• Health conditions
• Health and social care services
• Advice for carers
• Support groups, voluntary
  organisations and charities
• Housing
• Financial advice and benefits
• Education and training
• Employment and volunteering
• Healthy living, social and
  leisure
• Transport
• Crisis support

Support groups for older people

• 60+ Action Group
  Website discussing health, transport, the environment and policing for the 60+.
  
• Active Age
  Active Age Projects support the over 50's to use their considerable skills and experience to help others. For further information contact the email address. Volunteer Service Bureau VSB.
• Action on Elder Abuse (AEA)
  The AEA works to protect and prevent the abuse of vulnerable older adults. 
  
• AFTAID Aid for the Elderly
  AFTAID is a relatively small charitable organisation which is near unique in offering direct financial assistance in the form of grants, often in emergency situations and covering a wide range of 'quality of life' issues which are not being addressed elsewhere.
• Age Concern Brighton and Hove
  Age Concern aim to empower, celebrate and support independence. Take a look at what they have to offer; whether it is seeking information, finding help, wanting to have more fun, or volunteer.
  
• Age UK
  Age UK is an international charity fighting to free older people from poverty, isolation and neglect.
• Alzheimers Society Brighton and Hove
  A membership organisation which works to improve the quality of life of people affected by dementia in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
• Brighton & Hove Neighbourhood Care Scheme
  Supports older people and people with physical/sensory disabilities by finding local volunteers to help them with various tasks. They have volunteers working in Hanover, Queens Park, North Laine, Coombe Road, North Portslade, Poets Corner/Vallance & Regency.
  
• Brighton and Hove Pensioners Forum
  Aims to serve as an umbrella organisation to ensure that older people's views from small pensioner organisations are represented to the statutory agencies more efficiently.
  
• Contact the Elderly
  With over 4,500 volunteers, they relieve the loneliness often felt by people who live alone with little or no social support.
  
• Counsel and Care
  Provide personalised, in-depth advice and information, which informs our research and campaigning work.
• Disabled Living Foundation
  A national charity providing free, impartial advice about all types of daily living equipment for adults with disabilities and disabled children, older people, their carers and families.
  
• Elderly Accomodation Counsel
  The EAC's im is to help older people make informed choices about meeting their housing and care needs.
  
• Falls Prevention Service (24.5kb PDF file)
  A leaflet explaining who is antitled to the service provided by the NHS.
• First Stop Advice for Elderly People
  An independent, free service providing advice and information for older people, their families and carers about care and housing options in later life.
• Friends of the Elderly (168kb PDF file)
  A leaflet explaining the grants available and who is entitled to them.
• Gardening Scheme (757kb PDF file)
  A leaflet to explain the scheme, which aims to help older tenants and tenants with disabilities who are having difficulties looking after their gardens.
• Home Fire Safety (123kb PDF file)
  A leaflet explaining the free service provided by the East Sussex Fire & Rescue service.
• Hove Probus Club
  Luncheon Club for retired and semi-retired professional and business men and women.
  
• Hangleton Get Together Club
  Club for 50+ Hangleton residents. Weekly meeting, coffee, tea, biscuits, illustrated talks, games, quizzes & videos of interest.
• Impact Initiatives
  Runs a range of innovative services across Sussex that are helping individuals and communities to improve their lives.
• Legal Advice (154kb PDF file)
  This factsheet, aimed at the 60s and over, helps you identify how to get the help you need, including options for paying for legal advice. It covers obtaining legal information and advice on civil matters.
• LifeLines
  Lifelines is a volunteer-led project, which aims to improve the health and wellbeing of isolated and vulnerable older people by helping them access a range of activities and events such as Knitting Club, Cooking Class for men and Dance Class are provided for people 50+ living in the areas of Queens Park, Tarner and Craven Vale.
• Marmion Day Centre
  The Lunch Club for people aged over 55 at Marmion Road provides a 3-course lunch at low cost. The Club offers activities and trips as well as friendship and support. Transport is available.
• National Talking Newspapers and Magazines
  NTNM provides national newspapers and magazines in audio on tape, CD, DAISY CD and by MP3 download, and in digital full-text format by, e-mail, download and CD-ROM for visually impaired and print disabled people who find reading a strain.
• Oakhouse Foods
  Oakhouse Foods frozen meals service offers 300 meals and desserts with free home delivery.
• Ralli Hall Lunch & Social Club
  Ralli Hall Lunch & Social Club welcomes people aged 60+ from Brighton and Hove who want to meet new people and keep active in the community. Lunch and many different activities (i.e. yoga classes, singing, dancing) are provided. For information about access and charging see the website.
• Retired & Senior Volunteer Programme RSVP
  Fit the skills of volunteers ages 50+ to community requirements, focussing on health care projects.
  
• Ricability
  Consumer reviews for older and disabled people.
• Somerset Day Centre
  Somerset Day Centre provides supportive social and recreational day care facilities for vulnerable people over 65 who live in central/east Brighton. It is open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
  Please find contact and access details on the website.
• St John’s Day Centre
  St John’s Day Centre is open to all people 60+ living in Brighton and Hove who wish to meet other people and join social activities. Situated in the St John’s church in Palmeira Square, besides the Cornerstone Community Centre, it supports healthy living and independence and offers opportunities for learning (i.e. computer classes).
  The centre has its own café that serves also hot meals (open Mon-Fri 9.30am-3.30pm).
  Drop-in places are available alongside to referred places; charges may apply. Transport is available if needed.
  
• Staying healthy in later life (157kb PDF file)
  An information leaflet providing advice on healthy eating, exercise and other healthy lifestyle issues.
• Sussex Farmhouse Foods
  Traditional frozen food delivered to your door. Meals are available in various sizes.
  
• The Hangleton & Knoll Project
  Activities, opportunities and facilities available to residents of Brighton and Hove who are age 50+
• The Daily Living Centre (DLC)
  Provide detailed, impartial information and advice about a wide range of daily living equipment that enables people to lead more independent lives.
• The Pension Service
  Pension Credit is an entitlement for people aged 60 or over living in Great Britain.
• Tourism for All
  A national charity dedicated to making tourism welcoming to all - those with disabilities, older people, carers of young people or disabled or older relatives.
• Wiltshire Farm Foods
  Frozen ready meals and desserts, hand delivered free.
• WRVS
  Provides a range of practical services to help and support older people to live well, maintain their independence and play a part in their local community.