Founded nearly 150 years ago, Independent Age has recently
merged with two other older people's charities, Counsel and Care and
Universal Beneficent Society, to provide a broader range of
services than any of the charities could provide separately.
The merged charity provides national information and advice service for
older people, their families and carers, focusing on three vital
areas:
- social care, including care at home, in hospital and
residential care
- welfare benefits
- befriending services and other social support.
This is integrated with local support, including:
- one-to-one and group befriending schemes, and membership of the
wider Independent Age community
We use the knowledge we gain from providing our services to help
influence policy and practice.
