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Why do we value old objects over older people? Age UK is here to change how we age.
Here's how, with your support, Age UK is supporting older people through the cost of living crisis.
A range of products to help you make the most of later life are available through Age UK Trading, with profits given to the charity.
Yorkshire Building Society members and colleagues voted Age UK as their chosen Charity Partner until 2023.
The % of proceeds raised by Age UK and declared as profit from each of the society lotteries can be found on the Society Lotteries web page.
Age UK and Mencap co-created and tested a range of patient information resources to help people understand and prepare for their Structured Medication Review. The resources are now available nationally
The term frailty or ‘being frail’ is often used to describe a particular state of health. Read this guide from Age UK for more information around frailty.
is technology that can appear to ‘think’ in a human-like way – for example, understanding language, recognising patterns and making decisions. It’s different from other technologies ... when it’s something technical like AI, lots of people are conscious that they don't fully understand what’s going on, which can make the feeling worse. AI raises some tricky ethical questions
six months of 2018, almost 500 were closing each month. Failure to prepare… This is the cashless society arriving without appropriate planning and preparation. Many people will adjust and adapt to a world ... attention The Treasury Select Committee is not so sure, and recent reports from Which? and the Royal Society of Arts have been nudging towards a more interventionary, regulated approach. It seems premature
every statistic is a person lost and a family devastated. We think of those people, while trying to understand how our actions and those of the Government are influencing how the coronavirus epidemic is progressing ... underestimate the number of deaths from coronavirus, though both have their uses for helping to understand the epidemic. The Government announced this week they are working towards being able to give definitive
See our information on understanding sex and intimacy in later life.
Our Rights Our Voices promotes awareness and understanding of human rights among older people. Learn more about the project.
Understanding the differences between different types of meters can help you better manage how much energy you're using. Find out more from Age UK.