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1 Predicting the prevalence of loneliness at older ages Iparraguirre, J Predicting the prevalence of loneliness at older ages Professor José Iparraguirre, Chief Economist, Age UK ... Predicting the prevalence of loneliness at older ages Iparraguirre, J Abstract This paper presents a prediction of the prevalence of loneliness among people aged 65 or over across small geographical
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Introduction Age Cymru is the leading charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people should be able to lead healthy and fulfilled lives, have adequate income, access ... services and the opportunity to shape their own future. We seek to provide a strong voice for all older people in Wales and to raise awareness of the issues of importance to them. We are pleased to respond
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Centre for Policy on Ageing – Rapid review 2016 1 Diversity in older age – Minority Religions Demographics In recent years the United Kingdom has seen major, and contradictory, changes in attitudes to ... ‘religious’ [Figure 1]. The perception is that, older people are more likely to have a religion. While that is true [Figure 4], it does not necessarily mean that people become more religious, or have greater need
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Centre for Policy on Ageing – Rapid review 2016 1 Diversity in older age – Older refugees and asylum seekers Refugees and Asylum seekers A refugee is a person who, ‘owing to a well-founded fear of being ... million refugees worldwide with a further 5 million displaced Palestinians and 10 million stateless people. More than half of refugees worldwide come from Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia. By December 2016
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Rapid review 2016 1 Diversity in older age – Older Lesbian, Gay and Bi-sexual people and Older Transgender people Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans* (LGBT) older people Background Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual ... Bisexual and Trans* individuals, both throughout life and in older age, are often grouped together (LGBT) but actually form a diverse and heterogeneous group with varied and disparate needs. While the terms ‘lesbian’
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Centre for Policy on Ageing – Rapid review 2016 1 Diversity in older age – Gypsies and Travellers Ethnic minorities – Older Gypsies and Travellers Demographic overview The ethnic minority populations ... distinct groups of travelling people and, although there are some cultural similarities they rarely inter-mix or inter-marry.3 Roma are Romani-speaking travelling people from Eastern and Central Europe
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toilet, making a meal, or getting to the shops – can be almost impossible for many older people without help. Older people should be able to live well, not just survive, and future changes to the social care ... terms in older people’s social care in five years, during a period of rapidly rising demand because of our ageing population. Unmet needs – Our analysis shows there are now nearly 1.2 million people aged
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Scotland and Age UK to improve the lives of older people. Together we provide vital support and services directly to older people in the community. Rights of older people Our priority for the next Welsh Government ... protection of the rights of older people so that more of us enjoy the dignified, secure and fulfilling later life we all want. The last year has been particularly difficult for older people and we are keen to ensure
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Age Cymru is the leading national charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people should be able to lead healthy and fulfilled lives, have adequate income, access ... voice for all older people in Wales and to raise awareness of the issues of importance to them. We welcome the opportunity to respond to this consultation as statistically, older people are more likely
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Some useful resources for older unpaid carers from our carers project
