Dementia The journey ahead  offers practical advice and emotional support from the patient’s diagnosis through final departure.

Dementia Family Support A closed group on Facebook to support those  caring for someone with dementia or simply to learn. Group Administrators will approve your application to join the group

Parkinson’s UK – Support and research charity

The Money Advice Centre – Free and independent Money advice on care and other topics

Seniors Discounts – is the largest age specific discount platform in the UK

Carers Oxfordshire has built a national reputation for reaching and supporting carers in innovative ways.

Pippa Kelly  is an award-winning blogger, journalist and author. She writes regularly in the national press and specialist publications about dementia, with which her mother lived for a decade, and elderly care issues. Pippa is an inspirational public speaker.

We have kind permission of both Pippa and Carers Oxfordshire to share  Pippa’s talk  about the long distance caring she shared with her siblings. This frank and personal account offers support as well as good advice on Continuing care allowance, Power of Attorney and in home care.  Pippa talks about  guilt, frustration and exhaustion as she moved her parents from their family home and into a ‘more suitable flat’ How they did it and how it made her feel.  At the time Seniors Helping Seniors was not available in her parents town but happily we have now opened in Surrey (December 2017)!

Dying Matters – Raising awareness of dying, death and bereavement

Nourish We met Jane Clarke in the year we launched and have been following her ever since. Jane offers great advice and recipes for anyone with a frail appetite.  Well worth a look.

More Food ideas- Seniors Helping Seniors has tested recipes for healthy eating and slow cooking. We produced some tasty recipes using imperial  measurements to help those who may deal better with ounces rather than grams. We also tried and tested recipes for slow cookers which we recommend for safety and low cost cooking Recipe 2 – Recipe Bundle

Keep well – self-screening to monitor risks of malnutrition (BAPEN)

Spring Chicken – Making life easier and brighter as you get older

Campaign to end loneliness – Help and information on loneliness

Caron Cares – Advice & information for anyone caring for the elderly. Caron’s advice is easy to read and she provides very useful products such as Dementia Assistance cards

Sing for your life – Local group improving the health and wellbeing for older people through music

Independent Age – Advice and support for older age, Independent Age campaigning

My Ageing Parents – Help and tips

Contact The Elderly – Charitable companion services

University for the 3rd Age – Get creative and challenge yourself

Turn to us – A service connecting you to benefits and grants

When they get older – Help guides

MNT – Medical News Today

Design 2 Enable – Stay active with style. The most stylish support products we have found

The Able Label  high-quality garments  specifically been designed to make dressing easier.

Co-operative Independent Living – Aids for Daily Living

Join Dementia Research – For research info and access to drug trials

John’s Campaign Run by Nicci Gerrard and Julia Jones. Ensuring carers are welcomed in hospitals to support patients living with dementia.  Hugely helpful during COVID-19 with legal action on human rights for people stuck in Care homes and hospitals. The campaign brings key figures in the care industry together to share best practise. We have supported the campaign since the 2014 proposal JC Proposals

Care Charts UK – Remember-I’m-Me™ Care charts based on symbols

Active Minds – Activity Products for Dementia

Sporting Memories Network – Improving the wellbeing of people through reminisence

Playlist for Life – Connecting music, people and memories

Memory Bank – An outstanding dementia care product

Nutrition and dementia – Alzheimer’s Disease International

Life Line – 24 hour personal alarm

SOLLA – SOLLA helps people and their families find a trusted and accredited local financial adviser who understand financial needs in later life. A well-qualified financial adviser who is specially trained to  understand the plans you need to make for your retirement years. Each office can signpost you to local legal services we work with.

Health Watch – Your spotlight on health and social care services

First Stop – Advice for older people

Dementia Friends – Make life better for people with dementia (SHS is a Champion)

UKHCA – United Kingdom Home Care Association

Age Action Alliance – Improving older people’s lives (member)

Social care commitment – people who need care and support with high quality services (member)

Action on Elder Abuse challenges and works to prevent the abuse of older people, through the provision of services resources and training (member)

Training for carers – bespoke training courses

Social Enterprise UK – Business where Society profits

Living Wage Foundation –   The campaign for a Living Wage is a movement of independent business, organisations and citizens who believe a fair day’s work deserves a fair day’s pay. Seniors Helping Seniors has championed the real living wage in the care sector since 2013. Every office believes passionately in valuing care properly.

Good Business Charter – The Good Business Charter encourages responsible business behaviour and publicly acknowledges compliant organisations.  We aim to excel rather than comply!