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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Ageing and Older People Safeguarding older people from abuse and neglect Wednesday 7 December Notes On Wednesday 7th December, the APPG for Ageing and Older People hosted an ... Chaired by Baroness Barker and the speakers at the event were Richard Powley, Head of Safeguarding, Age UK, gave a policy introduction; Lucy Giles, Knowledge Hub Advisor, SafeLives spoke about issues including
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consider when remarrying. Taking some time to think about your finances can save a lot of heartache for you and your family in the future.
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people Single older people are more likely to respond than married people, and half of all people aged 75+ live alone.3 2.5 times health impact People defrauded in their own homes are 2.5 times more likely ... of theft. It also means nearly a third (31%) of all crime is fraud. 75 average age The average age of victims of mass marketing postal fraud is 75.6 £43 million pension scams People have lost an estimated
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Technology Together Pilot Evaluation 04 June 2013 Author: Kirsty Gaskell-Sinclair & Vinal K Karania (Age UK) “I have enjoyed working with elderly people much more than I thought. It’s so easy to feel really ... Enjoyable!” 04 June 2013 Technology Together Pilot Evaluation 2 Aim of pilot: Test YouthNet and Age UK collaboration effort Stress test systems, processes and infrastructure Test new intergenerational
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Information about concessions on the TV licence available to older people - television licence benefits for older people.
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Our report 'Improving domiciliary care for older people in Wales' focuses on the provision of domiciliary care in Wales and how it faces a challenging future
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into dementia and co-morbidities - call for evidence Date: October 2015 All rights 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 and practice. Author: Nadia Kalam Email: nadia.kalam@ageuk.org.uk Age UK Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock Square
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all. Join our Readers’ Panel at www.ageuk.org.uk/readers-panel. 2) Tell us your story. Have you been affected by any of the issues in this guide? Has Age UK’s information and advice helped? If so, we’d love ... org.uk. This information guide has been prepared by Age UK and contains general advice only, it should not be relied on as a basis for any decision or action and cannot be used as a substitute for professional
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1 The Internet and Older People in the UK – Key Statistics July 2016 This note sets out some statistics and information about internet use and older people drawing on national surveys. Details ... among older age groups has increased substantially over the last five years, but many are still non-users. 4.2 million people aged 65+ have never used the internet. A quarter (26%) of people aged 65 to 74
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in a claim as soon as possible – for example, claiming Pension Credit ( even if you’re only entitled to a small amount) can help you qualify for other benefits, entitlements and government ... You can contact Age Cymru Advice for further information. Call 0300 303 44 98 (charged at local rate) to talk to someone or email us at advice@agecymru.org.uk The Welsh Government's
