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lth-duringcoronavirus-outbreak/ Concerns about abuse Abuse and neglect is when an adult who needs care and support is harmed, exploited or neglected through the action or inaction of others. The main forms ... sexual and discriminatory. Sometimes an adult who needs care and support can be affected by more than one type of abuse. If the adult who needs care and support can get support themselves if you give them
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expectancy in the UK, but it also risks reinforcing the ageist bias that pervades many elements of health care decision-making, and in people’s expectations of health in later life. Over recent decades we have ... and over are not premature. This is particularly important in measuring progress in the health and care that older people receive, while working towards reducing populations’ overall mortality and morbidity
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for their younger counterparts, so in making changes in contracts that GMS services consider how the care needs of older people can be practically met. Our annual surveys over the last three years1 and ... for health care. We welcome the detail included in new contracts on how patients are able to make appointments. Older people have told us that they feel disadvantaged in access to health care if they are
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the priorities that people in later life tell us matter to them – money, wellbeing, health and care, home and community. The moments demonstrate our work in all of these areas, but also show how our ... Minister on a range of money matters, including retirement, energy prices, inheritance tax and social care. The Government’s pension reforms, which removed the requirement for people to buy an annuity with
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AgeUKIG30 Improving energy efficiency around your home Save energy, pay less 2 We’d love to hear from you. 1) Join our Readers’ Panel. Have your say and be involved in updating our guides by joining our ... controls 14 Looking after your boiler 18 Other ways to make your home more comfortable 20 Major energy-saving changes for your home 22 Your energy bills Understanding your bill 24 Why is your bill
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address is Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9NA. 2 The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is currently developing a quality standard on falls prevention among older people ... higher reliance on medication and greater dependence on medical and social services and other forms of care. Age UK, including our network of local partners, have a long track record of providing services to
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to see the new UK Government tackle, from pensioner poverty to digital exclusion and from keeping homes warm to bank closures. Many of these issues were raised in our 2024 What matters to you survey which ... pensioner poverty • Managing money • Consumer protection • Digital exclusion • Keeping warm at home • Welsh language. These are the issues that you’ve told us matter to you. But to see changes happen
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Similarly, without the vital contribution of unpaid carers in all communities across Wales our health and care services could not function, and Carers week provides a fantastic opportunity for us collectively ... and issues with getting appropriate and timely social care support. We also heard from unpaid carers, 55% of whom have increased the amount of care they provide in the last three months, and from people
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easier 27 Continence products 30 Personal hygiene and comfort 32 Additional support and benefits Social care and NHS services 33 Claiming benefits 35 Dementia and incontinence 36 Useful organisations 37 4 What ... tackle the problem, or other ways to minimise its effect on your everyday life. If you live in a care home, ask the manager to arrange an appointment with your doctor or the district nurse. Alternatively
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vouchers worth £125m have been either lost, delayed or unclaimed. The UK Government pledged to give every home with an electricity supply in Britain £400 through its Energy Bills Support Scheme with payments spread ... important to take full advantage of this support. “Many homes with traditional pre-payment meters tend to be amongst those who need to heat their home the most to stay warm and well, so it’s crucial that
