Older People in North East Derbyshire

Help to stay in your own home

• Crime Prevention Advice - information for your safety

• Disabled Facilities Grant - information on accessing funds for aids and adaptations

• D.Y.N.A.H. - helping individuals with dementia, the ageing process, mental health or learning difficulties to remain independently in their own homes.

• Home energy improvements - find out what you can do to save money and the planet

• Independent Living Service - (previously called the Warden Service & Care Call) this is managed by Rykneld Homes on behalf of the council. 

• Is your home suitable? - a Questionnaire to help you decide whether it practical to stay in your current home or think about moving

• North Derbyshire Home Improvement Agency (NDHIA) - a major source of information for home improvements and the Handyvan scheme

• Telecare (Derbyshire County Council) - Telecare is a new service designed to enable older people and others remain living independently with dignity in their own homes for as along as possible.

• Trusted Trader scheme - find a reliable and honest plumber or electrician

What can Derbyshire County Council do for you?

• Derbyshire County Council Services for Adults (Adult Care)- information on what the County Council provides for People

• Derbyshire County Council's Older Persons Strategy - Derbyshire County Council strategy for Older People in the county

• Care Homes in N E Derbyshire - Derbyshire County Council's Care Homes Directory

• Safeguarding Adults - If the safety or wellbeing of a person is in question, protection would be needed to ensure that person is safeguarded from abuse or mistreatment.

• Telecare - Telecare is a new service designed to enable older people and others remain living independently with dignity in their own homes for as along as possible.

Who else can help?

• Age Concern - information on various aspects - good financial advise

• Alzheimer's Society - help and support for people with Alzheimer's and their carers. Telephone 01246 223366 

• Citizens Advice Bureau - Citizens Advice Bureau provide free, confidential and independent advice from over 3,000 locations including in bureau, GP surgeries, hospitals, colleges, prisons and courts.

• Help the Aged - support, advice, information

• Making the most of your money - Age Concern's financial advice, help to make the most of your savings, pensions etc

• Pension Services - Government website for information

• Welfare Rights - check out your benefit entitlement

Activites

• Leisure Activities - information on how to stay active

• Consultation - Would you like to get involved?  We need your views & opinions.

• The Volunteer Centre - do you have spare time to help others?

• Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire Pensioners Action Association - The main priority of the group is to campaign to help pensioners get a better deal. Meets and exchanges views with others of their own age group, hear speakers on interesting topics and take part in various social events and trips. 
  Contact Mr Philpot on 01246 235998 for more information

• 50+ Forums in Clay Cross and Dronfield - Your local Forum is run by local people for local people

Housing

• Rykneld Homes - the Council's management company responsible for Council Housing in the district.  Follow this link to find out what properties are available on the Choice Based Letting Scheme

• Sheltered Housing - details of our 3 Sheltered Housing Schemes in Clay Cross, Dronfield and Eckington and bungalows, ground floor flats throughout the district

Information

• Ageing Positively North East Derbyshire has written an 'Older Person's Strategy' which seeks to deliver and develop our housing and related objectives for older people, their relatives and carers.  We are working in partnership with other Councils and services.

• 'Don't stop me now!' - Audit Commission report on the ageing population

• Derbyshire Centre for Inclusive Living - 01773 740246 Free & Confidential information, including help with Direct Payments

• Derbyshire Advocacy Service - support, advice, information