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Your rights as a carer You’re an unpaid carer if you look after, or give any help or support to family members, friends, neighbours or others because of longterm physical or mental ill-health or disability ... disability, or issues related to growing older. As a carer, you’ve certain rights that can help make your life that bit easier. You have the right to: • receive information, advice and assistance from your
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help you stay living at home. Adapting your home. 2 We’d love to hear from you. 1) Join our Readers’ Panel. Have your say and be involved in updating our guides by joining our Readers’ Panel. You don’t ... uk/readers-panel. 2) Tell us your story. Have you been affected by any of the issues in this guide? Has Age UK’s information and advice helped? If so, we’d love to hear from you to provide relatable examples that
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Gramps: Thank you for caring about me, and yes, I don’t keep as active as I used to. If you help me keep active, I can keep myself strong and playing with you is great fun. You’re also right that ... that my shoes and slippers are not safe, as they need to fit better, have better backs and strong soles that don’t slip” Jack & Jill: You are right, Gramps, we sometimes do run about too quickly. We often
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housing to suit you. Housing options. 2 We’d love to hear from you. 1) Join our Readers’ Panel. Have your say and be involved in updating our guides by joining our Readers’ Panel. You don’t need any specialist ... uk/readers-panel. 2) Tell us your story. Have you been affected by any of the issues in this guide? Has Age UK’s information and advice helped? If so, we’d love to hear from you to provide relatable examples that
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volunteer in committees and meetings. I feel we are one big caring family - growing and learning together as we reach out to offer hope to those who need it.’ This piece was written for the newsletter by Caroline ... feedback on where and how it needed to be improved. The feedback was incorporated into the sessions going forward. The induction training is held over two days and is a total of seven or eight hours covering
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bus concession without a bus to get on. Having bus services that are both free and readily available go hand in hand. Over the last year there have been significant funding cuts to bus services, which seriously ... Missed opportunities: the impact on older people of cuts to rural bus services 3 About the research As part of Age UK’s work assessing the impact of cuts to bus services in rural areas, Opinion Leader conducted
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If you have fallen victim to a scam, it can be devastating. Scams can have serious financial and emotional consequences for victims, and can lead to feelings of guilt, shame, embarrassment, fear, and anxiety
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The internet has lots of positive aspects, but there are things you need to look out for. These include viruses which can damage your computer and online scams. Read our guide to staying safe online.
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When someone dies 2 We’d love to hear from you. 1) Join our Readers’ Panel. Have your say and be involved in updating our guides by joining our Readers’ Panel. You don’t need any specialist knowledge at all ... uk/readers-panel. 2) Tell us your story. Have you been affected by any of the issues in this guide? Has Age UK’s information and advice helped? If so, we’d love to hear from you to provide relatable examples that
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with dementia. 2 We’d love to hear from you. 1) Join our Readers’ Panel. Have your say and be involved in updating our guides by joining our Readers’ Panel. You don’t need any specialist knowledge at all ... uk/readers-panel. 2) Tell us your story. Have you been affected by any of the issues in this guide? Has Age UK’s information and advice helped? If so, we’d love to hear from you to provide relatable examples that
