Falkirk Later Life Information Centre

Posted on May 29, 2015

The Falkirk Later Life Information Centre is a joint venture between Solicitors for Older People Scotland, (SOPS), and Age Scotland, and is the first of its kind in Scotland. The office is situated at 25 Upper Newmarket Street Falkirk, FK1 1JH and is manned from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.

The Later Life Information Centre invites people to walk in without any prior appointment to access a range of information on later life ranging from legal matters through to healthy eating. Staff there can also signpost callers to sources of specific advice as appropriate. They also speakers available for group sessions on legal issues for older people.

Age Scotland is the pre-eminent older people’s charity in Scotland which was formed by the merger of Age Concern and Help the Aged back in 2009. The charity aims to Enable, Inform and Support everyone on the aging journey. Solicitors for Older People Scotland are a network of Scottish law firms dedicated to providing legal services to older people in a caring and sensitive way.

For further information please call the centre on 01324 620 882.

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