Services that can provide practical help with day-to-day tasks in and around the home, personal care (including help with bathing, dressing and preparing meals), or long term care (such as residential and nursing care):

Local

Age UK Cambridgeshire

Offer a range of services for people 50+

Visit www.ageuk.org.uk/cambridgeshire

Care Network

Help isolated and vulnerable people in Cambridgeshire stay independent and maintain social contact.

Visit www.carenetwork.org.uk

Your Life Your Choice

Offers information about adult social care services in Cambridgeshire.

Visit www.yourlifeyourchoice.org.uk

National

FirstStop

From guidance on how to check the suitability of your home to information about housing, supported living and residential or nursing homes across the country.

Visit www.firststopcareadvice.org.uk

Age UK

Aims to improve later life through information and advice, services, campaigns, products, training and research.

Visit www.ageuk.org.uk

The Care Quality Commission

Regulates, checks and inspects hospitals, care homes, GPs, dentists and services in the home (mainly care services). Offers information about what standards of service you can expect and results of inspections.

Visit www.cqc.org.uk

The Disabled Living Foundation

Provides impartial information and advice about daily living equipment to help maintain an independent lifestyle. This includes:

• on online guided advice tool to suggest daily living equipment that could assist you and where to get it asksara.livingmadeeasy.org.uk
• a loan facility so that you can borrow simple electronic aids for up to 2 weeks to try them out www.livingmadeeasy.org.uk