eight partners adapted their existing operations to test (to varying levels) different approaches to: (i) identifying and reaching older people who were lonely, (ii) understanding their needs through a person-centred ... Approaches to Reducing Loneliness was a pilot programme that aimed to test different approaches to: (i) identifying and reaching older people who were lonely, (ii) understanding their needs through a person-centred
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a significant section of the public. i Age UK Later Life Factsheet February 2014 ii Age UK Later Life Factsheet February 2014 iii The Way We
‘Living longer brings many things to the surface. I’m happy and contented in my life.’ Velda, 76 Our year Annual Review 2013/14 Age UK’s vision is for a world where everyone can love later life. We know
have little or no access to consultant geriatricians and other specialists. Often, and particularly when older people are resident in care homes, their dementia will be diagnosed and managed by a GP, but
people. Age UK’s ‘Painful Journeys’ campaign37 highlights the struggle that many older people endure when travelling to hospital appointments. We believe that the Welsh Government, local authorities and health ... raise awareness of the risk of trips and falls for older people and people with restricted mobility when vehicles move away from stops before passengers are seated’.
justified in terms of delivering demonstrably better outcomes for the people who pay these charges – i.e. the individual scheme members. Whilst we accept that there may be a need for some transition arrangements
been left on derisory rates of interest. We hear from older people who feel patronised by bank staff when they seek help with new technology and are put off from using it. We hope that the new organisation