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Centre for Policy on Ageing – Review May 2014 Changing family structures and their impact on the care of older people. Summary Families in the UK are changing. This brief review looks at ho ... hanging family structures will influence the supply and demand for formal and informal care by older people? • Most informal care for older people is provided by partners and adult children. Chang
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physically demanding situations, for example on a factory production line, age is no barrier to working productively. Measuring individual productivity is challenging for researchers. Older studies, which ... or fail to account for a myriad of other factors. More recent studies, which often find older workers are at least as productive as younger workers, are better able to account for these. As people
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parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. ... Key points and recommendations With State Pension ages rising and more people needing to work for longer, it is inevitable that the welfare-to-work system will experience a rise in the number of older
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will normally at least have some income from their State Pension. It is therefore relatively uncommon for people to seek help from Age UK on the grounds that they have no money at all. 3. Our information ... and advice workers do however come across cases where errors or poor administration cause problems for some older clients, and local Age UK’s are contacted by some clients under Pension Credit age. In the
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Public Policy Statement Fuel poverty October 2017 Fuel poverty is a significant problem for many older people in Wales. In Wales, fuel poverty is defined as needing to spend 10 per cent or more ... 600 older people died in Wales during the winter of 2014/152 - this is more than double the figure for the previous winter. The increase was largely due to a predominant flu strain that affected older people
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support for adult carers Consultation on draft NICE Guideline (NG10046) Ref: 1517 Date: May 2017 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic ... academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Name: Léa Renoux Email: lea.renoux@ageuk.org.uk Age
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Get Ready for Winter with Age Cymru and Nest What is Get Ready for Winter? Get Ready for Winter is a campaign led by Age Cymru and the Welsh Government Warm Homes Nest scheme to help older people in Wales ... Wales prepare for the colder months ahead. The rise in energy bills and cost of living crisis means it’s more important than ever to do what you need to do to keep your home warm and yourself safe
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This is Age Cymru’s second annual report on delays in access to social care in Wales for people aged 55 and over. Last year our dementia advocacy project, HOPE (Helping others participate and engage) ... Age Cymru Advice were all reporting worrying delays in older people being assessed by social care for their needs, as well as delays in sourcing care packages once an assessment had been completed. A year
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One-Stop-Shop Guide for Older Carers in Wales A guide for identifying, signposting, and supporting older carers in Wales Creating an age friendly Wales 2 A One-Stop-Shop Guide for Older Carers in ... 28 • West Wales 31 • South Wales 33 Further sources 38 Further sources A One-Stop-Shop Guide for Older Carers in Wales 3 Introduction to Age Cymru’s Carers Project Do you look after someone
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local government, public, private and third sector organisations. The impact of falling over is huge for the individual, family, friends, neighbours, and the health service. Together we’re working to ... and challenge the long-standing myth that falls are an inevitable part of getting older. We strive for older people to live active and independent lives free from falling over. If you’d like to join
