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All Party Parliamentary Group for Ageing and Older People Ageing Alone: combating loneliness in later life Monday 8th February 2016 4pm-5pm Committee Room 3, House of Lords Present: Parliamentarians: ... Speakers: Nusrat Ghani MP introduced the first speaker, Gregor Henderson, National Lead for Mental Health and Wellbeing for Public Health England. Gregor Henderson – Gregor introduced Public Health England’s
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What next for generation R? Provocation to AgeUK’s financial services commission Giselle Cory, Resolution Foundation Older people (here defined as 50 to 64 year olds) are seen as a lucky generation: ... many are at risk of poor standards of living in later life. This paper explores some of the reasons for this precariousness. Firstly, pensions are changing. With defined benefit schemes having seen their
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Care & Repair Cymru A Top Tips Falls Guide for Carers It is often family or informal carers that will come across older or vulnerable people at risk of a fall or having already fallen. Their assistance ... Inactivity Be active and do simple exercise daily, change your environment and don’t sit in the same chair for too long. If you need structured exercise talk to your GP and get referred to the National Exercise
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in our aim to help make this Christmas a little brighter. Christmas can be a lonely time for many older people who have no close family to visit over the festive period, we hope that having a gift to open ... huge difference. Your amazing gift boxes will be delivered to either a care home in Wales or someone who receives a friendship call from our Friend in Need telephone befriending service. How you can help
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Consultation Response NEST: Evolving for the future October 2016 Ref no: 3116 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research ... research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Christopher.brooks@ageuk.org.uk Age UK Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock Square
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children who are under 18, who would you like to be their guardian*?: Executors’** full names and addresses: Before meeting with your solicitor, it’s a good idea to plan what you want to include and who you ... plans in one place for easy reference at your meeting. (Please note that this will planner is not a legal document and cannot be used as a valid will.) **Executors are the people who will deal with your
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Employment support for unemployed older people Sarah Foster, Jane Colechin, Paul Bivand and Rowan Foster June 2014 Foreword Long-term unemployment, usually defined as being out of work for over a year, ... themselves out of work and have a much more torrid journey through the later part of their working life. For those out of work it can be extremely difficult to get another job. The over 50s typically have longer
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Agenda for Later Life 2015: A great place to grow older Executive summary Age UK is the country’s largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. We provide services and support ... national and local level to inspire, enable and support older people. We stand up and speak for all those who have reached later life, and also protect the long-term interests of future generations. About
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Agenda for Later Life 2015: A great place to grow older Contents Age UK is the country’s largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. We provide services and support at a ... national and local level to inspire, enable and support older people. We stand up and speak for all those who have reached later life, and also protect the long-term interests of future generations. About
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Determining need for advocacy The decision making process for professionals exercising functions under the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014.All references are to the Part 10 Code of Practice ... Capacity Act 2005 should be made. This may affect the type of advocacy which it is appropriate to provide for the person (para 60). If a person lacks capacity but falls outside the IMCA criteria, other forms of
