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Consultation Response The 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: 0715 Date: March 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
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Consultation Response Competition and Markets Authority: Care Homes Market Study Update paper 17 July 2017 Ref No. 1617 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. Jane.vass@ageuk.org.uk
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1 Ref: 5511 New challenges, new chances Review of informal adult and community learning 21 October 2011 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. Name: Christopher Brooks Email: christopher.brooks@
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winter warmth services Impact report 2011–2014 21 Age UK’s winter warmth servicesExposure to the cold can have a devastating impact on the health of older people. Every winter 25,000i older people die needlessly, as a result of cold weather in the UK. The UK’s excess winter death rate is much higher than other colder countries. Research suggests that cold weather morbidity is preventable and a
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Technology Together Pilot - Evaluation Vinal K Karania Page 1 of 6 31st May 2013 Research Department, Age UK Technology Together Pilot Lessons Document Technology Together is a collaborative project between Age UK and YouthNet to develop an intergeneration model that uses young volunteers to help older people develop their knowledge and understanding of what is and how to use technology, in
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One Digital Learning from the Age UK Project Vinal K Karania (Research Manager), December 2016 BACKGROUND WHAT IS ONE DIGITAL? • Big Lottery-funded venture led by a partnership of Digital Unite, Affinity Sutton, AbilityNet, SCVO, Age UK and Citizens Online • Each partner delivered specific projects, through the use ‘trusted intermediaries’ to promote and deliver basic digital skills to end
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1 Public Policy Statement Safeguarding older people May 2021 Summary We all have the right to live free from abuse of any kind. Our age or circumstances should have no bearing or effect on this basic right.1 Age does not diminish an individual’s right to live with dignity and respect.2 We welcome proposals in Welsh Government’s Strategy for an Ageing Society Strategy to implement a national
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Bywyd ar incwm isel Mai 2014 Realiti tlodi pobl hyˆn yng Nghymru 2 Dylai pob unigolyn hyˆn gael safon ddigonol o fyw yn hwyrach mewn bywyd. Ni ddylai neb oddef gostyngiad trychinebus yn eu safon byw ar ôl ymddeol, na derbyn bywyd lle cânt eu gorfodi i ddewis rhwng hanfodion sylfaenol yn ddyddiol er mwyn cadw deupen llinyn ynghyd. Er hynny, mae enghreifftiau gwirioneddol yn yr adroddiad hwn o sut
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holding awareness raising events. “One of the first things that I did when I came back in was having a chat with everybody in the building to let them know what I was doing, the fact that I was here, the type
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1 Public Policy Statement Fuel poverty October 2017 Fuel poverty is a significant problem for many older people in Wales. In Wales, fuel poverty is defined as needing to spend 10 per cent or more of household income on fuel to maintain a heating regime adequate to safeguard comfort and health. Around 291,000 households were estimated to be in fuel poverty in 2016, equivalent to
