Tea Dances are held regularly at Manchester Town Hall. The two Community Care Schemes provide advice, information, advocacy and support to older people with mental health problem, their families, carers and other professionals. Vietnamese Elderly Club meets two days a week and services the Vietnamese community in North Manchester. Older People's Advocacy Service offers advocacy for people in residential and nursing care, and provides an information resource for older people and their relatives seeking residential and nursing accommodation. Contact Mike Wild on 291 3015.
Project promotes better health and well-being for older people from Black and Asian communities.
For further information telephone Carlene Montoute on 236 3339. This service is free and confidential and deals with many issues affecting older people's lives. Home visits are available for people who are disabled or housebound. The manager is Marie Eliot, telephone 236 3339. The Age Resource Counselling Project offers a personal counselling service to older people and their carers.