believes there need to be further steps towards improved regulation to offer better protection to older leaseholders. Self-regulation will be insufficient to curb bad practice and over-charging in parts ... services play a vital role in helping older people avoid the potential pitfalls of buying leasehold property and enable them to resolve grievances. The support given to older leaseholders should be improved
for the social care they receive. There is a fundamental debate over the basic fairness of charging people for the care and support they have been assessed as needing. Future arrangements for funding social ... spread the cost of care services across the generations, instead of the cost simply falling on those people unfortunate enough to develop care needs. A new, fair and sustainable mechanism for funding social
Information written with you in mind. This information guide has been produced with the help of older people, carers and expert peer reviewers. Published: July 2023. 3 Contents. What this guide is about ... independent as possible and feel confident enough to keep doing the things we enjoy. However, as we get older, we might not feel as safe as we used to – whether that’s due to mobility issues, illness or feeling
diagnosis of mental health conditions in older people and inequalities in access to services. The Royal College of Psychiatrists estimates that 85% of older people with depression receive no help at all ... affects 40% of older people in care homes, and 78% have at least one form of cognitive impairment. The evidence for both under-provision of mental health services and support among older people and poor regard
wales/help-and-advice/care-for-a-cuppa-inwales There are also forums that carers can join to share experiences with people in a similar situation: https://www.carersuk.org/help-andadvice/get-support/carersuk-forum Emergency ... social care needs they might have. For more information about the support available for unpaid carers during this time see: • Carers Wales • Carers Trust Wales If the person you’re supporting needs further
................................................................................ 13 Impact on older people ............................................................................................. ... extension project, who generously gave their time to participate in the research, including the older people, local Age UK partners and health care professionals. 4 Executive Summary The fit for the
which Jo set up before her death in summer 2016, to shine a powerful spotlight on the millions of people who are lonely living in our communities. The Commission was a response to Jo’s own experience - ... thousands of people across the country: young and old, disabled people, carers, men in sheds, children at play, parents, refugees and people seeking asylum, employers and the many people who simply started
consultation The CMA is carrying out a market study into care homes for older people, to review how well the market works and if people are treated fairly. This consultation is inviting comments on issues ... the functioning of the care home market. The CMA should also consider how the market works for older people who receive some local authority funding, but who have to pay extra ‘top ups’ to the care home
response include: Recognising that many carers are older people themselves and that this brings its own health and care challenges. Reiterating that older carers can face a variety of negative effects on ... support for adult carers and the opportunity to comment on it. There are an estimated 2.75 million older people in England who need some form of help and support, the vast majority of whom rely, at least in
driven by the needs and aspirations of people in late life. Our vision is a world in which older people flourish. Our mission is to improve the lives of older people, wherever they live. We are a registered ... together talents, services and solutions to enrich the lives of people in later life. Age UK provides information and advice to over 5 million people each year, runs public and parliamentary campaigns, provides