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A summary of the evaluation Age UK’s fit for the future Programme Supporting older people to achieve a healthier lifestyle fit for the future was a person-centred programme to improve the physical health ... health and mental wellbeing of older people living with at least one long-term health condition. A trained staff member or volunteer met with an older person and developed with them a personal, tailored plan
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Executive The winter edition of Age Matters is probably our most important as we provide as much information and advice as possible to help you meet the many challenges of winter. Our key message this ... winter costs. We recently published our fourth annual What Matters to You survey that gives us a crucial insight into what you need to live a full and independent life, so many thanks to those of you who
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for people of any age. But older people in particular circumstances can be in serious danger. Those who rely on an oxygen machine or stairlift, who can’t easily get out of the house or who live alone may ... particular groups. The energy and financial services industries are developing a more nuanced understanding of ‘vulnerability’ where people’s changing circumstances – such as bereavement – as well as long-standing
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older people’s issues, drawing on the views, experience and expertise of older people and paying particular attention to the voices of disadvantaged and vulnerable older people. Contents Introduction 2 Key ... 19 Poverty and financial exclusion 23 Loneliness and social isolation 29 Notes 33 2 Introduction Living in the countryside as an older person certainly has its advantages; as well as the opportunity to
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at: www.ageuk.org.uk/professional-resources-home/policy/consumer-issues/ • Laurence Baxter, Head of Policy and Research at the Chartered Insurance Institute, for his support throughout the Commission ... Everyone who took part in the summit events (all participating organisations are referenced at the end of the report) • The individuals who took part in the deliberative events for older people: Age UK Waverley
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sight The unmet mental health needs of older people October 2016 We’re Age UK Age UK is a charity and a social enterprise driven by the needs and aspirations of people in later life. We are here to ... to inspire, enable and support older people to help everyone make the most of later life. Age UK provides information and advice to over 5 million people each year, runs public and parliamentary campaigns
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and access to services – an evidence review By: Jo Moriarty and Jill Manthorpe A report of research carried out by the Social Care Workforce Research Unit at King’s College London Research ... reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this report or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained. Date: 2012 ISBN: 978-0-9568731-5-6
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Factsheet 24w September 2024 Direct payments for social care services in Wales Factsheet 24w September 2024 2 of 47 Contents 1 Information about this ... Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 and accompanying Code of Practice guidance 6 2.1 Welsh Government Code of Practice documents – guidance for local authorities to follow
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Readers’ Panel at www.ageuk.org.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 ... decision or action and cannot be used as a substitute for professional advice. Neither Age UK nor any of its subsidiary companies or charities accepts any liability arising from its use and it is the reader’s
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in Wales Factsheet 41w May 2024 2 of 68 Contents 1 Information about this factsheet 5 1.1 Local authority social services departments 6 ... authority social care assessments – an overview of the process 9 3.1 Initial contact with the local authority and
