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age groups 30 Intergenerational relations 31 Delivering the duty across key public service areas 34 Health 35 Social care 36 Community safety and the justice system 36 Housing 37 Transport 38 Notes 39 Further ... living longer is something to celebrate, as long as it is accompanied by increasing rates of good health and wellbeing for older people. Rather than cast people in later life as a burden we must recognise
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works to improve later life for the 14 million older people in the UK. We do this by addressing health inequality, reducing loneliness and isolation, improving retirement incomes and tackling poverty ... are Age UK Acknowledgements: We wish to thank Professor Martin Knapp from the National Institute of Health Research’s School for Social Care Research, and Professor Alan Walker from the New Dynamics of Ageing
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children) has died you may be able to claim Bereavement Support Payment to help ease some of the financial worries you may be facing. Bereavement Support Payment (BSP) is a benefit that you may be able to claim if ... Parent’s Allowance. To apply, you need to download the claim form and apply by post. Find out more about Widowed Parent's Allowance on GOV.UK For more information call Age Cymru Advice on 0300 303 44 98
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challenges for policymakers 13 Next steps 14 Appendix 15 3 Introduction Age UK needs to understand more about how well older people in the UK are doing. We need to know where and why people are not doing well ... of persons aged 60+ with the highest and lowest wellbeing. Further description with more details about the work is available on our website. What is ‘wellbeing’? There is no widely accepted definition
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keep receiving Universal Credit. It’s based on individual circumstances. There’s more information about this on pages 8-9. If you’re a couple, one or both of you must be below State Pension age to claim ... children. There are additional amounts if a child is disabled. Work capability element. If you have health problems or an illness that limits your ability to work or seek full-time employment. Good to know
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AgeUKIG01 Keeping yourself safe at home, out and about and online. Staying safe. 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 ... older people, carers and expert peer reviewers. Published: July 2023. 3 Contents. What this guide is about. 4 Staying safe at home Avoiding falls 6 Fire safety 10 Gas and solid fuel safety 13 Electrical
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It's not easy to think about a time when you won't be able to make your own decisions, but it can help to be prepared. A power of attorney is a legal document that allows someone to make decisions for ... need to make it, and the likely outcome of your decision. Some people will be able to make decisions about some things but not others. For example, they may be able to decide what to buy for dinner, but be
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Spread the Warmth is Age Cymru's national campaign to raise public awareness of the health risks that cold weather and a drop in temperature can have on older people. Changes to our bodies as we ... moving about. The cold makes health conditions harder to manage, or even effect our hearts and circulation. There are lots of things that we can all do to help keep us well and in better health in winter
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What this guide is about. 4. Getting a care needs assessment. 6. Getting care and support at home. Help around the house. 14. Help taking care of yourself. 16. Help getting out and about. 17. Making your ... if I need more help at home? 38. Useful organisations. 39. 4 What this guide is about. Do you feel like you could you do with a little extra help at home? Perhaps it’s trickier than it
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and why, to understand information about services or their rights and to understand their options and choices. Older people can be marginalised, made assumptions about and feel disempowered by those providing ... to ensure the safety of all its staff and volunteers and is following Welsh Government and Public Health Wales Guidance. We have been seeking innovative ways to deliver our advocacy service until it’s safe
