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chapters, diaries from people talking about what their lives are like at this age, and more. We trust that you find our presentation of the evidence useful. Michelle Mitchell Charity Director General ... old Liz Lloyd 34 Know that loneliness is not inevitable Vanessa Burholt 38 Understand that we will still need care homes Julienne Meyer and Tom Owen 40 Maintain personhood Julian Hughes 42 Prevent
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Ø Housing, including housing options, repairs and adaptations and heating Ø Legal issues such as Wills and Power of Attorney Ø Bereavement and death Ø Local services and opportunities to engage in new ... independent of any outside influence and impartial. We will never recommend a service or provider to you, including our own services. Where possible we will always provide you with all relevant options available
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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 to projections. Despite this, in the longer ... predicts that by 2025 more than half of those under 40 will find themselves living in private rented property and overall a quarter of all households will rent privately7. This means that in future there is
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successful pilot programmes have been implemented, local authorities, local health boards and NHS Trusts should ensure the good practice developed is identified and shared across Wales. o Local authorities ... health care, and driving up standards and quality to ensure older people in Wales can be confident they will receive dignified care in all settings. The Welsh Government must prioritise preventative health
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sight problems in your day-to-day life. The Macular Society (page 34) and the Thomas Pocklington Trust (page 36) also provide information on how to live well with a sight problem. “My sight’s got worse ... wireless smoke alarms fitted. These connect using radio signals so that if one goes off, they all will. There are also versions that use vibrating pads, which you can put under your pillow at night to
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6 Foreword The Lord Filkin, CBE My granddaughter, if all goes well, will live to be 100; she has the energy to do so! Many of us will live ten years longer than expected at our birth. This increase in our ... example, one service compared with another, or a proposed new policy compared to today’s arrangements. I will come back to how the cost and outcome evidence might be used in a moment. But it is important to emphasise
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homelessness can change rapidly over time and may differ significantly from place to place. This review will focus on older homelessness in England. In England older homelessness is currently on the increase ... night, around 400 older people aged 55 and above may be sleeping rough, at least ten times that number will be spending the night in short- and long-term homelessness accommodation - figures comparable with
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system, which is not the case today and unlikely to be so in the foreseeable future. Physical cash will continue to serve as a standby for when people are out of reach of electronic payments or when there ... businesses have been connected at speeds sufficient to handle the network data demands of all users will it be possible to say that the UK has made its digital transition.
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daily living, but as we move into our ninth decade and beyond this becomes less common and more of us will need help. Increasing numbers of those providing care are themselves older people. The peak age for ... traditionally provided for older family members, and so shift this responsibility to the state. These forces will unite to add further stress to social care budgets that help people to maintain independence within
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achieved. Participants pointed out how continuity of staff was important for building a sense of trust in people receiving intimate personal care, such as bathing. Service users also enjoyed building up ... social care services. Providing more information about social care services through GPs and hospitals will be particularly useful – this is where many people expect to find out about social care services.
