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is anonymous but if you want us to contact you about the survey you can include your contact details at the end of the survey. You can also let us know if you want to get involved in our campaigns to make ... apply) e TV news e Radio e Facebook e Twitter e National newspaper e Local newspaper e WhatsApp e Face to face services e Telephone helpline e Local notice board/community centre e Online search engine (e
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Wales. If you are in Northern Ireland, contact Age NI for information. Contact details can be found at the back of this factsheet. Contact details for any organisations mentioned in this factsheet can be ... Pension Credit 23 6.3 Changes to non-dependant deductions 24 6.4 Temporary absence from home 24 6.5 Moving home 25 6.6 If your HB stops and you are a mixed age couple 25 6.7 Forming a mixed-age couple
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finding the right advice and support, this can have a transformative impact on their lives. However, at present there is no universal safety net or signposting to services. Such advice and support is usually ... people in the UK aged 65 or over and three million are aged 80 or over [4]. Life expectancy estimates at age 65 are 86.1 years for women and 83.6 years for men [5] compared to 83.0 for women and 79.0 for
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falling year on year b. the provision of home care is falling year on year c. the provision of respite care is also falling. Evidence suggests that provision is at the higher end of the spectrum for people ... people with the most complex needs. Our sense is that people who would previously have received help are no longer being supported, and that this is increasing demands on informal carers. We are worried
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Looking after your teeth and gums is important at any age. Even if you feel there’s nothing wrong, it’s still important to visit your dentist regularly. If you’re on certain benefits you can receive free ... free NHS treatment and may also be eligible for help through the NHS low income scheme . Our Factsheets below contain further information: For more information call Age Cymru Advice on 0300 303 44
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covers the topics of crisis response, home-based intermediate care, bed-based intermediate care and reablement. These collectively aim to help people: Safely return home from hospital. Effectively recover ... sector in providing and complementing intermediate care services. Acknowledging how the transition home from hospital can be a useful point for assessing a broad spectrum of needs to not just promote better
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aims to shine a light on how the system of health and care is working for older people in this country at the moment using the best, most authoritative data available, most of it from official sources. In ... able to know that we will receive health and care if and when we should need it matters to all of us, at any age, but it is all the more salient as we get older. Many people in their sixties and seventies
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knowledge at 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 ... been produced with the help of older people, carers and expert peer reviewers. Published: December 2023 3 Contents What this guide is about Worried about falling? 5 How to get help from the NHS 6 Staying
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Square, London WC1H 9NA. 2 About Age UK Age UK is the country's largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. The Age UK network comprises of around 165 local Age UKs reaching ... through web based and written materials and individual enquires by telephone, letters, emails and face to face sessions. We work closely with Age UK Cymru, Age UK NI and Age UK Scotland. Key points and recommendations
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life expectancy in Wales at age 65 is an additional 18.2 years for men and 20.6 years for women2, healthy life expectancy at birth in Wales has most recently been calculated at 63.2 years for men and 65 ... of Wales 2 ONS (2015): Life expectancy at birth and at age 65 by local areas in England and Wales, 2012 to 2014 3 ONS (2014): Health expectancies at birth and at age 65 in the United Kingdom, 2009 to 2011
