ABBEYFIELD
Abbeyfield House
53 Victoria Street
St Albans
Herts AL1 3UW
Tel 01727 857536
Fax 01727 846168
email: post@abbeyfield.com
Provides housing for older people. Over 1000 houses throughout the UK. A
typical house offers, for example, a resident housekeeper, call alarm
systems, specialist facilities (such as assisted baths, lifts), and two
cooked meals a day.
ACTION ON ELDER ABUSE
Astral House
1268 London Road
London SW16 4ER
Tel (admin) 020 8764 7648
Tel (helpline) 0808 808 8141
email aea@ace.org.uk
www.elderabuse.org
Aims to promote awareness of psychological, physical and financial abuse of
elderly people. Provides information and emotional support. Leaflets and
training videos are available. The helpline is open Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-4.30 p.m.
AGE CONCERN CYMRU
Debbie Meehan, Information Officer
1 Cathedral Road
Cardiff CF11 9SD
Tel 029 2037 1566
Fax 029 2039 9562
email: enquires@accymru.org.uk
Promoting the welfare and wellbeing of older people in Wales and also
positive attitudes towards older people and ageing. Information, support,
advice and publications.
AGE CONCERN ENGLAND
Astral House
1268 London Road
London SW16 4ER
Tel 020 8679 8000
Fax 020 8765 7211
www.ace.org.uk
Promoting the welfare and wellbeing of older people in England and also
positive attitudes towards older people and ageing. Information, support,
advice and publications. Phone for details of local organisations.
AGE CONCERN SCOTLAND
Maureen O'Neill, Director
113 Rose Street
Edinburgh EH2 3DT
Tel 0131 220 3345
Fax 0131 220 2779
email: enquires@acsinfo3.freeserve.co.uk
Promoting the welfare and wellbeing of older people in Scotland and also
positive attitudes towards older people and ageing. Information, support,
advice and publications.
AGE ENDEAVOUR FELLOWSHIP
Willowthorpe
High Street
Stanstead Abbotts
Ware
Herts SG12 8AS
Tel 01920 870158
Aims to relieve poverty or distress of the elderly. Concerned with
unemployment of the elderly. Runs two nursing homes that can be accessed
country wide. To be resident it is necessary to be of sound mind but not
necessarily physically fit. Contact the Manager of either Kingfisher
Nursing Home 01920 872001 or Kingfisher Nursing Home 01992 627939
AGE EXCHANGE THEATRE TRUST
15 Camden Row
London SE3 0QA
Tel 020 8318 9105
Fax 020 8318 0060
email: age-exchange@lewisham.gov.uk
Aims to improve people's quality of life by emphasising the value of their
reminiscences to old and young alike through pioneering artistic, education
and health and social care activities. The aim is to provide a unique
Reminiscence Centre that functions as a national training and development
centre and museum.
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