Care - information on community care services and funding, local authority assessment for community care, financial information on care homes and inspection reports.
Carers - financial or practical help that may be available to those spending a lot of time looking after an older person or someone who is sick or disabled.
Finance - covers benefits, pensions, tax, income, investments and debt.
Health - medical conditions which are more likely to occur in later life. Health-related benefits such as free eye tests and prescription charges. Locating the nearest doctor, dentist or optician. Hospitalisation and returning home.
Housing and Security - covers the housing choices available to older people. How to select the most appropriate type of housing. Securing homes to enable safe and independent living.
Leisure and Transport - ideas for leisure activities, new interests or hobbies. Travel information including how to get financial assistance relating to travel, social security benefits and concessions. Help available to people who have mobility or other difficulties.
Life Events - bereavement, marriage and civil partnerships. Covers the range of experiences most people go through when someone close to them dies - the practical things that need to be done like registering the death, arranging the funeral and dealing with the estate. Gives information and advice on the practical and legal issues surrounding living together, getting married and civil partnerships.
Work - information about changing jobs and careers and working in local government. Employment rights and work-related age discrimination legislation .
