Welcome to the Dorset section of Guide2care, from here you can access local information and advice for the care of older people.
These pages also provide links to care providers, social service departments and other relevant organisations in Dorset.

 

Local Information

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Alzheimer's
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Area covered: Covers Bristol, Channel Islands, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire and So

Address: Alzheimer's Society,
South West Area Office International House,
Bank Road,
Kingswood,
Bristol BS15 8LX

Telephone: 0117 967 2975

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For information about stroke and details of The Stroke Association's local services and support, please call our helpline on 0845 3033 100 or email info@stroke.org.uk

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Anchor Staying Put - Christchurch, Purbeck, East & North Dorset01202 862765

Anchor Staying Put - Weymouth & Portland01305 785 340

Help and Care Bournemouth
0845 4500418

West Dorset Care & Repair
01305 252280

 


Age Concern
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Help the Aged
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Carers Support Salisbury District
60 Bedwin Street, Salisbury
SP1 3UW
Telephone 01722 322746
General Information

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

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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)

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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.

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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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