Elderly Care
Newmarket Day Centre
Newmarket Day Centre is a successful independent community resource working with retired and infirm people to enable them to have and enjoy a better quality of life. Anybody can pop into the Day Centre, as long as they are over 50 years old and if you’re not, you could always bring your own or borrow someone’s parent or grandparent, the more the merrier.
Facebook: @Newmarket-Day-Centre
Telephone: 01638 664262
Website: www.newmarketdaycentre.co.uk
Care and Support for Adults
Find support through Suffolk County Council to live independently, help to stay at home, adult social care, paying for care, help for carers, reporting abuse and working with us.
Silver Line
The Silver Line provides a free confidential helpline providing information, friendship and advice to older people, open 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
Facebook: @thesilverlineuk
Twitter: @TheSilverLineUK
Telephone: 0800 470 8090
Website: www.thesilverline.org.uk
Email: info@thesilverline.org.uk
Parkinson’s UK
They offer information, friendship and support to local people with Parkinson’s, their families and carers.
Facebook: @parkinsonsuk
Twitter: @ParkinsonsUK
Telephone: 0808 800 0303
Website: www.parkinsons.org.uk
Email: hello@parkinsons.org.uk
UK Care Guide
UK Care Guide has been created to bring together all the information you might need when looking for care for yourself or for a loved one.
Facebook: @UKCareGuide
Twitter: @UKCareGuide
Telephone: 0333 210 0236
Website: www.ukcareguide.co.uk
Email: hello@ukcareguide.co.uk
Support Care of Older People
Support Care of Older People (S.C.O.O.P) is a community support provider for older people, some of whom may experience mental health difficulties This includes people who experience memory impairment e.g. Dementia related illnesses yet still choose to live in their chosen accommodation. In certain situations, SCOOP can provide support to younger people depending on their needs.
Telephone: 01473 610786
Website: www.supportcareofolderpeople.com
Newmarket Dementia Action Alliance
The Newmarket Dementia Action Alliance objectives are to work together to support Newmarket and surrounding area to become a more dementia friendly place to live, encourage businesses and organisations to adopt membership of the NDAA, support and develop awareness within Newmarket and surrounding area and ensure that people living with dementia and their carers have the opportunity to be involved.
Facebook: @NewmarketDAA
Telephone: 01638 669361
Website: www.dementiaaction.org.uk/newmarket
Email: newmarketdaa@gmail.com
Age UK
Age UK is the country’s largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. They believe in a world where everyone can love later life and they work every day to achieve this.
Facebook: @ageuk
Twitter: @age_uk
Telephone: 0800 055 6112
Website: www.ageuk.org.uk
NHS Care Homes
Moving into a care home is a big decision and it can cost a lot of money. Before choosing a care home for you or someone you know, it’s worth considering all of the options.
Website: www.nhs.uk/conditions/care-homes