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needed support with movement and used a frame to aid her mobility around the ground floor of her house, also described how she was previously more mobile and used to drive to visit her friends. She no longer ... installed. She wanted to stay in her own home. She could not articulate what had caused her loss of mobility or did not like to mention it. “I like it here. Not so easy since I got a bit, you know, not so
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operators can make it very difficult to plan a journey to hospital. For older people with restricted mobility or a disability who do not qualify for hospital transport, the journey can be lengthy, difficult ... A difficulty raised by the older people we’ve spoken to is the cost of transport for people with mobility problems who have not yet reached the qualifying age for a bus pass or do not qualify for a disabled
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(Utah, USA) – preventing abuse through an age-friendly culture 26 Case Study 8: RBS and NatWest – mobile bank branches 28 Case Study 9: RBS and NatWest – accessible debit and savings cards 31 Case Study ... age, health or economic circumstance, nearly everyone needs to bank. However, hearing, vision and mobility issues often arise as people age and can make certain banking tasks such as reading statements,
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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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surgery is only open 2 days a week and is short staffed. The main surgery is not accessible due to my mobility issues and their lift is out of order.” Some told us of difficulties in online systems not being ... Lives on hold create stress and poor mental health.” Others told us how poor mobility impacts their daily life: “I have mobility problems we have no bus service where I live.” We heard from those whose health
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callers’ confidentiality. Mary 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 ... Nobody has assessed what she will need to help her recover at home, whether she can regain her mobility, or what adaptations are available to help them manage. Paul was able to delay the discharge for
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and are therefore particularly important in serving the needs of people in later life with limited mobility due to ill health or low income. The post office remains popular and continues to be trusted and ... is particularly a problem for those people in later life who face additional barriers of limited mobility, poor health, low incomes and shrinking social contact. The loss of local post offices has been
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impact on improving the quality of life using the Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) ‘domains’: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression. With both, the focus is on ... likely to get out and therefore more prone to isolation, depression, reduced fitness and increased mobility problems. Hazards in the physical environment can lead to debilitating and painful injuries among
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the health, well-being and quality of life of residentsi - particularly those with disabilities or mobility problems. Amending and extending Part M (level one), to reflect the key components of the lifetime ... with someone aged 65 or olderiii. As we get older many of us will need to cope with a disability or mobility problem. This implies the need for practical intervention to shape the housing market in meeting
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Worker / Facilitator / Assistant Facilitator ● Bringing a companion or service animal with them ● Mobility and accessibility issues ● Specific requests, eg: no red clothing / no brown belts / no ties / no
