Amber Valley
(01773) 728000

Amber Valley Sub Office
(01773) 728300

Bolsover
(01246) 348400

Chesterfield
( 01246) 347777

Derbyshire Dales
(01629) 772323

Erewash
(0115) 909 8585

Erewash Sub Office
(0115) 909 8000

High Peak
(01457) 728888

North East Derbyshire (01246) 348888

South Derbyshire
(01283) 238000

Area covered: Covers Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Northamptonshire

Address: Alzheimer's Society,
East Midlands Area Office Northgate Business Centre,
38 Northgate,
Newark-on-Trent NG24 1EZ

Tel: 01636 642804

Email: ema@alzheimers.org.uk

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North Derbyshire Home Improvement Agency
Tel: 01246 345748

Walbrook Care & Repair - Derbyshire
Tel: 01332 253271

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Derby Carers Centre
Derbyshire Carers Association
Rosehill Business Centre
Normanton Road
DERBY
DE23 6RH

Tel: 01332 200002

Email: derby@derbyshirecarers.co.uk
Web:   www.derbyshirecarers.co.uk

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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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