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things off rather than leaving them on standby. If you tend to leave things on standby because of mobility problems, consider getting a socket that lets you switch things off via a remote control. • If you ... hot radiators and pipes if you have grandchildren around, or if there’s someone in the house with mobility issues or a cognitive impairment. Take a look at your boiler’s manual for advice on setting its
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Accessing public transport can present problems for many older people. For older people with limited mobility, getting to the bus stop and on and off the bus are significant physical barriers, which are compounded
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way: advice services on a range of financial, health and other issues, practical help to obtain mobility and specialist equipment, household goods for formerly homeless Veterans, support for Veterans with
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Daily living – if they have difficulty with daily activities like eating, washing or dressing. • Mobility – if they have difficulty moving around or going out. How do they claim? Most claims for PIP involve ... statements describing how difficult they find it to carry out ten daily living activities and two mobility activities. It’s important they don’t underplay their needs – they shouldn’t say that they can do
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care provision in prisons for older prisoners with special needs, for example those with serious mobility problems.7 Meeting the special needs of older prisoners Time out of cell and social contact is an ... for all prisoners but may be more difficult to achieve for older prisons, particularly those with mobility problems, who may become more reluctant to leave their cells. Some local Age UKs offer a visiting
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life and while many older people continue to play an active part in their community, problems with mobility, vision and memory can make neighbourhoods difficult to navigate. In simple terms, the concept of ... area is recognised for the influence it has on people’s quality of life, for instance on personal mobility, health behaviour or participation and mental well-being. Although the Guide refers to ‘cities’
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don’t drive and John gets Disability Living Allowance, so we used some of that money to pay for a mobility car. If John’s too ill to drive and we want to go out, I push his wheelchair up to get the guided ... The services offer a lifeline to passengers with little access to public transport or who have mobility problems. 96% of passengers have reported a high level of satisfaction with the service. 88% agreed
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crucial to secure good palliative care for the large number of older people who die in hospitals. Mobile hospital palliative care teams are key champions of good practices and care across hospital wards
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a call to a standard 01 or 02 number. They will also be automatically included in any landline or mobile inclusive minutes package). You can also: email us at advice@agecymru.org.uk; or visit our website
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advocacy as a result. “Many homes have stopped physical access, but many have utilised face time, mobile calls, Skype and Zoom contact. Some have also enabled care and risk plans to be emailed to me. […]
