Information & advice service
Age UK Derby and Derbyshire offers a free, confidential and independent information and advice service to older people and their friends and carers.
Age UK Derby and Derbyshire offers a free, confidential and independent information and advice service to older people and their friends and carers.
We can usually help directly but, if not, we can signpost you to someone who can.
Our information and advice can support you to make the best decision about the little things that can make a big difference and about major life changes. Our help can make the difference between living life and just managing.
Benefits:
- Older people and their carers can make more informed choices and achieve positive outcomes on a variety of issues affecting independence and wellbeing
- Older people feel empowered to use local services and support agencies now and in the future
- Reduced risk of crime, deception and elder abuse
- Increased income and older people able to enjoy a better standard of living including adequate heat, food, clothing and personal expenditure
- Older people feel supported and listened to and experience increased feelings of engagement, self-worth and care
Who is it for?
Older people in Derbyshire county and Derby City and carers calling from around the UK.
Charge
No charge for this service.
We offer:
- 1:1 support to find solutions to problems including referral to other agencies where appropriate
- Information on local, community and national services for older people and their carers, guidance on issues affecting older people and their carers, welfare rights, assessment of entitlement to benefits, social and emotional issues, legal issues (wills etc)
- Age UK Information Factsheets and guides, provided free of charge
How we work
Contact us in person at one of our Information Centres or by telephone, email, letter or fax. Or ask a trusted friend, family member, carer or professional to call for you.
A trained and experienced advisor will discuss your concerns and try to provide all the information and advice you need to make an informed decision about what is best for you.
We can check your benefits to make sure you are getting everything you are entitled to, send factsheets on over 70 subjects, send you information leaflets and booklets, signpost you to local or national agencies and refer you to specialist agencies.
For some issues we would put you in contact with one of our specialist services, for example our Derbyshire Housing Options Service can help with making decisions about where and how you live or if you experience difficulty getting your needs and wishes heard we can refer you to our Advocacy Service.
Or if you prefer you can pick up information guides on a wide variety of subjects at Age UK shops and our shops and services in Derbyshire.
Trusting us to help you
Our help is free, confidential and independent. Information we may ask for is to help answer your enquiry. Other information is used to make sure we offer a good and reliable service.
You can refuse to provide such information and still receive a service. No information is passed to another party without your consent.
Make a donation
Our Information and Advice Service is entirely funded by our local income generation. If you would like to make a donation please use a donation tin at any of our venues or make cheques payable to ‘Age UK Derby and Derbyshire’ and send to:
Information and Advice Service
29A Market Place
Heanor
Derbyshire
DE75 7EG
Contact us
Derbyshire
Information and Advice Service - Derbyshire
29A Market Place
Heanor
Derbyshire
DE75 7EG
Telephone: 01773 768 240 (confidential answer-machine in busy periods/out of hours)
Fax: 01773 766 924
Email: info@ageukderbyandderbyshire.org.uk
Website: www.ageukderbyandderbyshire.org.uk
Derby
Information and Advice Service - Derby
15 The Morledge,
Derby
DE1 2AW
Telephone: 01332 343 232 (confidential answer-machine in busy periods/out of hours)
Email: derbyadmin@ageukderby.org.uk
Hours: Monday - Friday 10am-3pm
Derby 50+ Centre
Eagle Market
Derby
Drop-in and surgery sessions Monday - Friday 10am-3pm
Long Eaton Office
Parklands Connexion
Leopold Street
Long Eaton
Telephone: 0115 9465 158 (Monday & Thursday)
The Information Roadshow
A touring information service visiting public events, groups, clubs and agencies in the county.
Call 01773 768 240 or visit the information roadshow page for further information. Or ask about the Information Roadshow visiting your group or club.
Find out more about the information roadshow