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significantly underprepared to manage the challenges and unlock the potential of our ageing population. In a significantly challenging financial context for local government, service providers and the communities ... together to remove the barriers older people face to participating in their communities. Our vision is that everyone can live well in later life. Living longer is a huge opportunity if we adapt our neighbourhoods
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health of older people. Every winter 25,000i older people die needlessly, as a result of cold weather in the UK. The UK’s excess winter death rate is much higher than other colder countries. Research suggests ... thermally inefficient houses that are difficult to keep warm.ii Cold weather causes a massive spike in associated health problems; it increases the incidence of heart attacks, strokes, respiratory disease
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us make a giant leap towards an age friendly Wales In partnership with: 3 Explore beautiful coastal paths Traverse historic Offa’s Dyke trails Join in the Age Cymru Big Step To build an age friendly Wales ... 13 14 15 16 17 18 Around Wales Challenge4 Take a Big Step around Wales Our Target Two million steps in September 2022 5 Aberystwyth - Ceredigion, WalesWow that’s as far as... Two million steps or 1,047
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Housing options. 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. You don’t need any specialist knowledge at all. ... 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 love to hear from you to provide
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policy@ageuk.org.uk www.ageuk.org.uk Age UK is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 and registered company number 6825798). The registered address ... each year, through webbased and written materials and individual enquiries. About this consultation In October 2017, Ofgem, the UK’s energy regulator, published a consultation on ‘financial protections
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organisations at local, regional, national and UK levels. Whilst much of the information available is generic in nature, it needs to be recognised that specialist information may be required by older people with ... physical or mental health, social care, sensory or cognitive impairment, bereavement and funerals, changes in housing or living arrangements, and ageism. Older people do not constitute a homogenous group and have
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Housing in later life Contents Introduction 2 Summary – key calls for action 3 Promoting independence with accessible and adaptable homes 7 Tackling poor conditions and delivering decent homes 13 Integrating ... everyone through our information and advice, services, campaigns, products, training and research. In the UK we work closely with our partners Age Scotland, Age NI, Age Cymru and the many local Age UKs
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Creating an age friendly Wales Advocacy Counts 5 A review of advocacy services for older people in Wales November 2016 1 1. Contents 1. Contents 2 2. Acknowledgements 3 3. Executive Summary 4 4. Introduction ... commitment to advocacy 12 Age Friendly Wales 13 Golden Thread Advocacy Programme 13 6. National developments in advocacy 15 Social Services and Well-being Wales Act (2014) 15 Advocacy learning resources 16 Regulation
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stories – What it is like to be a carer post-retirement 22 Contents 2 Care and support is currently in crisis due to lack of funding. Fewer and fewer older people are qualifying for local authority support ... additional 490,000 people who have care and support needs losing their entitlement to local authority help. In the longer term, rising numbers of older people will lead to increased demand for care and support
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anyone who is aged 65 or over, and has served at least one day in any of the UK armed services, including national service, reservists or active in the merchant navy. Former armed forces personnel can have ... have difficulties coping after leaving the service and, in particular, accessing the health and social care they need to live a fulfilled life. Project 360° aims to ensure that services provided by project
