Independent Age

Independent Age provide help and support services for older people. They have:

• a national telephone helpline for advice on care, benefits, getting help at home and adapting your home. They can arrange a follow up appointment for more detailed discussions
• telephone friendship groups to help you connect with new friends and to learn more issues that matter to you. This is aimed at people who aren’t online or can’t get out and about in
• Grief Chat online emotional support for bereaved people, access to trained bereavement counsellors and referral into other specialist bereavement services
• volunteer opportunities
• information and advice guides on a range of topics such as staying connected, grief and being independent
• campaign on older people’s issues