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1 Improving later life. Vulnerability and resilience in older people. 2 Age UK works to improve later life for the 14 million older people in the UK. We do this by addressing health inequality, reducing ... experiences of ageing grow better for each passing generation. We are Age UK Acknowledgements: We wish to thank the following people for help with identifying and inviting authors: Professor Alan Walker, Professor
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Consultation Response Mental Capacity and Deprivation of Liberty: a consultation paper Ref 3315 November 2015 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for ... London WC1H 9NA T 0800 169 80 80 F 020 3033 1000 E policy@ageuk.org.uk www.ageuk.org.uk Age UK is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267
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form a very small part of the UK labour market, but have come to increasing public prominence in recent years. Debate on ZHCs is often polarised. However, a review of the evidence presents a more ... flexibility of ZHCs, others point to their negative effect on low income households and their potential for exploitation. ZHCs are used across a range of occupations and sectors. A significant number of all
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intended to sum up what is known about the financial abuse of older people. It does not cover commercial abuse (scams) in any detail, nor the abuse of younger people. In particular, it aims to provide the ... the best available answers to the following questions: 1 What is financial abuse? 3 2 What is the prevalence of financial abuse of older people? 5 3 Who is at most risk of financial abuse? 7
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1 Summary In this short paper, Age UK sets out ten questions to prompt and encourage discussion with the local public sector on the key issues affecting services for people in later life within ... transparency • Protecting the vulnerable and ensuring fair treatment • Shaping a changing provider market • Integrating the approach to health and wellbeing • Changing attitudes and enabling contributions • Creating
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Age Cymru is a registered charity 1128436. Company limited by guarantee and registered in Wales and England 6837284. Registered office address Ground Floor, Mariners House, Trident Court, East Moors Road ... be a unpaid carer for the other person/s they live with. It’s useful for you to be aware of this when you’re providing help. • A carer is anyone of any age, who provides unpaid care and support to a relative
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London WC1H 9NA T 0800 169 80 80 F 020 3033 1000 E policy@ageuk.org.uk www.ageuk.org.uk Age UK is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 ... terms of reference for a forthcoming review of the retirement income market, in particular on the role that competition should play in improving outcomes for consumers. The review will consider four broad
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Project, as part of a wider programme involving six organisations, that was funded by The Big Lottery Fund with the premise that empowering, supporting and inspiring trusted intermediaries to be Digital Champions ... Champions is a highly effective and sustainable way of delivering digital skills. The One Digital Programme ran between November 2015 and December 2016, with the aim of understanding if Digital Champions
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Data collection 8 Views of older people 9 Unpaid carers 10 Waits for assessments 11 Waits for care to be in place 13 Local authority improvement measures 16 Communications 17 5. Addressing the issues 18 ... Tables 35 Acknowledgements Age Cymru would like to thank all the people that spoke to us about their experiences of access to social care. We’re grateful to the 11 social care leads, local authority commissioning
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findings from older carers 2 For the Moment Summary of findings from older carers Introduction Prior to the Covid-19 outbreak, it was estimated that there are more than 370,000 unpaid carers in Wales. More ... been providing unpaid care during the pandemic. Unpaid carers provide support to relatives, friends or neighbours who have a disability, physical or mental health needs, or who are affected by addiction
