Compass - Factsheets & Guides

Disability equipment and home adaptations - Factsheet

This factsheet covers the help you can get from the local authority to manage your daily tasks at home through the provision of specially designed equipment or home adaptations.

Safeguarding older people from abuse and neglect - Factsheet

This factsheet explains the law on safeguarding adults to help you decide what to do if you think an older person is being abused or neglected, or may be at risk of abuse or neglect. Whether you know the
person through your role as a professional, a care

Returning from abroad - Factsheet

You will find this factsheet useful if you are a British citizen over State Pension age who moved abroad and who is now considering moving back to live permanently in the UK.
It gives information about things to consider regarding your finances and housi

Arranging for someone to make decisions on your behalf - Factsheet

This factsheet looks at how you can arrange for other people to make decisions about your health, care and finances if you think you may lose the mental capacity to do this in future. This is usually family members or friends, but it could be a profession

Park homes - Factsheet

This factsheet gives information about the law relating to park homes (also called mobile homes or caravans).
It is aimed at park homeowners who are entitled to use their home as a permanent residence, not people staying or living holiday caravans.
It i

Equity release - Factsheet

This factsheet provides information about different types of equity release, such as lifetime mortgages and home reversion plans. It includes information on:
 what to consider before deciding on a particular plan
 equity release regulations and safegu

Anti-social behaviour in housing - Factsheet

This factsheet is about anti-social behaviour that takes place in the home or neighbourhood. It includes information on noisy neighbours, hedge disputes and harassment.

Resolving problems and making a complaint about NHS care - Factsheet

The factsheet explains how to make a complaint about NHS services, including situations where your complaint covers both NHS and social care services. It describes support available to help you, what to expect when your complaint is investigated and what

Planning for your funeral - Factsheet

This factsheet highlights things to consider if you want to plan ahead and
make financial and other arrangements for your funeral. It looks at
options when deciding what type of funeral you want, ways to pay for a
funeral and information about organ do

Adapting your home - Information Guide

This guide provides you with information and ideas about how to adapt your home to enable you, or the person you care for, to live safely and independently.

Looking after your money - Information Guide

This guide is about how to protect your finances as far as possible and what to do if things do go wrong.

Getting help with debt - Information Guide

This guide helps older people recognise when their debt is a problem and looks at the first steps to tackling it and finding their way back to a debt-free life.

When someone dies - Information Guide

There are many things to do when someone dies, often at a time of great personal distress when we feel least able to manage.

Dealing with debt - Factsheet

This factsheet aims to help you understand how to recognise and deal with debt problems, as well as where to seek assistance with debt.
Included is information about:
 the stages of debt advice
 how to seek assistance
 organisations that can help

Homelessness - Factsheet

This factsheet gives information about homelessness. It explains how your local authority can help you if you are homeless and the circumstances in which it has a duty to rehouse you.

Specialist housing for older people - Factsheet

This factsheet contains information about housing intended specifically for older people, such as sheltered housing.

Finding private rented accommodation - Factsheet

This factsheet provides information about finding private rented
accommodation. It includes information about letting agencies, property viewings and things to think through before signing a tenancy agreement.

Specialist housing for older people - Factsheet

This factsheet contains information about housing intended specifically for older people, such as sheltered housing.

Council and housing association housing - Factsheet

This factsheet gives information about applying for housing from local authorities and housing associations (‘social housing’). It explains how applications are assessed, how waiting lists are organised and how properties are allocated. It also explains w

Buying retirement housing - Factsheet

This factsheet explains some options and issues to consider if you are thinking about buying retirement housing. This is specialist housing for older people, which can be either ‘age exclusive’ or offer some level of support or care.