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when creating a trust. Leaving money to a person who receives means-tested benefits or council-funded care can sometimes affect what they’re entitled to – so if you have a child or grandchild with learning ... free advice and information service that can guide you through leaving money to a beneficiary with care and support needs – they can also recommend specialist solicitors. Visit www.mencap.org.uk/willsandtrusts
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Information and advice on the different housing choices available as you get older.
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without which it is impossible to participate in society and certainly to live independently in your own home. The recent Griggs review of the Access to Banking Protocol also recognizes the importance of the ... access the Blue Badge scheme, ID verification and information and advice on a range of issues including care. We know from our network of advisers that access to welfare benefits is also an increasing challenge
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activities • having trouble speaking or thinking clearly • having trouble making decisions • taking less care of your appearance • eating or sleeping more or less than usual • drinking more alcohol than usual ... hard to ask for support as a carer, as you might feel like you should focus on the person you’re caring for – but you shouldn’t neglect your own needs. See our guide Advice for carers for information about
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which was useful as they played exhausting games that went on for hours. Falling asleep on the way home seemed to be a regular feature, as was getting lost. But what was most surprising to us was that it
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Easy-access branches, accessible staff, mobile and shared-use branches. Quick pick-up by human operators. Careful listening and clear talking. Avoid upselling. Give appropriate advice about scams and fraud. Focus ... Provide secure systems for carers that enable them to carry out banking functions for the person cared for without breaching the terms and conditions of accounts. Continue to develop fraud and abuse detection
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perspectives. We intend to create a set of resources offering practical advice to the public, health care providers, and policy makers seeking to make and promote informed choices relating to brain health ... disability, feelings of loneliness can be even more profound. Losses in physical function and self-care capacities, for example, can lead to reduced social engagement, which in turn accelerates cognitive
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heath service (with the cost to the NHS estimated to be around £1.36 billion per year), and with cold homes in particular, it is believed to be the main reason behind increases in respiratory and circulatory ... Advisers within local Age UK Brand Partners to deliver support to older people to help them have a warm home. The pilot was funded by ENGIE (previously known as GDF Suez) and delivered in six areas in the northeast
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fraudster to keep contacting you. Bogus job offers These usually involve an offer of work to do at home if you first send a registration fee. You may even receive an offer of an interview over the telephone
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drive may be crucial for older people to get out and about, access essential services such as health care, and reduce the risk of social isolation, particularly in rural areas. An age-based approach to premiums ... getting to and from hospital is a major problem for many older people, the heaviest users of secondary care services, even in urban areas. Travel to hospital is widely recognised to be difficult for older people
