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introduced Public Health England’s recent report, “Reducing Social Isolation Across the Lifecourse,” and explained the links between social isolation/loneliness and mental and physical health in later ... emotional perception not dependent on a person’s breadth of social interaction. He added that retirement can bring disadvantages, for example social isolation in men and women over the age of 50 was on the
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to keep yourself from falling. After all, falls are not an inevitable part of growing older. Stay active As we get older, our muscle strength and balance reduces, which can lead to a fall. Exercises designed ... fall by improving your posture, coordination and balance. Find out more about our physical activity programmes, like tai chi and LIFT (Low Impact Functional Training) Eat well It’s important
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benefit cuts and supported housing. LHA Cap on Social Housing Age UK has added its voice to concerns over the implications of the LHA cap on social housing. Sheltered and extra care scheme could see ... are calling for all supported housing to be exempt from the cap in recognition of the significant social, economic and health benefits provided by these schemes. Over the years we have seen the continued
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the whole of the Age UK network, our supporters, campaigners, donors, staff and volunteers. We’re a social enterprise We support people to remain independent for as long as possible through our specially ... services designed with older people in mind, have a vibrant network of shops, and provide health and social care training. All profits are donated back to the charity, enabling us to spend far more on our
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delivered with dignity. 2. Workforce – regulation and registration: We have high expectations of our social care workers, which are not reflected in the way in which the role is viewed in broader terms. Registration ... 4. Joint working – health and social care: A number of obstacles and challenges to providing quality person-centred care derive from the separation of the health and social care systems. Joint working between
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on Ageing (MICRA), Age UK, Age-Friendly Manchester (Manchester City Council), and the Office for Social Responsibility at the University of Manchester. Contributions come from older co-investigators and ... city’s Age-Friendly Manchester programme. The approach recognises the centrality of older people as active citizens in the Age-Friendly approach and gives a unique voice to many of the most excluded older
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million on charitable activities, much more than our total fundraising income of £43.6 million. We were able to do this because of the contribution made by our trading activities. We have made huge strides ... services. Health & wellbeing With our partners, we supported more than 38,000 older people to be more active, meet new people and have fun. We awarded grants totalling £985,122 for 11 new research projects
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treating donors and the public with respect, fairness, honesty, and clarity in our fundraising activities. We will keep our fundraising practices under review and we will work with others with the aim
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Nordic Walking is one of Europe's fastest growing forms of physical activity and is a great way of staying healthy. You walk using a pair of specially designed, lightweight poles that provide additional ... moving and extremely beneficial to keep practicing on a regular basis. If you've not done physical activity for a while, you may want to get the all clear from the doctor before starting. Always work at a
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of our ‘Care in Crisis’ technical briefing, which aims to set out the key figures on funding for social care. Since our last edition in 2012, the Care Bill has addressed some of our concerns about the ... from 2015. However, as this briefing shows, this funding allocation cannot fix the crisis facing social care. The improved working that this transfer will support can only mitigate, not solve, the huge
