Resources: Older people

Age UK provide advice, combat loneliness and enable independence. They run a number of services at their local Bristol branch, providing practical help, social support, and advice for older people. Other branches are available throughout the country.

Age UK website

Alzheimer’s Society are a charity that campaigns for change in dementia care, funds research towards a cure, and provides support to people currently living with dementia. Services include social activity groups for those living with dementia, support groups for carers, and a national helpline.

Alzheimer’s Society website

Bristol City Council – Adult Health and Care website

Bristol Hate Crime Services is a group of agencies working in collaboration to provide a comprehensive service for victims of hate crime.

The collaboration is led by SARI (Stand Against Racism & Inequality), with local providers Brandon Trust, Bristol Mind, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Forum, Avon and Bristol Law Centre and Bristol Mediation.

Bristol Hate Crime Services website

The Carers Centre is a local charity supporting people in Bristol and South Gloucestershire who care for family and friends. They offer expert advice, emotional support, telephone counselling, and understanding. All services are free. CarersLine helpline for carers also available.

Carers’ Support Centre (Bristol & S Glos) website

Supported by a network of volunteers, Contact the Elderly organises monthly Sunday afternoon tea parties for small groups of older people aged 75 and over, who live alone, offering a regular and vital friendship link every month.

Contact the Elderly – South West website

Filwood Hope is a walk-in centre which provides the local community of Knowle West with advice and support on benefit, debt and housing. This service also provides counselling on a daily basis.
They also host advisers from Age UK offering advice to those over 55.

Filwood Hope Centre website

Helpline and advice and support service for grandparents, grandparents who may be raising a grandchild and grandparents who have lost contact with a grandchild.

Grandparents Plus website

A home-visiting service to help people over 50 in North Bristol stay independent. Help with form filling (including Attendance Allowance and PIP), benefits checks, reducing household costs and signposting to local services.

Home Visits for Over 50s – North Bristol Advice Centre website

Milestones Trust support people with learning disabilities, mental health needs, dementia and complex behavioral needs to help toward living a more creative, meaningful and richer life.

Milestones Trust website

The Beehive Centre aims to reduce social isolation and connect communities in Whitehall and St. George.

The Centre hosts social events and activities such as like Tai Chi, Line Dance, Keep Fit, Art & Craft, Internet Cafe & Lunch Club and  many of our activities are tailored to the needs of older people (55+ years).

The Beehive Centre website

The Silver Line operates the only confidential, free helpline for older people (aged 55+) across the UK that’s open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

They also offer telephone friendship where we match volunteers with older people based on their interests,  facilitated group calls, and help to connect people with local services in their area.

The Silver Line website

Walk Out is a project specifically for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) people to get together to share time, thoughts and the surprisingly amazing walks in and around Bristol. In partnership with Walk for Health Bristol, this project will bring accessible, gentle and welcoming walking groups to anyone who would like to join.

Walk Out Bristol website