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communications, such as using a landline phone rather than a mobile phone, or not using the internet. Suffering from health conditions, having mobility problems or sensory impairments, requiring medical equipment ... are slow to contact insurers/brokers because they ‘don’t want to cause a fuss’ and they may have mobility or health problems that make it difficult for them to engage with loss 5 adjusters in the home
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also variation between employers in their ability to help workers change roles. For example, a hairdresser working for a large chain might have the opportunity to move to a desk-based role if they become ... Attendance Allowance as people disabled after the age of 65 cannot receive support based on their mobility needs. Age UK has long argued this is very unfair but, in the context of the current rules, we would
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get fully better. In particular, older people may leave hospital less physically strong and less mobile, especially if they were already quite frail. Then the priority is to act fast and buoy them back ... being put in place. For example: Paul’s wife Mary, 85 years old, is in hospital. She has lost her mobility during her hospital stay. Yesterday the hospital told him Mary was ready for discharge today and
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general comments Local infrastructure is important to the health of all our communities. As we age, mobility frequently becomes more difficult and so the value of local services can increase. The value may ... than the population as a whole to experience difficulties with mobility and access to public services. 18% of adults aged 60-69 have a mobility difficulty, and 38% of adults aged 70+ do. This is compared
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article illustrates the features of the environment that have acted as barriers to older people’s mobility and participation in the urban environment and explores what could make for better inclusive features ... important to older people than ever before, as we live in a ‘hypermobile’ society, where high levels of mobility are needed in order to stay connected to communities, friends and family and to access shops and
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2.1 Rules about your age 4 3 Current rates 5 4 PIP components 5 4.1 Daily living component 6 4.2 Mobility component 7 5 Making a claim 7 5.1 When to claim 7 5.2 How to claim 7 5.3 How your claim is assessed ... DLA guidance 19 12 PIP Activities, descriptors and points 20 12.1 Daily living activities 20 12.2 Mobility activities 24 Useful organisations 25 Age UK 29 Support our work 29 Age UK factsheet April
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5 years, depending on your circumstances) • send you a temporary driving licence to use during a mobility centre driving assessment (see page 18) • send you a licence that says your car must be fitted with ... that you’re a safe driver. Driving assessment. The thought of having a driving assessment at a mobility centre can be off-putting. You might feel like you don’t need an assessment, or feel anxious about
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home accessibility standards must be universal because it is often difficult to predict restricted mobility in later life. Older people should retain the option of ‘staying put’, whenever feasible. Optional ... the next 30iii. This means that more people are likely to experience a disability or restricted mobility as they get older - but will want to retain their independence, if possible. These trends demand
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barriers as well as improvements. For example if access to payments continues to move to online and mobile channels significant groups of consumers will be excluded. This does not mean that online options ... current voices pushing for cashless society, and a focus on innovation based around digital and mobile devices. This is contrasted by the lack of attention paid to improving existing services even where
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two Get Healthy, Get Active funded programmes in Norfolk. Shelley Ames – Shelley explained that the Mobile Me project, designed to address barriers to participation amongst older people, is funded predominately
