Pension Service
www.thepensionservice.gov.uk
Help and advice for pensioners in England and Wales.
Wigan Council
www.wigan.gov.uk