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fit as a fiddle is a programme run by Age UK and funded by the Big Lottery Fund as part of the Wellbeing programme www.ageuk.org.uk www.fitasaf iddle.org.uk Age UK’s Dementia Friendly Programme ... Andrea Wigfield CIRCLE (Centre for International Research on Care, Labour and Equalities) University of Leeds 2 Contents Acknowledgements .............................................................
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ageing society and the power of the ‘grey pound’. Yet progress among businesses towards attracting and including older consumers is slow – many older people still struggle to access and navigate shops and ... opportunities for businesses. Age UK is the UK’s largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. Our information and advice reached around 5.9 million people in 2015–16, and our Advice
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reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy ... England (registered charity number 1128267 and registered company number 6825798). The registered address is Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9NA. 2 The National Institute for Health and Care
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Consultation Response Draft Code of Practice on Settlement Agreements Ref: 1213 Date: 9 April 2013 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational ... educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Name: Christopher Brooks Email: christopher.brooks@ageuk.org.uk
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Healthy Ageing Evidence Review This evidence review is part of a series produced by Age UK, in order to provide evidence to underpin decision-making for people involved in commissioning, service development ... Key messages 3 1 Policy context 4 2 Definition of healthy ageing 6 3 The need for healthy ageing services 8 4 What kind of factors and approaches address these issues? 14 5 Services delivered and their
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better too. Together, we can really make a difference Of all UK nations, Wales has the largest proportion of older people aged 65 and over - 668,950 (21% of the population). Wales also has the fastest ageing ... projections show an increase of 292,000 by 2039. In the aftermath of covid, against the backdrop of rising energy prices, and the cost-of-living crisis, many older people are facing some of the hardest challenges
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housing wealth and other assets to pay for care Summary • In the UK, personal wealth , including housing wealth, is greatest in older age, driven by the natural lifecycle of wealth accumulation and dec ... e rise in house prices • Wealth inequality is much greater than income inequality so the holding of housing wealth in older age is by no means universal • Housing assets are viewed differently from other assets
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care homes with some of Wales’ most creative artists to give older people access to quality arts activities. Our cARTrefu artists have enabled hundreds of older people in Wales to create their own art ... designed to help you run your own cARTrefu sessions, whether you’re a carer or a resident. Creating an age friendly Wales cARTrefu How do I use this pack? This pack has a number of activities for you to try
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Independent advocacy is a vital service for individuals to ensure that the person (and their well-being outcomes) is placed at the centre of the work of support services. Independent advocacy gives citizens ... control over achieving their well-being outcomes. There have been significant developments in the field of independent advocacy in the period between Advocacy Counts 5 (2016) and Advocacy Counts 6 (2018). The
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Independent advocacy is a vital service for individuals to ensure that the person (and their well-being outcomes) is placed at the centre of the work of support services. Independent advocacy gives citizens ... control over achieving their well-being outcomes. There have been significant developments in the field of independent advocacy in the period between Advocacy Counts 5 (2016) and Advocacy Counts 6 (2018). The
