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Everybody who lives in the City of London is entitled to an assessment to establish if an alteration to their home is needed to make it suitable for independent living.

The City’s Adult Social Care team provides information and care services for people with a range of community care needs who are living and working in the City including:

The CQC have registered over 15000 care homes in England. The CQC gives them a rating to help you choose care. There are two main types of care homes you can search for on the website – residential and nursing homes. Use the online map to search for rated homes in your…

The Silver Line operates the only confidential, free helpline for older people across the UK that’s open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The helpline number is 0800 4 70 80 90. The Silver Line also offer telephone and letter friendship schemes where they match volunteers…

The older persons assessment unit (OPAU) sees people over 65, helping them with issues that may be affecting their independence and well being. They also accept patients under 65 where it's felt they can best address their needs. The team includes specialist doctors, nurses and therapists. The support you receive will depend…

The National Association for People Abused in Childhood (NAPAC) is the UK’s leading national charity offering support to adult survivors of all types of childhood abuse, including physical, sexual and emotional abuse and neglect. The damage caused by child abuse doesn’t always end in childhood. The…

Alzheimer's Society (City and Hackney) offers information, advice, signposting and support to people affected by Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, and to their families and carers. Services include: Dementia Adviser service Leisure and well-being service 'Younger People with Dementia' group Dementia Cafes

The City and Hackney Adult Community Nursing Service is responsible for providing nursing care to residents in City and Hackney age 18 and over who are primarily housebound or in residential homes due to age, ill health or disability.  The service works in partnership with…

The Diagnostic Memory Clinic's (DMC) goal is initial assessment and diagnosis of dementia and cognitive impairment in people of all ages, although most service users are aged over 65. Referrals must come from GPs and medical specialists.

The Care Home Selection service can help you to find and arrange care in a number of different ways and the service is always free.