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  1. Care and support

    Whether you're in need of care and support services, or you care for someone who's ill or disabled, we have information and advice that can help.

  2. Personal care budgets

    Personal budgets and direct payments give you more control by allowing you to choose how your care budget is spent. Find out more on what to do here from Age UK.

  3. Personalised Integrated Care

    Integrated Care is a way of coordinating health and social care services to make sure they are based closely around people's needs. Read now on Age UK.

  4. Care needs assessment

    You need to get a care needs assessment from your local council in order to be eligible for support from social services. Find out more from Age UK.

  5. Home and care guides

    Read our helpful guides on home and care, covering topics like staying safe at home and the different housing options available to you.

  6. Caring about equality

    contributions they make for families and communities throughout the UK. This year’s theme, ‘Caring About Equality’, highlights the inequalities unpaid carers face and what is needed to create ... risk of financial hardship , social isolation, and poor mental and physical health. The impact of care Care affects so many of us and many people end up becoming unpaid carers every day. Research in this

  7. Returning to care

    UK's Health Influencing team and the Care Leavers Connected Project discuss how older people who were in care as children can best be supported when returning to care in later life.

  8. Care home closures

    Care home closures are a rare occurrence, but can cause anxiety and distress for those affected. This page will cover what to do if your care home is facing closure.

  9. Women and caring

    Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK, asks why caring responsibilities so often fall to women, and what we can do to better support carers.

  10. The Care Act 2014

    The Care Act 2014 came into effect from 1 April 2015 and is all about adults with care needs and carers. Read more from Age UK.

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