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strategic framework will fulfil the government’s aims. Age UK welcomes the opportunity to comment on the role of older people in this strategic framework. In this response we will be focusing on whether ... action plan? Improving road safety is vital for all road users, and initiatives to promote road safety will disproportionately benefit older drivers as a whole, given that for any accident an older person is
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November 2021 As we leave autumn and enter winter many of us are thinking about what the coming months will bring. Colder and shorter days means there are fewer opportunities for us to get out and about and ... healthy. We look at what’s happening in the gas industry and highlight how the Government will ensure gas supplies will continue to reach our homes. Our local communities play a vital role in supporting older
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the role of housing in preventing onward costs onto health and social care services The findings will be brought together in a report in spring 2016 and presented at the LGA Annual Conference in June ... authorities should still uphold space standards that reflect the requirements of older people. This will also help to improve the design and appeal of retirement housing. All local authorities should
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claiming include: a lack of information about the support available; people not believing that they will be eligible; stigma around asking for help; reluctance to disclose personal financial information; ... people living on very low incomes with few, if any, financial resources. Many older people in poverty will have lived on a low income during their working life and not had the opportunity to build up a pension
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live independently for longer.2 There are three main factors which influence whether a household will be in fuel poverty: income, energy prices and the energy efficiency of their property. The first two ... 2021. Higher energy costs are challenging for consumers, and the timing and size of this increase will be particularly difficult for many families still struggling with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic
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12%.5 5. The statistics cited above indicate that demand for residential and non residential care will undoubtedly increase. Social care has historically suffered as a consequence of under-funding and ... ageing population will require significant investment, the cost of not caring could be much higher. A failure to invest in services that keep people safe and healthier for longer will undoubtedly increase
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care for them and/or their relatives. It is clear that many older people still don’t know that they will have to pay for care at all, believing it to be free at the point of delivery, like the NHS. Many ... proposals, leaving unchallenged the implication that they would protect people more than they actually will. The responses presented here provide important comments for the Government to consider whilst shaping
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12%.5 5. The statistics cited above indicate that demand for residential and non residential care will undoubtedly increase. Social care has historically suffered as a consequence of under-funding and ... ageing population will require significant investment, the cost of not caring could be much higher. A failure to invest in services that keep people safe and healthier for longer will undoubtedly increase
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leave their homes. Providing enough clean and accessible public toilets and toilets for public use will increase opportunities for older people to pursue an interest and participate in their communities ... outset regarding the provision of local toilets, including meeting with groups of older people who will be able to assist in the identification of gaps in provision. Regarding the publishing and review
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document. Without this involvement in service planning and provision, people living with dementia will continue to feel that they are expected to fit in with the delivery patterns of formal services rather ... specialists. Often, and particularly when older people are resident in care homes, their dementia will be diagnosed and managed by a GP, but approximately two-thirds of people with dementia live in the
