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Policy on Ageing – Rapid review 2017 1 Diversity in older age – Older homelessness The characteristics of older homelessness can change rapidly over time and may differ significantly from place to place. This ... is currently on the increase and the number of older street-homeless has doubled in the five years from 2010 to 2015. Homelessness The European Typology of Homelessness and Housing Exclusion (ETHOS) provides
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hospital appointments is a major issue for older people IN-DEPTH POLICY REPORT 2 Introduction For most of us just having a hospital appointment is enough to worry about but imagine having to make the journey ... in chronic pain and having to take three different buses to get there. This is the reality for many of the older people we have heard from. That’s why Age UK is calling on the Government to urgently review
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Prevent a fall Falls are not an inevitable part of growing older Take Action today 0300 303 4498 01639 617 333 0300 111 3333 For more information visit: www.agecymru.org.uk www.ageconnectswales.org.uk ... take on the activity/pursuit? Watch alcohol intake. Telecare might give you and family/carer peace of mind if you are worried about falling. Have you thought about trip hazards in your home? Are you worried
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Allowance because they mistakenly believe they don’t qualify or are put off by the claims process. Do any of these apply to you? 1. ‘My claim was turned down’ Your circumstances may have changed since the last ... You don’t have to spend Attendance Allowance on a carer. Many older people spend it on other types of help in the home, or equipment to help them stay independent. 5. ‘I don’t have a carer’ You don’t need
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have an innate value in themselves, regardless of their age or other personal characteristics. Nevertheless, it is sometimes helpful to quantify the size of the contributions that are made by older people ... before. For some this is through choice while, for others, a combination of economic factors and policies such as the raising of the State Pension Age mean that continuing to work is a financial imperative
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What matters to you? Current experiences of people aged 50 or over in Wales August 2024 Contents About this research 3 Current experiences of people aged 50 or over 4 Access to healthcare 4 • Getting ... might help 57 • Getting back out and about 59 Finance 62 What matters to you? Current experiences of people aged 50 or over in Wales2 About this research During March and April 2024, Age Cymru worked
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is now more vital than ever, so we need your company to help us be there for the millions of older people, many of them alone, during this national crisis. The need is growing In these challenging times ... support from companies like yours. These funds will help us to: Meet the growing demand on our free information and advice line – calls are up by 200% and this is expected to rise – so that we can provide expert
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London. Jill Manthorpe is Director of the Social Care Workforce Research Unit at King’s College London. She has worked in the voluntary sector and as a Board member of national and local older people’s ... focusing on older people’s services. Acknowledgments This booklet is funded by the Department of Health as part of the Health and and disclaimer Care Voluntary Sector Strategic Partner Programme and was produced
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reserved. Third 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 ... 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 advice
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data, report that 155,000 households in Wales were living in fuel poverty. This is equivalent to 12% of all households in Wales.1 To tackle fuel poverty effectively, Welsh Government must provide updated ... at greater risk of avoidable ill health and premature death from living in a cold home. Often living on fixed incomes, investing in homes to improve home energy efficiency runs the risk of undermining longer
