Telecare is a telephone-based service which can help a person of any age to feel safer and more supported in their own home, 24 hours a day, 356 days a year.

Day care at day centres is provided for people who need support to enable them to live as independent and fulfilling a life as possible, in their communities.

Are you over 50 and in need of housing or considering you future housing options? In Dorset there are a number of services available to help you move or stay in your home.

Dorset County Council recognises the importance of supporting older people to remain healthy and independent in their own homes for as long as they wish. Having access to food and nutrition is essential for good health.

An assessment is a series of questions that helps decide the best way of determining someone's social care needs.

The direct payments scheme has been set up by Dorset County Council Adult and Community Services to give people control over the services they receive, and when and how these services are delivered.

The Government has provided Dorset County Council with £4 million funding over the next three years to transform the way adult social care is provided.

Dorset POPP is a complex and ambitious, person centred programme, led by the needs, desires, and aspirations of Dorset's older people.