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national In the UK, we help over seven million people every year, providing support, companionship and advice for older people who need it most. We are local We work as part of a network of independent charities ... the things we do day-in dayout to help older people love later life • We provide information and advice • We deliver and work to transform health and care services • We deliver and work to transform
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was a positive experience of the last three months. People spoke about the help, information and advice they received from volunteers, third sector organisations such as Women Connect First, Age Connects ... it has affected me, reduced my mobility and state of mind she said ‘Yes, frustrating isn’t it?’ No advice on treatment at all! It was like, ‘tough luck, you’re past it’ I was SO upset and felt like giving
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England Age UK is a charity that aims to improve later life for everyone through our information and advice, services, campaigns, products, training and research. In the UK we work closely with our partners ... older people’s groups. We provide services at a local and national level including information and advice that reaches some 6 million people each year. Internationally, we support programme and policy work
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an annual health check to explore any changes in physical or mental health and offer appropriate advice, support and treatment. The Welsh Government should raise awareness of the importance of carers ... an annual health check to explore any changes in physical or mental health and offer appropriate advice, support and treatment. The Welsh Government should raise awareness of the importance of carers
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dying have more than doubled since 2013/14 when there were 15,900 excess winter deaths Cold homes cost the NHS £1.36 billion per year Fuel poor 2.35 million fuel poor households in England, including ... is just under £100. Lynne’s bungalow is very cold and damp. She cannot afford to run the central heating for more than a few hours each day, as she is trying to pay off debts to her energy company from
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trading activity and by carefully managing our costs. Together with our partners we have enormous reach and impact. Last year our information and advice reached 5.4 million people, enabling and supporting ... 36 Contents 2 The year in numbers Through our information guides, local partners and our national advice line, we let 136,000 people know how to change their supplier and save money through energy efficiency
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increase. From what we hear from the older people with whom we are in contact, from calls to our advice line, from our local partners and from colleagues in Age Alliance Wales, we believe that there is ... social support needs are able to take responsibility for self-care where possible, drawing on the advice and support of health and/or social care practitioners and harnessing the use of assistive devices
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one generation to the next. We aim to improve later life for everyone through our information and advice, campaigns, products, training and research. Our partners Age UK works with partners in the UK and ... million unique visitors in this year alone. Together with our partners we provided information and advice to over 5.2 million people and helped older people navigate a complex and confusing benefits system
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Age Cymru Advice 08000 223 444 www.agecymru.org.uk Factsheet 10w June 2020 Paying for a permanent care home placement in Wales Factsheet 10w June 2020 ... Provision of information & advice and advocacy by local authorities 17 4 Obtaining help from your local authority towards care home costs 19 4.1 Assessment of needs
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was a positive experience of the last three months. People spoke about the help, information and advice they received from volunteers, third sector organisations such as Women Connect First, Age Connects ... it has affected me, reduced my mobility and state of mind she said ‘Yes, frustrating isn’t it?’ No advice on treatment at all! It was like, ‘tough luck, you’re past it’ I was SO upset and felt like giving
