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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.
Research is an important part of Age UK’s work because it has the power to transform older peoples’ lives for the better. Find more about our policy and research here.
‘Sky Cares’ programme which aims to support the communities in which Sky’s customers and employees live and work.
to lonely older people up and down the country. Hear about the difference we’re making in people’s lives.
users and organisers, discuss the difference the Age UK Walking Tennis programme is making to the lives of older people.
us as we get older. Find out what the key issues are and what we are doing to make older people's lives better
always easy to speak about bladder and bowel problems, but they can really impact our day-to-day lives, so it's important to reach out if you need help. Read our guide to find out more.
Starting to think more about where you live? There are lots of options available, whether you want to stay at home or move somewhere with more support. Find out more with Age UK.
at home David highlights that before 1945, single-person households – a home containing one person living alone – were almost unknown. During the Second World War, which David describes as “the last great ... loneliness. That soon changed, though. “You could argue the aftermath of the Second World War made living alone an attractive proposition.” In Britain today, single-person households make up almost a third
We live in an increasingly online world. Yet still today 5 million people over 55 are not online, and risk becoming more lonely, isolated, and cut off from modern life. Age UK and Vodafone are working
UK has specifically examined what it means to grow older as a person of Black Caribbean heritage living in England. As the UK’s older population becomes more diverse, the report was prompted by the ... report finds that older people of Black Caribbean heritage living in England have experienced racism and discrimination throughout their lives, causing harm to mental and physical health, and resulting