Elderly Care
Alzheimer Society
There are dementia services and support groups in your area. Find out what’s available where you are.
Telephone: 0330 333 0804
Website: www.alzheimers.org.uk
Contact the Elderly
Supported by a network of volunteers, Contact the Elderly organises monthly Sunday afternoon tea parties for small groups of older people aged 75 and over who are dealing with loneliness and social isolation.
Telephone: 0800 716 543
Website: www.contact-the-elderly.org.uk
Dementia
Dementia UK offers specialist one-to-one support and expert advice for people living with dementia.
Telephone: 0800 888 6678
Website: www.dementiauk.org
Email: helpline@dementiauk.org
The Hollies Memory Cafe
For anyone with concerns about memory problems and dementia, together with their carers. This monthly memory café is for residents and their families, but also for anyone in the local community.
Location: Hollies Care Home, Drake Lane, Dursley
Telephone: 01453 541400
Website: www.carersgloucestershire.org.uk
Email: info@littlecombepark.com
Silver Line
Free phone support for older people, 24 hours a day.
Telephone: 0800 4 70 80 90
Website: www.thesilverline.org.uk
Age UK
Age UK is the country’s largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. We believe in a world where everyone can love later life and we work every day to achieve this.
Telephone: 0800 055 6112
Website: www.ageuk.org.uk