Later life in a digital world Age UK is the country’s largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. We believe in a world where everyone can love later life and we work every ... who do not use the internet and some are starting to feel disadvantaged in an increasingly digital world. In this report our focus is on access to public services although many of the issues raised also
When you’re bereaved, you have to cope with a world that can feel as if it’s fallen apart.
that’s being created • We’ve found that activities that last about 30-45 minutes work best. With a cup of tea at the end, that’s a good hour of creativity! Creating an age friendly Wales cARTrefu Trying
Try a little kindness Look after each other Reading my mail for me – I’m visually impaired Make me a cup of tea Help me in the garden Open the door for me Ask me how I’m feeling Take me to Church when they
THE SERVICE? YES NO RESEARCH & EVALUATION SHOULD BE DESIGNED TO HELP IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD. IT IS IMPORTANT TO FOCUS QUESTIONS ON THE GAPS IN THE EVIDENCE, INCLUDING TESTING ASSUMPTIONS BEING
residents’ faces • Once this is done, talk to each resident about what they’d love to do most in the world • Residents can look through old magazines or images online that you can print, and collect images
potential effects across low and middle income countries. This brief presents newly available data from a World Health Organisation survey of older people’s health and wellbeing in six countries. Key findings:
technology (such as Virtual Reality Handsets) can be more effective in engaging older people into the world of digital technology; and one to one sessions tend to be more beneficial but also require more resources
such as coloured material, shells or seaweed, then encourage them to create a storm or an undersea world using their props and their voices to create sounds. The results can be very effective. Find stories
million workers aged between 50 and State Pension age, coupled with fewer young people entering the world of work. While many businesses understand the demographic changes, concerns about the law and misconceived