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We are a registered charity in the United Kingdom, formed in April 2010 as the new force combining Help the Aged and Age Concern. We have almost 120 years of combined history to draw on, bringing together ... treatment decisions need to be made urgently, it can be difficult for the 3 MCA procedures to operate at the necessary pace. More effective publicity of advance decision making and improved training for all
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(49%) of all people aged 75 and over live alone.10 9% of older people feel trapped in their own home.11 6% of older people (nearly 600,000) leave their house once a week or less.12 30% say they would ... nearly a quarter (24%) of pensioners do not go out socially at least once a month.14 Nearly 200,000 older people in the UK do not receive the help they need to get out of their house or flat.15 17% of
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is anything like as simple as it is sometimes painted, or that older people and families are usually at fault when their discharges are delayed. The issue Delayed discharge – a growing problem 1.75 million ... The number of people receiving publicly funded support has fallen by around 377,000 from 1.2 million at the start of the period to just over 850,000 by 2014/152. National Audit Office Report on Discharging
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Age UK Age UK is the country’s largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. We are national In the UK we help more than seven million people every year, providing support ... we’re here 2.9m 2.9 million people 65 and over in Great Britain feel they have no one to turn to for help and support1 4m An estimated 4 million older people in the UK have a limiting longstanding illness
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1-6 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9NA. 2 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 150 local Age UKs reaching ... through web based and written materials and individual enquiries by telephone, letters, emails and face to face sessions. We work closely with Age Cymru, Age NI and Age Scotland. Local Age UKs are active in
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initiated by Conservative Policy Forum is part of the „Ideas Challenge‟ set out by Oliver Letwin MP at Party Conference 2011. Three streams were prioritised for the Ideas Challenge: productivity; cities ... of public transport and they are used frequently. Thirty-nine percent of people over 60 take a bus at least once a weekii. Age UK believes the following measures need to be put in place to improve local
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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 were shocked to learn this was not the case ... supported the cap on care costs in principle, agreeing that the general concept was positive. People at Age UK Herefordshire and Worcestershire’s event suggested that the proposals created more transparency
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that are delivered should be subject to an appropriate and proportionate evaluation Evaluations help identify what works and why, provide learning to improve effectiveness (of services), highlight good ... good practice and unintended consequences and develop and test new ideas Evaluations help demonstrate potential cost savings, cost effectiveness and value for money of services being delivered The
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2015/16. Introduction Age UK is the country's largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. We help more than 5 million people every year, providing support, companionship and ... impacts of flooding, including their immediate practical needs in the home, disruption to energy supply and care services, damage to their home and possessions and difficulties in the recovery phase such as struggles
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Criteria Through funding from Age Cymru, one-off grants of up to £150 are available for social events at winter time. Eligibility In order to apply for this grant programme applicants must be a local older ... achieve some press coverage about your Winter Celebration to show that you have received a grant to help older people in your local community and how it was used. We will ask to see any copies of coverage
