Bedford
County Hall
Bedford
(01234) 363222

Ampthill
Houghton Close
off Oliver Street
Ampthill Beds MK45 2TG
(01525) 840543

Biggleswade
142 London Road
Biggleswade SG18 8EL
(01767) 224224

Dunstable
Vernon Place
Dunstable Beds LU5 4EZ
(01582) 665861

Leighton Buzzard
Bassett Road Clinic
Leighton Buzzard LU7 7AR
(01525) 381775

Luton and South Bedfordshire Branch

Alzheimer's Society
Carers Haven
45-49 Hightown Road
Luton
LU2 0BW

Tel: 01582-404077

Email: alz.sbeds@btconnect.com

North&Mid Bedfordshire Branch

Alzheimer's Society
2A Duke Street
Bedford
MK40 3HR

Tel: 01234 327380

Email: BedfordBranch@alzheimers.org.uk

Website: Branch Website

Click here for local branch

Regional Office
Sue Wayne
Regional Manager
The Stroke Association
Wallingford Community Hospital
Reading Road
Wallingford
Oxon
OX10 9DU

T: 01491 834750
F: 01491 835922
Chiltern@stroke.org.uk

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Bedford & District Citizens Advice Bureau

Tele

Anchor Staying Put - Bedford

52A Bunyan Road, Kempston, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 8HL

Tel: 01234 852740

Home Improvement Agency Luton

Luton Borough Council, Town Halll, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 2BQ

Tel: 01582 547 222

Age Concern Bedfordshire
80-82 Bromham Road
BEDFORD
MK40 2QH
Phone: 01234 360510
Fax: 01234 360562
Email: k.birkin-acb@talk21.com

Dunstable,
Address: 38 High Street LU6 1LA
Telephone: 01582 478007


Leighton Buzzard
Address: Shop 2, Leck House,
2-4 Lake Street LU7 8TQ
Telephone: 01525 850589

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Ageing

Arthritis

Breathlessness

Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease

Falls

Incontinence

Leg Ulcers

Osteoporosis

Parkinson's Disease

Pressure Sores

Shingles

Sight

Strokes

Finding information about the Care System may seem a daunting process, there are also a lot of misconceptions about care for the elderly.

This web site is designed to help you find sources of information and contact details of local organisations that can give practical support and advice.

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The type of Long Term Care you choose will be determined by your particular needs.

In reality there is no, “One size fits all”. Your choice of care service may be as simple as receiving Meals-on-Wheels and utilising aids and equipment, through to intense nursing care in a specialist home.

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In developing a funding strategy for long term care, the starting point is to determine the level of financial support which may be available from the Government. Many people wrongly assume that they will have no entitlement because they own assets but this may not be the case

Direct payments are local council payments for people who have been assessed as needing help from social services, and who would like to arrange and pay for their own care and support services instead of receiving them directly from the local council.

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Care Home
(includes care homes with nursing)
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Home Care Agency
(Homecare is also known as domiciliary care)

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) oversees a range of care services provided for older people and younger adults – including care homes, nursing homes and adult placements. Domiciliary care services also fall under CQC regulation ensuring that agencies are accountable for quality of the services they provide.

Action on elder abuse define elder abuse as:

'A single or repeated act or lack of appropriate action, occurring within any relationship where there is an expectation of trust, which causes harm or distress to an older person'.

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Solicitors for the Elderly (SFE) is a national organisation of lawyers, such as solicitors, barristers, and legal executives who are committed to providing and promoting robust, comprehensive and independent legal advice for older people, their family and carers.

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