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2015 2 Contents 1. Executive Summary 3 2. Background 5 3. Thoughts and feelings about the internet 7 4. Understanding life offline 13 5. Reactions to organising tasks online 24 6. Conclusions ... means of accessing goods and services will be very problematic, with a potentially damaging impact on health and wellbeing. o For those who are forced to access services ‘by proxy’ through family or others
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includes Age UK, Age Cymru, Age NI and Age Scotland and around 165 local Age UK partners in England. About this report Age UK has long been committed to increasing digital inclusion in later life and many ... inform this work we have been gathering information about the impact of public services going online. We have also commissioned research and invited views about later life in a digital world, drawing on the
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queries and link people to local services and support. While some people just wanted to have a chat about the everyday things such as what they saw on television the previous night. Check in and Chat has ... communities as the lockdown eases. We’re keen to hear from people about the support that they feel will be important in the future and about the changes they’ve seen in recent weeks that they think should
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breaks down Over four million cannot afford a holiday About a million cannot afford to go to the hairdressers or barbers Employment About 1.2 million people aged 65+ are in employment Workers aged ... landlords who will have to absorb the transfer. The Government expects that the absorption may come about through increased efficiencies, but there is a peril that maintenance and even construction may be
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older people, carers and expert peer reviewers. Published: August 2023 3 Contents. What this guide is about 4. Why you should make a will. Why is it important to make a will? 6. What happens if I don’t make ... documents 20. Other things to think about. Changing a will 22. Inheritance Tax 24. Supporting your favourite causes 25. Useful organisations 26. 4 What this guide is about. Making a will is the only way to
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able to secure another 12 months funding for our Dementia Advocacy Project which we are thrilled about. This is such an important service and we have a dedicated and highly trained team of advocates across ... Choice Bereavement and Loss Awareness with Marie Curie Mental Health Act for Advocates with Natasha Fox, Advocacy West Wales Mental Health Act Reform for Advocates with Natasha Fox, Advocacy West Wales
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spend on average about 3 years receiving care1 although the length of time spent in residential care has been declining2. Home care might cost around £5,000 per year while residential care costs about £28,500 ... 1 Housing and Finance Working Group (2013), Department of Health Steering Group ‐ Housing and Equity 2 Lievesley et al (2011), The changing role of care homes
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waste of skills, and for the individual it is often devastating in relation to personal finances, health and self-esteem. Age discrimination in employment is now illegal and the Default Retirement Age ... an essential part of making work better. 2 Older workers may also need to think differently about work and their own retirement aspirations than they would have done in the past. This might include
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number 6825798). The registered address is Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9NA. 2 About this consultation In May the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills published a call for evidence ... switching difficult, including being socially isolated and/or bereaved, living with physical or mental health conditions or sensory impairments, and having caring responsibilities. 5. Given that digital exclusion
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Age-Friendly Manchester Introduction to the guide An introduction to age-friendly communities About the contributors About the research team How to read this participatory guide Aim of the research Methodology ... debates about how public agencies ‘involve’, ‘engage’, ‘consult’, and (more recently) ‘co-produce’ policies, services and neighbourhoods with local people. These debates can help us to think about the nature
