drive may be crucial for older people to get out and about, access essential services such as health care, and reduce the risk of social isolation, particularly in rural areas. Furthermore, in order to encourage ... drive may be crucial for older people to get out and about, access essential services such as health care, and reduce the risk of social isolation, particularly in rural areas. Furthermore, in order to encourage
retirement. 17. The interaction of pension freedoms with debt, state benefits and state support for care funding is extremely complicated and an area in which few regulated advisers have the necessary expertise ... June 2015 vi Briefing: the new pension flexibilities and the implications for benefits and paying for care, Age UK, April 2015 vii How much does financial advice cost? Which?, February 2014 viii Dashboards
was at St Joseph’s in Newport I live in Rhymney. Hopefully a new appointment will be made nearer home.’ Many of the issues around public transport were present before the pandemic and have just been
Individual Savings Account (LISA) is intended to help people save for the purpose of providing a first home deposit, or for retirement. A LISA can be opened by an individual aged under 40, while payments attracting
offices. In many areas post offices provide the only access to services that are close to people‟s homes, and are therefore particularly important in serving the needs of people in later life with limited
UK (now part of UK Finance) in September 2016. Phase 2 followed in September 2017, backed by the Home Office. Phase 2 focussed on increasing customers’ confident challenge to help them feel empowered
support then they risk losing money through an inability to shop around, may not be able to remain at home and are at increased risk of financial abuse. Yet the past years have seen banks disregard the needs
moderate dementia, cognitive rehabilitation aimed at helping people carry out specific every day, self-care activities can improve their ability to complete those tasks. Group sessions that involve discussion ... processing are unlikely to be helpful. It is advisable to discuss treatment options with your health care professional. Family members and friends of loved ones with dementia often want to know what they
contacts with friends or family, social activity, well-being, and income comfort; and having unmet social care needs. (Regarding social engagement, other evidence suggests particularly in later life, the quality ... Malley J, Pickard L, and Darton R (2006). Future Demand for Long-Term Care, 2002 to 2041: Projections of Demand for Long-Term Care for Older People in England. PSSRU Discussion Paper 2330. Personal Social
workers and offering solutions to mitigate them, for example flexible working to help people meet caring responsibilities, can help enhance individual productivity. In light of all the evidence considered ... Flexible working Many older workers want to work flexibly for a variety of reasons, including meeting caring responsibilities, managing a health condition or simply to improve work-life balance.57 At present