- 0800 561 0015
DIRECTORY RESOURCES
Adult Social Care - Stoke City Council
Age UK
- 01782 286209 (General enquiries)
- 01782 204995 (information & advice)
- http://www.ageuk.org.uk/northstaffs
Age UK North Staffordshire works with and for older people in the region, offering a wide range of tailored, quality services and activities.
Approach
- 01782 214999
- http://www.approachstaffordshire.co.uk
Approach provides services to meet the needs of older people with dementia or mental health needs along with adults who are socially disadvantaged. They work mainly in North Staffordshire and the City of Stoke-on-Trent.
Services include:
- Specialist day care groups
- Men in Sheds day care groups
- Dementia advisers
- 1:1 day opportunities support
- Carers cafés
- Training services
Beat The Cold
- 0800 389 2258
- http://www.beatcold.org.uk
Provide advice, information and make referrals to help households achieve affordable warmth at home for health and comfort.
Citizen's Advice Bureau
- 03444 111 444
- http://www.snscab.org.uk
Offer advice on a range of subjects, specialising in problems with social security benefits, personal debt, or housing; employment disputes and immigration issues. They also offer specialist help to the victims of crime.
Disability Solutions
- 01782 638300
- http://disabilitysolutions.org.uk
They have a number of different services which try to help people with health, well-being, volunteering and benefit related issues, from form filling to tribunal level.
Lifeline Alarm Service
- 01782 234545
- http://stoke.gov.uk/telecare
Meals on Wheels
- 0800 561 0015
North Staffs Carers
- 01782 793100
- http://www.carersfirst.com
Provide free services for unpaid carers in North Staffordshire including:
- a dedicated carers centre
- information and advice
- emotional support
- practical help
- break opportunities and social activities
- support to access benefits and grants
Revival Home Improvements Agency
- 0333 014 3389
- http://www.revivalhia.org.uk
We are a not-for-profit agency that helps vulnerable people maintain their health and independence and be warm, safe and supported in their homes.
We are part of the Staffordshire Housing Group and our services are supported and funded by local councils and a range of other agencies.
Services include:
- low-cost handyman
- home from hospital
- decorating and gardening
- adaptations
- repairs management
- falls prevention checks and safety measures
- fire prevention checks
- befriending service
- home option advice
RVS Staffordshire
- 01782 917938
- staffordshirehub@royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk
Hold local events for older people.
Staffs Fire & Rescue
- 0800 0241999
Free home fire risk check
Trading Standards
- 01782 232065
Act on behalf of consumers and businesses to advise on, and enforce, laws that govern the way goods and services are bought, sold and hired.