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Economist, Age UK Introduction Last year, Age UK estimated that 1,004,000 older people between 65 and over have unmet social care needs –roughly 31 per cent of older people with difficulty in carrying ... activities are classified as ADL: Having a bath or a shower Dressing or undressing Getting in and out of bed Using the toilet Eating, including cutting up food Local authorities set eligibility
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care services among South Asian and White British groups Rosalind Willis, Priya Khambhaita, Pathik Pathak and Maria Evandrou In national surveys, people from Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) groups have ... ill health and disability among certain minority ethnic groups. Utilising qualitative in-depth interviews with people from South Asian and White British groups in Hampshire, Portsmouth, and Southampton
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hospitals June 2016 How and when someone is discharged from hospital, and the support they receive in the aftermath, are critical determinants of their long-term recovery and return to a reasonable quality ... quality of life. We regularly read articles in the media about ‘bed blocking’ and hear talk of older people staying in hospital when they no longer need hospital care. Sometimes there seems to be a tendency
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coalition of organisations and individuals seeking to improve on the Care Act’s recognition of the need for financial advice. The Centre represents a significant expansion in terms of scope and output to include ... policy briefings and research papers, which consider not just questions about care funding but questions about funding retirement more broadly. And critically it will focus on developing ideas and solutions to
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Care Act: consultation on draft regulations and guidance to implement the cap on care costs and policy proposals for a new appeals system for care and support Ref: 0815 Date: March 2015 All rights ... purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Name: Ceri Smith Email: Ceri.smith@ageuk.org.uk Age UK Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock
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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 decumul ... decumulation and the huge 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
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Quality Commission: Our next phase of regulation – a more targeted, responsive and collaborative approach (cross-sector and NHS trusts) Ref: 0317 Date: February 2017 All rights reserved. Third parties ... purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Name: Stephen Lowe Email: stephen.lowe@ageuk.org.uk Age UK Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock
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Our next phase of regulation (2) – a more targeted, responsive and collaborative approach to regulating in a changing landscape of health and social care Ref: 1717 Date: August 2017 All rights ... purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Name: Léa Renoux | Tom Gentry Email: lea.renoux@ageuk.org.uk | tom.gentry@ageuk
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Vulnerability and resilience in older people. 2 Age UK works to improve later life for the 14 million older people in the UK. We do this by addressing health inequality, reducing loneliness and isolation, ... improving retirement incomes and tackling poverty and discrimination against those in later life in all its forms. We also speak for the long-term interests of every one of us, so that experiences
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Documentation or onsite Volunteer trainer signature Date and time completed About the organisation • What kind of work is done and why • Team structure and management • Importance of volunteers The volunteer ... role • Tasks • Agreed dates / times • Line management and reporting • Expenses (where applicable) The support system • Key contact names and email / phone number • Supervisors • Resources • Reporting
