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November 2021 As we leave autumn and enter winter many of us are thinking about what the coming months will bring. Colder and shorter days means there are fewer opportunities for us to get out and about and ... healthy. We look at what’s happening in the gas industry and highlight how the Government will ensure gas supplies will continue to reach our homes. Our local communities play a vital role in supporting older
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distress will be supported by their supplier, which could include debt repayments and bill payments being reassessed, reduced or paused where necessary. • The disconnection of credit meters will be completely ... post office or PayPoint, or Payzone. • If the local Post Office is temporarily closed, then posters will be available to provide details of their closest Post Office and Payzone store where the payment /
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Whether it’s due to losing someone close or because you’ve recently separated from your partner, you may find yourself living alone. But with a little help, living alone is something that most of us can adapt to.
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improved adult health and well-being and tackling isolation. There is no guarantee that ‘localism’ will mean everyone in a community gets to have their say. National and local government need to involve ... out in more detail below) and the Greater London Authority has undertaken a research project that will be used to shape the supporting guidance for the relevant part of the London Plan. Despite this renewed
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12%.5 5. The statistics cited above indicate that demand for residential and non residential care will undoubtedly increase. Social care has historically suffered as a consequence of under-funding and ... ageing population will require significant investment, the cost of not caring could be much higher. A failure to invest in services that keep people safe and healthier for longer will undoubtedly increase
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care for them and/or their relatives. It is clear that many older people still don’t know that they will have to pay for care at all, believing it to be free at the point of delivery, like the NHS. Many ... proposals, leaving unchallenged the implication that they would protect people more than they actually will. The responses presented here provide important comments for the Government to consider whilst shaping
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12%.5 5. The statistics cited above indicate that demand for residential and non residential care will undoubtedly increase. Social care has historically suffered as a consequence of under-funding and ... ageing population will require significant investment, the cost of not caring could be much higher. A failure to invest in services that keep people safe and healthier for longer will undoubtedly increase
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document. Without this involvement in service planning and provision, people living with dementia will continue to feel that they are expected to fit in with the delivery patterns of formal services rather ... specialists. Often, and particularly when older people are resident in care homes, their dementia will be diagnosed and managed by a GP, but approximately two-thirds of people with dementia live in the
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live independently for longer.2 There are three main factors which influence whether a household will be in fuel poverty: income, energy prices and the energy efficiency of their property. The first two ... 2021. Higher energy costs are challenging for consumers, and the timing and size of this increase will be particularly difficult for many families still struggling with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic
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NHS where staff can feel safe to raise concerns as well as confident that they will be listened to and their concerns will be acted upon. This consultation seeks views about a package of measures to implement ... raise concerns with any other colleague within the organisation, and be confident that their views will be taken seriously. 1. Introduction Age UK welcomes this opportunity to comment on proposals for
