See what is open near you

Where does the person you are helping live?

Help is local, and county lines decide most of it. We work out the county and city from the ZIP code, so you do not have to.

ZIP code

Who are you looking for help for?

This is for

A parent My husband or wife Myself Someone else

Roughly how old are they?

A range is enough. Some programmes start at 60, others at 65.

What would actually help right now?

Pick as many as apply. We search a few things for everybody whatever you choose here, because nobody ticks a box for help they do not know exists.

Meals or groceries Getting to appointments Help with washing and dressing Making the home safer Walking, falls or equipment Bills, rent or utilities Keeping track of it all Working out what they qualify for

How soon do you need something in place?

Timing

This changes what we show first. A waitlist is worth joining today even when the wait is long, and we will say so either way.

This week. Something has already gone wrong Within a month or two Nothing is wrong yet, we are getting ahead of it

Can they get to places?

They drive themselves Family or friends drive them Getting anywhere is a real problem

Two last things that open doors.

Did they, or their husband or wife, ever serve in the military?

We ask because surviving spouses qualify for things they are almost never told about. If you are not sure, say so: unsure never counts as a no here.

They served Their spouse served Neither Not sure

Is someone already helping day to day?

Mostly me, on my own Several of us share it Someone paid helps Nobody yet

What language would they rather speak?

Optional. It helps us show services that can actually talk to them.

Where should we send the results?

You will see everything on screen straight away. The email is so you can find it again next week, when you actually have time to make the calls.

Your first name

Optional. It just makes the email less cold.

Your email

We never sell your details, and we never hand them to the organisations we list. Nothing on this site costs anything. What we do with your answers.

See what is open near you.

Where does the person you are helping live?

Who are you looking for help for?

What would actually help right now?

How soon do you need something in place?

Two last things that open doors.

Where should we send the results?