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instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), and c) more risk factors (ie smoking, drinking more than recommended levels, eating an unhealthy diet, sedentary lifestyle or often feeling lonely) Figure 12 Health ... that person’s future resilience to the shocks and challenges of ageing. This resource-based approach will benefit from future longitudinal analysis to investigate whether the different clusters fared as we
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Further information 1. Programme Overview 1. The Wales ‘Ffrind mewn Angen’ ‘Friend in Need’ scheme will enable a person needing support to identify supporters who would help them during the Coronavirus ... and quarantine requirements may mean that more telephone, commodity ‘drop off’ and virtual support will be necessary with Coronavirus than was the case for ‘swine flu’. No face to face contact with the
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companies, products, services or publications in this information guide does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement by Age UK or any of its subsidiary companies or charities. Information written ... and for the future. It can be helpful to keep a note of your answers. Location. • Is it near your family? • Is it near your friends and social groups? • Do you feel safe in your neighbourhood? • What are
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you for your interest in being a non-executive Director of Age Cymru Enterprises. I hope that you will find this pack informative and useful in supporting your decision to apply. Age Cymru is the leading ... We are looking to recruit a non-executive Director of Age Cymru Enterprises who is dedicated and will support the operation to new levels of success, and ensure that it is fully able to contribute to
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companies, products, services or publications in this information guide does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement by Age UK or any of its subsidiary companies or charities. Date of publication: ... companies that deliver nutritious frozen meals for reheating in the oven or microwave. Your local Age UK will know if voluntary groups in your area can help. Shopping online can be convenient if there aren’t
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expanding the choices available is unlikely to result in consumers becoming more empowered. The system will still rely on consumers at retirement becoming informed, engaged and taking active decisions. Just ... annuities, there may not be pressure to offer good value alternatives. Behavioural biases will mean that most consumers will struggle to make these decisions and there may be a strong trend towards the ‘default’
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companies, products, services or publications in this information guide does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement by Age UK or any of its subsidiary companies or charities. Information written ... information differs for Wales and Northern Ireland. “I care for my wife because I love her and she needs me. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t really hard sometimes.” Charles, 74 6 Getting the help you need When
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Placing proportionality and equality at the heart of all decisions Introduction Local authorities will be bracing themselves for the worst this autumn, as the Government’s Comprehensive Spending Review ... whatever reason, have been less able to prepare, will be facing even tougher times ahead. People in later life recognise that the services they value will not be exempt from consideration when local authorities
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by the FCA and the development of appropriate remedies. Access to physical banking services As FCA will be aware, the BBA recently announced an “access to banking protocol” that sets out the procedures ... business community, that withdrawal of physical banking services from smaller towns and rural communities will impose significant detriment on local residents and businesses. One Age UK correspondent described
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Pension age will start to rise beyond 65 for both women and men. These changes have come about as a result of the very positive news that, on average, we are living longer. But not all of us will have a long ... Age UK will be responding to this. However, in the meantime we have published this paper which looks at the impact of rising State Pension age from the perspective of some of the individuals who will be heavily
