Useful links

• CareAware
  A non profit making public information, advisory and advocacy service specialising in elderly care funding advice in the UK.
  
  
• Care Quality Commission
  This organisation inspects and reports on care services and councils. It is independent but set up by Government to improve social care and stamp out bad practice.
  
  
• CQC Professional
  The website for social care professionals.
  
  
• Department of Health
  The DoH provides health and social care policy, guidance and publications.
  
  
• Help the Aged
  An international charity fighting to free disadvantaged older people from poverty, isolation and neglect.
  
  
• Nursing Home Fees Agency
  This site helps you understand what you may be entitled to by way of State support towards your care and, if you are self-funding, also helps you understand the financial products available to meet ongoing care costs and as far as possible preserve capital.
  
  
• Nursing and Midwifery Council
  The Council safeguards the health and wellbeing of the public by continually regulating, reviewing and promoting nursing and midwifery standards.
  
  
• Registered Nursing Home Association
  The Association campaigns strongly for high standards in nursing home care. Its members are nursing home owners committed to delivering quality services to their patients. Stanfield Nursing Home is a member.
  
  
• Worcestershire County Council Social Care for Adults and Older People
  This site provides information on the social care services available to adults and older people through Worcestershire County Council.