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major trends that are much to be welcomed in our society. Firstly, thanks to medical advances more young people with complex disabilities are surviving into adulthood and needing social care support. Secondly
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their victimisation. It specified that age is clearly an aggravating factor and highlighted that both young and older people stated that age increased feelings of vulnerability during and after a hate crime
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raised. These concerns about public transport are very similar to those raised by other age groups. Young people wanting to socialise, or people on low incomes without a car, are also severely affected by
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Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills Department – including activities to engage with children and young people about their rights • Integrating human rights into policy making processes across other departments ... the homeless sector shows that around 40% of hostels do not accept older people (as they are for young homeless people). In projects that do accept older people around 17% of the population is over the
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PRS is a suitable option for older people. Private renting is often regarded as a sector for the young and mobile, when in reality – as the participant experiences indicate – the sector can work well for ... consider either moving to live with her daughter, or to sheltered housing, but she feels she is too young to consider sheltered housing as an option at the moment. Sylvia Sylvia is 54 and was homeless prior
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age is important. This seems to be less important for older people and there are examples where young befrienders are welcomed for providing inter generational contact.(211) However, at other times it ... of a man with dementia who had been working in the construction industry whose wife arranged for a young man to take her husband round various DIY superstores and shops as part of their walks and outside
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cigarettes a day, and is more damaging than obesity. • Lonely individuals are at higher risk of the onset of disability. • Loneliness puts individuals at greater risk of cognitive decline, and one study concluded
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age is important. This seems to be less important for older people and there are examples where young befrienders are welcomed for providing inter generational contact.(211) However, at other times it ... of a man with dementia who had been working in the construction industry whose wife arranged for a young man to take her husband round various DIY superstores and shops as part of their walks and outside
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issue? There are a number of population groups vulnerable to social isolation and loneliness, e.g. young care-leavers, refugees and those with mental health problems. Nevertheless, older people, as individuals ... growing government focus on supporting older people to downsize, thereby freeing up larger homes for young families. Housing with care has great potential to provide suitable homes for older people who want
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Government, vulnerable households are defined as those with a person aged 60 years or over, a child or young person under the age of 16 years and/or a person who is disabled or has a long-term limiting condition
