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Improving later life. Today and tomorrow. This is the story of Age UK’s year. We are very proud of our achievements. We exist to stand up for the 14 million people in the UK and 846 million people internationally ... have now reached later life, but also to speak for the long-term interests of every one of us. We do so by working with partners in the UK and around the world. We work with Age Cymru, Age Scotland and Age
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Age Matters The quarterly newsletter from Age Cymru Spring 2023 Age Matters The quarterly newsletter from Age Cymru Creating an age friendly Wales facebook.com/agecymru twitter.com/agecymru www.agecymru ... starting to show themselves with blossom on trees and bulbs starting to flower, though snow does remain in the weather forecast. That’s why we’re still encouraging people who might not have received their energy
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to be me Meeting the needs of older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people using health and social care services A resource pack for professionals 2 Foreword ‘The staff in the home very rarely gave ... transferred to hospital without them notifying me. The man I love could have died and I wouldn’t have been there or even known.’ Ian ‘It was such a relief when the Age UK befriender enabled me to open up about
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Independent advocacy is a vital service for individuals to ensure that the person (and their well-being outcomes) is placed at the centre of the work of support services. Independent advocacy gives citizens ... There have been significant developments in the field of independent advocacy in the period between Advocacy Counts 4 and this report, Advocacy Counts 5. The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act
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resource Falling over is a leading cause of injuries, especially among older adults, however, falling over isn’t an inevitable part of getting older. There’s lots that older people, and the people around them ... them can do to reduce the risks. This resource is designed to help children think about falling over, the impact that this could have on people, how they can support friends, relatives and loved ones to
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support growing numbers of older people to stay healthy and active, this briefing makes the case for: • Building the effects of demographic change into budgets • Developing a more strategic approach to ageing ... coordination • Protecting the most vulnerable • Delivery in full on existing statutory obligations and safeguards • Sustaining prevention • Placing proportionality and equality at the heart of all decisions
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UNDERSTANDING THE LIVES OF OLDER PEOPLE LIVING WITH FRAILTY A QUALITATIVE INVESTIGATION IPSOS MORI FOR AGE UK MARCH 2014 UNDERSTANDING THE LIVES OF OLDER PEOPLE | IPSOS MORI FOR AGE UK Page | ... .......................................... 58 1 FOREWORD WRITTEN BY AGE UK UNDERSTANDING THE LIVES OF OLDER PEOPLE | IPSOS MORI FOR AGE UK Page | 5 FOREWORD WRITTEN BY AGE UK Older people living
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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. ... org.uk Age UK is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 and registered company number 6825798). The registered address is Tavis House 1-6
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financially included? “The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.” L.P. Hartley, The Go-Between Our research for the Payments Council in 2012 on the payment needs of the “Older Old”1 clearly ... that we travel into old age carrying the experiences and knowledge which we have gathered along our life journey; and yet, by the time we arrive in later life, the landscape has changed dramatically and
