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reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy ... variation in local needs or be capable of easy adjustment to reflect changes over time. Academic research looking at people aged 65 and over receiving AA or Disability Living Allowance (DLA) has found that
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reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy ... provide information and advice to over five million people each year, conduct campaigns, training and research focused on later life and assist a network of around 150 local Age UKs throughout England. The Age
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2015 Prepared by: Erika Kispeter Sarah Alden Andrea Wigfield CIRCLE (Centre for International Research on Care, Labour and Equalities) University of Leeds 2 Contents Acknowledgements ............ ... Barnham, Suzanne Huggett, Vinal K Karania and David Terrace of Age UK National who liaised with the research team throughout the project, and provided appropriate data and information. The authors are also
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2015 Prepared by: Erika Kispeter Sarah Alden Andrea Wigfield CIRCLE (Centre for International Research on Care, Labour and Equalities) University of Leeds 2 Contents Acknowledgements ............ ... Barnham, Suzanne Huggett, Vinal K Karania and David Terrace of Age UK National who liaised with the research team throughout the project, and provided appropriate data and information. The authors are also
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16 8.1 Donating organs for transplant 16 8.2 Donating your body for medical research 16 8.3 Donating tissue for medical research 17 Useful organisations 18 Age UK 20 Support our work 20 Appendix 1: Useful ... and it feels the right thing to do ⚫ thinking about donating an organ or your body for medical research. You may want to look at Age UK guides IG03, When someone dies, IG31, Wills and estate planning
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behaviour to adopt a healthy approach. Although this review looks at healthy ageing, much of the research we refer to relates to well-being. And indeed the quest for wellbeing is the key area of overlap ... is both a component of wellbeing as well as a contributor to it. The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR, 2009)15 adapts Nazroo16 to identify five essential elements of well-being as: • resilience
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July 2015 Prepared by: Sarah Alden Andrea Wigfield Erika Kispeter CIRCLE (Centre for International Research on Care, Labour and Equalities) University of Leeds 2 Contents Executive Summary ........... ... Karania, David Terrace, Rebecca Barnham and Suzanne Huggett of Age UK National who liaised with the research team throughout the project, and provided appropriate data and information. The authors are also
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frequently being asked to make additional ‘top-up’ payments towards the cost. Laing and Buisson research shows that the extent of these top-ups varies regionally, depending on how wealthy the area is. ... conjunction with Local Government Association members, have carried out research into the extent of these cross subsidies111. This research found that 96 per cent of self-funders paid more than local authorities
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useability Age UK research highlights the difficulties some people have finding their way around websites or using equipment. As one questionnaire respondent memorably told us in other recent research: ‘Some of ... those with mobility difficulties or living in rural or isolated areas.' 23 Security concerns Age UK research also shows that some people do not feel confident regarding the security of online transactions
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those between the ages of 50 and 64 who feel they have experienced discrimination in employment.1 Research by Age UK found that an increase in the number of older people has been accompanied by an increase ... Age UK published reports alongside the Royal College of Surgeons and MHP Health Mandate (based on research in England) examining access to common surgical procedures. They found that despite limited reference
