About EAC

Elderly Accommodation Counsel's aim is to help older people make informed choices about meeting their housing and care needs. It was founded in 1984, and became registered as a charity in 1985. It is now more commonly known as EAC.

Since its early days, it has striven to deliver a first class information and advice service directly to older people and their relatives and carers, and at the same time raise awareness amongst other advisory agencies, professionals and policy makers of the importance people attach to information and advice which helps them make their own decisions about how and where to live in older age.

In 2008 we launched FirstStop Advice in partnership with the charities Counsel and Care and Help the Aged, and care advice specialist NHFA Limited. FirstStop aims to offer comprehensive, independent, free information and advice about all aspects of care and housing for older people.

EAC has also devoted time and energy to collecting reliable and detailed information about services and specialist housing provision for older people. Our Care Options and Housing Options databases are widely used by other agencies as well as EAC.

• This site is about the charity, our services and how you can help and support us.
• At our sister sites www.HousingCare.org and www.FirstStopAdvice.org.uk you will find all the information we can offer to help you with your care and housing decisions. 
• Contact FirstStop Advice for information, advice and guidance on any aspect of care, support or housing for older people. Call us on Freephone 0800 377 70 70, or email us on info@firststopadvice.org.uk.

Further info

• EAC staff and contact details
• EAC Report and Financial Statements 2010 

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