Links to websites giving Social Care information

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Age Concern (Leicester) Care Services - Age Concern provides advice and information for carers of older people and respite breaks for carers.
Age Concern (Leicestershire and Rutland) Residential & Nursing Home Advisory Service - Free and confidential advice about going into a care home.
Alzheimer's Society - Provides information on dementia, advice, support groups and advocacy for carers of people suffering from dementia.
Better Caring - Better Caring for Professionals provides information about care homes and offers a search for bed and/or care home vacancies.
Break Charity - The charity Break offers respite care, specialist child care and UK holidays to provide carers with a rest.
Carefree - Carefree provides wide ranging support for young people under 18 who look after relatives who are ill or disabled.
Care Leavers Association - A union of care leavers who support, protect and strengthen rights for care leavers and provide support, educate and train members.
CareOnline - Provides easily accessible information and services to carers, disabled and older people.
Carers Princess Royal Trust - Princess Royal Trust for Carers. Good ‘help for carers’ section and information about local carers’ centres.
Carers UK - Website to support people providing unpaid care to family friend or partner.
Childcare Link - Information on national and local childcare.
CLASP The Carers Centre - CLASP The Carers Centre provides a range of services to improve the quality of life for carers and those for whom they care.
Contact A Family - A UK-wide charity providing advice, information and support to the parents of all disabled children.
Commission for Social Care Inspectorate (CSCI) - Free, independent reports on the quality of your local homes and care services to help you make an informed choice.
Council for Disabled Children - Provides a national forum for the discussion and development of a wide range of policy and practice issues.
CVS Community Partnership - An agency of the Councils for Voluntary Service operating in the sub-region of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland
Department of Health - Carers - Caring about Carers is a Government website with a commitment to provide details of the services or benefits affecting carers.
Direct Gov - Caring For Someone - Information from the Government about caring for others, including Carers rights and information on the Carers Act.
Direct Gov - Supported Housing Schemes - Information from the Government about shared care.
Direct Gov - Useful Contacts for Carers - Information from the Government about support organisations for carers.
East Midlands Care Association - The body that represents private Care Homes and Nursing Homes for both the elderly and younger adults in the East Midlands.
Guide2care - Access to local information and advice for the care of older people in Leicestershire.
LAMP Direct -  Provides an information service, carers support and a service user advocacy service.
LAMP Direct - Carer's Resource Pack - The pack contains a series of useful leaflets which cover a range of information for Carers of people with mental ill health.
Leicestershire Cares - Matches the talents and skills of employees with the needs of local communities.
Leicestershire Children Information Service - Childcare information for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland.
Mencap - Mencap provides information, support and advice to carers of adults and children with a learning disability.
New Deal for Carers (DoH) - An online consultation from the Department of Health to help shape the future strategy
Parent & Carers Council - Provides information and support groups for parents and carers of children with a wide range of disabilities.
Princess Royal Trust for Carers - The largest provider of comprehensive carers support services in the UK.
Rethink - Rethink provides services, training, information and support for carers of people who are affected by mental illness, includes information on Rights of those caring for people with Mental Illness.
Shared Care Network - The Shared Care Network is a national organisation which promotes family-based short breaks (respite care) for disabled children.
Talking Point - The First Stop for Information About Communication Development and Disability.
Young Carers Net (Princess Royal Trust for Carers) - Advice and information about caring for someone.