Age Concern (Leicestershire and Rutland) Advocacy - advocacy service is available to people in residential and nursing care.
British Association of Occupational Therapists - offers information, advice and directories of suppliers and services.
Care Quality Commission (CQC) - Inspects and reports on care services and councils to improve social care
Children's Rights Officers and Advocates - Children's Rights Officers & Advocates.
CQC - National Standards - Important guidelines to help providers, inspectors and people who use services regarding standards of service of Care Homes, Home Care, Adult Placement Schemes, Domiciliary Care and Nursing Agencies.
National Care Association - Provide access to information about the independent care sector.
Counselling - Includes Counselling information, a list of professional counsellors and psychotherapists.
Direct Gov - information about a wide range of government information and services.
Leicestershire Social Care Development Group (LSCDG) - Guidance and support to help independent social care employers and managers address workforce development.
Liveincarejobs.net - Care jobs for employers and jobseekers.
The National Careline - Offers information about care and support for older people, their carers and their families.
Rights Net - A welfare rights website for advice workers.
Social Care.co.uk - Career opportunities in social care
Social Care Online - An enormous range of free information and research on all aspects of social care.

Care at Home

Age Concern (Leicestershire and Rutland) Care Services - Age Concern provides advice and information for carers of older people and respite breaks for carers.
Care Aware - provides information, advisory and advocacy services, specialising in elderly care funding advice.
Friends of the Elderly - a charity that supports older people by offering help and friendship.
Leicestershire CareOnLine - provides easily accessible information and services to carers, disabled and older people.
Nursing Home Fees Agency - provide advice and information to help you understand what financial help the State provides and your entitlements to ensure the best quality care
Telecare Services Association - works to promote understanding and awareness of telecare and help people find a service locally

Residential Care

Age UK - Information and support for changing and chosing housing and care arrangements.
Care Homes - Provides a national search facility for finding care homes and related products and services.
Care Quality Commission (CQC) - Free, independent reports on the quality of your local homes and care services
Direct Gov - Care Homes - Information from the Government about Care Homes.
Guide2Care - Local information and advice for the care of older people, including a Care Provider Finder.
Nursing Homes Directory - A searchable nursing home directory.

Respite Care

Break Charity - The charity Break offers respite care, specialist child care and UK holidays to provide carers with a rest.
Direct Gov - Supported Housing Schemes - Information from the Government about shared care.
Short Breaks Network - National organisation that promotes family-based short breaks (respite care) for disabled children

Page Last Updated: 21 June 2011