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  1. Factsheet - How to resolve problems and complain about social care (PDF)

    Page 1 of 26 Factsheet 59 How to resolve problems and complain about social care February 2026 About this factsheet This factsheet explains what to do if you are not satisfied with any aspect of social ... the quality of services. This factsheet can be read in conjunction with others on social care, for example, Age UK factsheet 41, How to get care and support. Age UK factsheet 66, Resolving problems and making

  2. Factsheet - Dental care NHS and private treatment (PDF)

    Page 1 of 18 Factsheet 5 Dental care: NHS and private treatment May 2026 About this factsheet This factsheet explains dental treatment offered by the NHS, including how to find an NHS dentist, charges ... paying for NHS treatment costs, and what you can do if dissatisfied with the care you receive. The factsheet also looks at private dental treatment. Currently, you might not be able to access an NHS dental

  3. Factsheet - Disability equipment and home adaptations (PDF)

    Page 1 of 26 Factsheet 42 Disability equipment and home adaptations March 2026 About this factsheet This factsheet covers the help you can get from the local authority to manage your daily life at home ... conjunction with other Age UK factsheets and information guides including: ⚫ factsheet 46, Paying for care and support at home ⚫ factsheet 41, How to get care and support ⚫ factsheet 67, Home improvements and

  4. Factsheet - Deprivation of assets in social care (PDF)

    Page 1 of 18 Factsheet 40 Deprivation of assets in social care September 2025 About this factsheet This factsheet looks at deprivation of assets, which can be an issue when a local authority carries ... Age UK’s other factsheets on care funding, particularly Age UK factsheet 10, Paying for permanent residential care and factsheet 46, Paying for care and support at home. This factsheet may not be relevant

  5. Factsheet - Council and housing association housing (PDF)

    Page 1 of 22 Factsheet 8 Council and housing association housing June 2025 About this factsheet This factsheet has information about applying for housing from local authorities and housing associations ... housing in factsheet 63, Finding private rented accommodation. Information on housing intended specifically for older people is in factsheet 64, Specialist housing for older people and factsheet 2, Buying

  6. Factsheet - Finding choosing and funding a care home (PDF)

    Page 1 of 28 Factsheet 29 Finding, choosing and funding a care home July 2025 About this factsheet This factsheet gives information about finding, choosing and funding a suitable care home including ... care home. Age UK produces other factsheets on adult social care. Factsheet 41, How to get care and support, factsheet 10, Paying for permanent residential care and factsheet 58, Paying for short-term and

  7. Factsheet - Specialist housing for older people (PDF)

    Page 1 of 18 Factsheet 64 Specialist housing for older people November 2025 About this factsheet This factsheet contains information about housing intended specifically for older people, such as sheltered ... specialist housing for sale, see factsheet 2, Buying retirement housing. For information about renting from local authorities and housing associations in England, see Age UK factsheet 8, Council and housing association

  8. Factsheet - Safeguarding older people from abuse (PDF)

    Page 1 of 28 Factsheet 78 Safeguarding older people from abuse and neglect December 2023 About this factsheet This factsheet explains the law on safeguarding adults to help you decide what to do if ... that older people are aware of this and they know support is available. The information in this factsheet applies in England. There are differences in legislation and procedures in Northern Ireland, Scotland

  9. Factsheet: NHS continuing healthcare and NHS-funded nursing care

    Page 1 of 36 Factsheet 20 NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded nursing care July 2025 About this factsheet This factsheet explains what NHS Continuing Healthcare is, how the NHS decides whether ... nursing homes towards their costs of providing nursing care to residents. The following Age UK factsheets may also be of interest: 6 Finding care at home 10 Paying for permanent residential care 22

  10. Factsheet - Advance decisions advance statements and living wills (PDF)

    Page 1 of 16 Factsheet 72 Advance decisions, advance statements and living wills April 2026 About this factsheet There are things you can do to make sure others know which medical treatments you would ... an advance decision or a ‘living will’) and an advance statement are two things you can do. This factsheet explains what they are, why you might want to prepare one or both, requirements for drawing them

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