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  1. Deprivation of assets in social care

    The rules about care home funding and reducing your assets are complicated. Find out more information from Age UK. Read now.

  2. The significance of stories

    How powerful stories can bring the challenges and joys of older age to life. Age UK storyteller Rosemary shares her experience of using the Age UK Telephone Friendship Service.

  3. Students of digital confidence

    and with a lovely view of the garden, Gita is teaching older people about getting online. Gita, who works as a teacher at a college, is the IT Trainer here and will teach several of these classes today. ... benefit their lives each day. One-to-one assistance is provided and personalised based on the level of experience and proficiency the individual has - after Gita establishes this with an assessment when

  4. Random acts of kindness

    Sometimes it's the smallest of things that can make our day. Here's some inspiration for random acts of kindness you could show to an older person today.

  5. Stories of Painful Journeys

    Age UK hears from thousands of older people who really struggle with travelling to hospital. Peter, Subash and Connie explains just how painful their journeys are in their own words below.

  6. The power of volunteering

    Paul Farmer, CEO of Age UK, examines why giving time to good causes is so rewarding, and shares why he treasures Age UK's many volunteers.

  7. The importance of hobbies

    individuals, both in their nineties. Keith Keith turns 99 soon. He's not wasted any of those years, though, having enjoyed a variety of pursuits, from extensive travels with the Scouts in his youth, to playing bowls ... housebound in the home he's lived in for 50 years, he developed an interest in genealogy, the study of families and family history. "It's very true to say that but for family history, I would be at a total

  8. The cost of cold

    health but we’re hearing from thousands, like Raymond and Geraldine, who are simply too scared of the high costs if they do. Many tell us that there is simply nothing left to cut back on. No one should ... sometime life-saving, medical equipment like a dialysis machine. Read our report on tackling the cost of living crisis for older people Raymond I’m turning all radiators off in rooms I don’t

  9. Cost of living advice

    With the cost of living rising, we could all do with some extra money in our pockets and help keeping the cost of our energy bills down. This section provides information that can help you feel more in ... in control of your finances.

  10. Power of attorney

    If there comes a time when you can no longer make or communicate your own decisions, a power of attorney enables one or more person, known as your 'attorney', to make decisions on your behalf. Find out

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