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private medical insurance, life insurance). Do you require care? It can be difficult to organise care from abroad, as to receive social care services from a local authority’s social services department ... necessarily have a duty to provide long-term care services following this assessment. Because of the uncertainties of establishing your rights to long-term care, it’s a good idea to plan ahead. Our factsheet
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ustomers_at_the_end_of_fixed-term_contracts.pdf 2 Older, not colder: Why older people need warm homes, Age UK, 2014 3 http://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-news/nearly-3-million-over-65s-struggling-financially/
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There needs to be an overall improvement in the delivery of advice and information covering housing, care, and finance. These services play a vital role in helping older people avoid the potential pitfalls ... improving the market through greater competition. Most older people want quiet enjoyment of their home with the reassurance that managing agents comply with high professional standards. Relying on competition
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Consultation Response Ref 3115 Energy and Climate Change Committee inquiry into home energy efficiency and demand reduction October 2015 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce ... behalf of the House of Commons and the electorate. It has invited written evidence for its inquiry into home energy efficiency and demand reduction. Age UK is the country's largest charity dedicated to helping
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being able to shop and bank from home, especially useful for people in rural areas with sparse services or whose health or mobility makes it hard for them to leave the home. Others may value the internet ... do it again.’5 7. Reliable internet is especially important for people who are unable to leave the home because of health conditions. Increasingly, telecare and telehealth options are being offered to help
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specific disability but who live with frailty; live in isolated locations on their own; live in park homes. We support moves towards better data-sharing between energy companies, to ensure vulnerable older ... frailty, i.e. with very low physical resilience; live in isolated locations on their own; live in park homes. Q2: Do you agree with our final proposals for amending the PSR services and the associated proposed
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significant impact on many older people’s health; over 9,000 deaths were directly attributed to cold homes in winter 2014/15.2 Below we raise a number of concerns, chiefly that many older people – including ... high energy prices impact older people’s health, with over 9,000 deaths directly attributed to cold homes in winter 2014/15. Our key argument is that some older people (and people of all ages) in vulnerable
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victims being more likely to require social care services they didn’t previously need. Older victims are 2.4 times more likely to die or go into a care home than those who are not scammed. Scammers are ... police, banks, and others have to adapt and tackle fraud. Examples of current solutions The Home Office set up a Joint Fraud Taskforce in February 2016 and Age UK is contributing to the ‘victims
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and distress: older people in the private rented sector Older people who privately rent their homes Age UK, October 2016 Contact: joe.oldman@ageuk.org.uk 1 1 ... property. Around 75 per cent of households aged 65+ are owner-occupiers, with most owning their home outright.3 Those owning outright will continue to rise from 32% in 2014 to 35% by 20254 according
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Advocacy Support Cymru 029 2054 0444 info@ascymru.org.uk Do they have social care needs? If so, do they want support with care and support planning, assessment, review, or safeguarding ? If so they have ... wales@bda.org.uk Cardiff and The Vale Llais Support for people who have a concern about any NHS or Social Care treatment they have received whether in the community or a hospital setting. 02920 750112 cardiff
