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social and biological, that means a shock or crisis could have severe consequences for someone’s health and wellbeing. We describe this in more detail later in the report. Importantly, we use frailty ... as a state, often perceived as inevitable and irreversible, rather than a collection of modifiable health and social needs. As long as this mistake is made, then outcomes will continue to be limited. This
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............................................................................................. 15 Health and disability ................................................................................. ... that television or pets are their main form of company. 3 Loneliness can be as harmful for our health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day.4 People with a high degree of loneliness are twice as likely to
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tumn-budget-2017 Age UK’s media response “At Age UK we worry most of all about the millions of older people in our country in declining health, with a need for extra support, and on a low retirement income ... slow down the decline in its ability to meet the needs of a growing older population as it is only about half the amount the experts said was required. Meanwhile the Budget’s failure to acknowledge the enormous
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facing some of the hardest challenges imaginable – economic poverty; fuel poverty; food poverty; health and wellbeing issues; and frauds / scams. Working together, we can change this. Impact, data and ... networks and alliances. We produce public policy statements, evidence, reports and statistics about major issues affecting older people in Wales. We use these to campaign for positive change for older
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Relationships ............................................................................... 28 4.5 Health and Social Care ................................................................................ ... Business/Employment ................................................................................. 61 7.2 Health and Social Care ................................................................................
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1 Safe to be me Meeting the needs of older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people using health and social care services A resource pack for professionals 2 Foreword ‘The staff in the home very rarely ... there or even known.’ Ian ‘It was such a relief when the Age UK befriender enabled me to open up about being a lesbian after so many years of hiding. She didn’t push but she gave plenty of positive messages
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toilets 9 • Pavements 10 • Neighbourhood safety 11 • Places to meet 12 • Information and advice 13 • Health and social services 14 • Your voice 15 Discussion and calls for action 16 Comparison of results with ... community is suitable and empowering for people of all ages, with facilities that help people to enjoy health, wellbeing and quality of life. The Community Calculator, based on our original 2010 version,1 enabled
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our website at www.agecymru.org.uk/advice 3 More money in your pocket Contents What this guide is about 5 How Age Cymru can help 6 What you can claim Benefits at a glance 8 Your pension State Pension: ... costs: a warmer home for winter 23 Your wellbeing Help with urgent or one-off expenses 26 Help with health costs 29 Attendance Allowance (AA): money for your care needs 31 Making an application for AA 33
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University. It has contributed greatly to our knowledge about how our thinking skills change with age and what we can do to protect our cognitive health in later life. As well as funding, we have worked with ... however this experience has left us well-placed to speak authoritatively not only about cognitive ageing but also about dementia. We feel that this is a good time for everyone in Age UK to catch up with
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Programme Manager – Prevention, Age UK This booklet is funded by the Department of Health as part of the Health and Care Voluntary Sector Strategic Partner Programme. 2 3 ‘Thank you for treating me ... insurmountable without some practical help and support. Dementia brings people into contact with various health and social care professionals and making your views and opinions known to those in authority does
