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“married” (combining the next three categories), and “widowed”. Widowhood was distinguished from other forms of singlehood, following some findings in the literature suggesting a differential impact on loneliness ... –local area aspects not included in this analysis. As Scharf and de Jong Gierveld (op. cit, p. 113) state that Parkes and Kearns’s recommendation that survey data should be ‘‘complemented by detailed neighbourhood
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outputs and the changes, or impact, at the local level to determine whether the programme has met its stated aims. The report then looks at the experiences of local Age UK representatives, consultants and the ... Manager at Age UK National. Analysis of the expression of interest forms and the completed action plans . Analysis of workshop feedback forms. Analysis of a survey conducted by Age UK of all cohort members
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outputs and the changes, or impact, at the local level to determine whether the programme has met its stated aims. The report then looks at the experiences of local Age UK representatives, consultants and the ... Manager at Age UK National. Analysis of the expression of interest forms and the completed action plans . Analysis of workshop feedback forms. Analysis of a survey conducted by Age UK of all cohort members
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contribute “towards preventing people from suffering abuse or neglect”1. The guidance specifically states that “reablement can be a key element of preventative services”. Although not mentioned in this particular ... September 2023, sits within the Welsh Government’s ‘Six Goals for Urgent and Emergency Care’. It forms part of Goal 6 which concerns a ‘home first’ and ‘reduce the risk of readmission’ approach to hospital
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progress or where existing regulations have not been implemented. We therefore fully support the stated objectives of the AAP to help deliver improved standards, greater consistency, better monitoring ... Parkinson’s, and poor mobility - regardless of location. However, we do recognise that shared spaces can form part of a traffic calming approach that is beneficial to older pedestrians. Consideration of shared
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in the availability of unpaid carers would have a disproportionately large impact on the need for state funded or privately purchased care. Support to enable carers to continue in their caring roles without ... People Projects, PSSRU, January 2010 4 The business case for LinkAge Plus, Department for Work and Pensions, July 2009 5 Valuing Health: developing a business case for health improvement, Improvement and
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We appreciate that network operators (NOs) may want to retain the core groups – including ‘of pensionable age’ – when considering if a customer is vulnerable. While age may be a trigger to consider vulnerability ... especially relevant, described by the British Geriatrics Society (BGS) as a ‘clinically recognised state of increased vulnerability. It results from ageing associated with a decline in the body’s physical
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importance of preventative approaches to optimise people’s health and wellbeing. In 1991 the UN Member States adopted the ‘The United Nations Principles for Older Persons’, based on the International Plan of ... engage in new pursuits and visit new places. Additionally Andrews (2011) found 74% of his respondents stated that the free bus pass improved their quality of life. Webb et al. (2011) found becoming eligible
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population. Age UK was closely involved in this work, however, in January 2023, the Secretary of State for Health announced a new ‘Major Conditions Strategy’,16 which appears to supersede the development ... recommendations for addressing the future mental health needs of older people. These recommendations were formed and underpinned by several key findings including: • A recognition that older people’s access to
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replacement for longer-term, structural improvements to people’s quality of life. Often, the most effective form of preventative care is a holistic improvement to quality of life. Access to adequate housing, education ... was highest among younger adults and decreased with age thereafter. Of people aged 55-64, only 50% claimed to do the recommended 150 minutes per week, dropping to 46% of people aged 65 and over. Physical
