Publications and Factsheets
Your Guide to Later Life in Gloucestershire
Our Guide to Later Life contains all the information and advice you need to navigate later life, stay independent at home, and connect socially. You can read it online by clicking the link below:
Grapevine Magazine
Our Grapevine magazines includes stories, articles and activities for you to enjoy. There are now 11 editions to browse through, written and compiled by our community of older readers. Take a look today; you might discover something new to try...
Age UK Information Guides and Factsheets...
Age UK's Information Guides and Factsheets are short and easy to digest, giving an overview of the relevant topic. Check out the range of information available on topics such as Money and Legal, Home and Care, Health and Wellbeing and more!
Information Guides...
Money and Legal
Health and Wellbeing
Home and Care
Travel and Lifestyle
Factsheets...
Consumer
Health
Hospital Discharge and Recovery
Intermediate Care and Reablement
NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing Care
Housing
Anti-Social Behaviour in Housing
Council and Housing Association Housing
Finding Private Rented Accomodation
Income and Benefits
Benefits for People Under State Pension Age
Challenging Welfare Benefit Decisions
Personal Independance Payment and Disability Living Allowance
Panning your Retirement - Money and Tax
Social Fund, Advances of Benefit and Local Welfare Provision
Legal
Advance Decisions, Advance Statements and Living Wills
Arranging for Someone to Make Decisions on your Behalf
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
Equality, Discrimination and the Public Sector Equality Duty
Social Care
Deprivation of Assets in Social Care
Disability Equipment and Home Adaptations
Finding, Choosing and Funding a Care Home
How to Resolve Problems and Complain about Social Care
Paying for Care and Support at Home
Paying for Care in a Care Home if you have a Partner
Paying for Permanent Residential Care
Paying for Short-Term and Temporary Care in a Care Home
Personal Budgets and Direct Debits in Social Care
Property and Paying for Residential Care
Age UK Gloucestershire Resources
We also have a selection of other resources, made by us, that can help you navigate later life, stay independant and home and connect socially. You can find them below.
Age UK Gloucesterhshire's Help Team
Your Guide to Completing your Attendance Allowance Application
Need More Information?
If you can't find the information you're looking for, you can contact our Help Team, who can provide you with free, confidential, and independent advice.