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The Future of Transport in an Ageing Society George Holley-Moore and Helen Creighton www.ilcuk.org.uk Supported by June 2015 I 2 I The Future of Transport in an Ageing Society Executive Summary ... Summary This project from ILC-UK and Age UK sets out the key transport challenges that are arising from the UK’s ageing population. Using analysis from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), as well
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review June 2014 Using housing wealth and other assets to pay for care Summary • In the UK, personal wealth , including housing wealth, is greatest in older age, driven by the natural lifecycle of ... wealth accumulation and decumulation and the huge rise in house prices • Wealth inequality is much greater than income inequality so the holding of housing wealth in older age is by no means universal
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“Cold calling capital of the UK” - ICO, March 2016 11,824 complaints 5,973 automated calls 4,521 TPS complaints 60 spam email calls “I am currently home just post op major surgery and I am finding these calls ... distressing…waking me up when I need to be sleeping” “I have a toddler and an autistic 7 year old. Unwanted phone calls on the landline wake sleeping kids up, cause anxiety and can lead to my son becoming
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about falling over, the impact that this could have on people, how they can support friends, relatives and loved ones to reduce their risk of falling over and think about how they can age healthily and prevent
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Beth ydych chi'n ei feddwl am yr ymateb i COVID-19 yng Nghymru - pa effaith gafodd y pandemig arnoch chi?
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past successes and aligned with prudent healthcare approaches, we are putting our older citizens at the heart of #FallsAwareness2021 week. Our campaign is called Steady on Stay Safe. This is a systematic ... older people in the community as can be reached, comparable to community deployment in Canterbury New Zealand. Evidence from studies in the Southern Hemisphere indicate a 25-30% reduction in the incidence of
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The internet has lots of positive aspects, but there are things you need to look out for. These include viruses which can damage your computer and online scams. Read our guide to staying safe online.
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AgeUKIG44 How to stay driving safely. In the driving seat. 2 We’d love to hear from you. 1) Join our Readers’ Panel. Have your say and be involved in updating our guides by joining our Readers’ Panel ... at all. Join our Readers’ Panel at www.ageuk.org.uk/readers-panel. 2) Tell us your story. Have you been affected by any of the issues in this guide? Has Age UK’s information and advice helped? If so, we’d
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DON’T MENTION THE F-WORD Advice to practitioners on communicating falls prevention messages to older people Falling in older age can lead to increased anxiety and depression, reduced activity, mobility ... contact, higher use of medication and greater dependence on medical and social services and other forms of care. Despite the fact that there are many different interventions that can reduce the risk of falls
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November 2021 1. Who are we? Age Cymru is the national Charity for older people in Wales, we work with our five local Age Cymru partners to improve the lives of older people in Wales. We’ve a shared ... Age Cymru, Age Cymru local partners and Age Connects Wales partners across the whole of Wales. 2. What are we marketing? (i) Our Hope Project We’re seeking to market our HOPE (Helping others participate
