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still have yet to achieve full equality; and how the outstanding issues can most effectively be addressed. Age UK is pleased to have the opportunity to make a submission in response to the call for evidence ... aspirations of people in later life. Our vision is a world in which older people flourish. Our mission is to improve the lives of older people, wherever they live. We are a registered charity in the United
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with advice on how to deal with the fear of falling and what to do if you have a fall. As we grow older, gradual changes to our health and the medications we take can contribute to an increased risk of ... prevented. Falls are often due to hazards that are easy to overlook but equally easy to fix. This booklet is split into two sections. The first section gives tips and advice on how to reduce the risk of falling
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Information Centre, 2012). It is vital to investigate why this is the case so that services can be improved, particularly as there may be a greater need to use services due to higher levels of ill health and ... this study compared experiences with social care services across the two groups. The project aimed to suggest improvements for the benefit of both groups. Key Points • There were both differences (e
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General Election 2024 From pensioner poverty to digital exclusion, we highlight the key challenges you face today A spotlight on mental health and wellbeing Guide to help you have more money in your pocket ... he announced his intention to hold a general election on 4 July 2024. We were delighted to publish our Blueprint for older people in Wales setting out the key issues we wish to see the new UK Government
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health, a lack of local services or transport and a poor physical environment. Some older people choose to miss out on socialising or activities because even small charges for these, or the costs of transport ... increasingly understand to be the severe health impacts associated with this. Local services and amenities A vital aspect of creating an Age Friendly Wales is to enable older people to play an active role
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The Home Affairs Committee has announced an inquiry into hate crime and its consequences in response to a number of recent events namely; The rise in the number of attacks on people from ethnic minorities ... following the EU referendum. The killing of Jo Cox MP, which has also raised serious questions about how to address the potential for violent action from those holding extremist or fixated views. The Government
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proud of our achievements. We exist to stand up for the 14 million people in the UK and 846 million people internationally who have now reached later life, but also to speak for the long-term interests of ... Friends and Forums across England. Internationally, we work with our subsidiary charity Age International to fund programmes in more than 40 developing countries. Like most in the charity sector, we faced a tough
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government for statutory social care services; and the financial contribution that individuals are required to make for the social care they receive. There is a fundamental debate over the basic fairness of charging ... care should ensure fairness on the “who pays” and “how we pay” for social care, including between the generations, and should aspire over time towards universal access to personal care free at the point of
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Advocate to: • Ensure people listen to your views, wishes and feelings so you lead the decision making? • Get the right support you need when you need it? • Be supported to say what matters to you and ... supporting you to be informed, heard and involved Are you aged 50+, or a carer of an older person, living in the community and have issues or concerns that you’re finding it difficult to resolve? If you
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choose to retire, many others find themselves out of work and have a much more torrid journey through the later part of their working life. For those out of work it can be extremely difficult to get another ... employment opportunities. That is why Age UK commissioned The Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion to carry out this research. It confirms that while there are external factors involved, the design and
