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Later life in rural England Age UK is a charity that aims to improve later life for everyone through our information and advice, services, campaigns, products, training and research. In the UK we work ... International. We seek to play a constructive role in debates around ageing and older people’s issues, drawing on the views, experience and expertise of older people and paying particular attention to the voices of
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Confederation is a membership body that represents all organisations that commission and provide NHS services and is a registered charity number 1090329. The Local Government Association (LGA) is a politically ... organisation, working to support, promote and improve local government. Age UK is a registered charity number 1128267 and registered company limited by guarantee number 6825798 dedicated to improving later life
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1 Diversity in older people and access to services – an evidence review By: Jo Moriarty and Jill Manthorpe A report of research carried out by the Social Care Workforce Research Unit ... London www.ageuk.org.uk All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this report or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained
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a big difference to individual lives, to big moments that influence major change that benefits everyone – they all show how Age UK helps people to love later life. Our vital work is shaped by five ambitions ... ambitions which are driven by the priorities that people in later life tell us matter to them – money, wellbeing, health and care, home and community. The moments demonstrate our work in all of these
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one conversation at a time A call to action Over the past year we have been proud to chair the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness, which Jo set up before her death in summer 2016, to shine a powerful spotlight ... spotlight on the millions of people who are lonely living in our communities. The Commission was a response to Jo’s own experience - of finding herself a fish out of water at university and experiencing deep loneliness
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Nordic Walking is one of Europe's fastest growing forms of physical activity and is a great way of staying healthy. You walk using a pair of specially designed, lightweight poles that provide additional ... It exercises 90% of your muscles increasing strength in your legs, arms, shoulders, chest and back. Nordic Walking is less tiring than normal walking and it can increase your heart rate by up to 13%
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1. Background 3 2. Executive Summary 7 3. Responses to the language of frailty 10 4. Articulating the concept of frailty 14 5. Attitudes to support to prevent and manage frailty 19 6. Appendix 26 ... Among older people’s specialists the term ‘frailty’ is used to describe a spectrum of physical and mental health states and is used to assess risk or to put together a care plan for an individual. By contrast
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Age Cymru is a registered charity 1128436. Company limited by guarantee and registered in Wales and England 6837284. Registered office address Ground Floor, Mariners House, Trident Court, East Moors Road ... information guide is to help ‘Friends’ supporting people they know in their local community - who may be self-isolating, social distancing or shielding. Further support If the person you’re helping is aged 50 or
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life We are many things to many people Ageing is different for everyone and, of course, the challenges and the demands are different for everyone too. At Age UK we are many things to many people – a source ... companionship and support. But one thing is the same for everyone: we’re always here. Wherever you are in your life, ageing is a journey we’ll take together, hand in hand, shoulder to shoulder. We all know that life’s
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Is attendance allowance means tested? People often miss out on Attendance Allowance because they mistakenly believe they don’t qualify.
