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  1. Care needs assessment

    You need to get a care needs assessment from your local council in order to be eligible for support from social services. Find out more from Age UK.

  2. What is a carer's assessment?

    If you're a carer, a good first step to getting support is to arrange a carer's assessment with your local council. Find out more with Age UK.

  3. The financial assessment for care explained

    The financial assessment is used to work out how your care will be paid for. Find out more from Age UK.

  4. Estimating needs in older people

    Many older people face disadvantage in their lives every day, often without the support they need. Major challenges include ill health, lack of help with the basics of daily life, poverty, poor housing ... face these challenges, which we called ‘needs’ for the research, and collated insights from older people’s own voices about the experience of living with the needs. You think you'll be alright, but then

  5. The health and care needs of older LGBT+ people

    Age UK is working to highlight the health and care needs of older LGBT+ people, and what can be done to improve their experiences.

  6. Domestic abuse: more needs to be done to support older people

    experiences of domestic abuse also means that policies and resources rarely take into account the specific needs of older victims/survivors. Finally, in many cases an older person may be too scared to access support ... are disabled, from an LGBTQ community, or those from black and minority ethnic backgrounds. What needs to change? Greater awareness among health professionals: Training and guidance should be provided

  7. Health conditions that can affect your driving

    and advice can help you learn how to declare health conditions to the DVLA, undertake a driving assessment and adapt to life without driving.

  8. Risk for older people in the community from coronavirus

    coronavirus guidelines loosening, Dr Elizabeth Webb discusses the factors we should be weighing up to assess our own risk.

  9. We need more telephone friends

    Ruth Lowe explains why we need more volunteers for the Age UK Telephone Friendship Service and how rewarding the service is for older people and their telephone friends alike.

  10. Care plans

    A care plan sets out how your local council is going to meet your social care needs. Find out more with Age UK.

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