Age UK

Age UK's advice line is a free, confidential national phone service for older people, their families, friends, carers and professionals.

• Do you know what benefits to claim and how to claim them?

• Worried that you can’t afford to retire?

• Anxious about a planned hospital stay and how to cope when you leave?

• Need advice on choosing the right care home?

Lines are open 8am-7pm, 365 days a year.

Telephone: 0800 678 1602

https://www.ageuk.org.uk

The Silver Line

The Silver Line is the only free confidential helpline providing information, friendship and support to older people, open 24 hours a day, every day of the year.

The Silver Line provides three functions to support older people:

• A 24-hour helpline which is available 365 days a year and offers information, signposting, advice, and a place to talk

• A befriending service to combat loneliness

• A means of empowering those who may be suffering abuse and neglect, if appropriate to transfer them to specialist services to protect them from harm

Telephone (24 hour): 0800 4 70 8090

https://www.thesilverline.org.uk

CRUSE

Grief can be overwhelming. You don't have to deal with it alone.

Cruse helps people through one of the most painful times in life – with bereavement support, information and campaigning.

Telephone: 0808 808 1677

Home page: https://www.cruse.org.uk