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moderate intensity activity. As we get older, our activity levels often decrease. That may be due to a long-term health condition, or practical, financial or emotional reasons – for example, not being able ... risk of illness for older people, and save money for public services such as the NHS. We undertook a qualitative research project to understand the experiences, attitudes and opinions of inactive older
You may have heard the term 'rollover' but what does this actually mean? Have a read to find out. Let’s face it - we’ve all imagined winning the lottery at some point, and you may have played ... played once or twice or even weekly to test your luck. Regardless of how often you play a lottery, you may have heard the term 'rollover' being used from time to time - but what exactly does this mean?
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Age UK Parliamentary Briefing: How will the Government’s social care proposals help older people?
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"He's a father figure not just to me, but to the whole community." Minreet explains why she thinks her dad, Rajinder – otherwise known as 'The Skipping Sikh' – is one in a million. You wouldn’t know ... know it because he’s very self-effacing, but my dad’s had a hard life. He grew up in India with not very much, and left college early to look after his mum and family. In his twenties he decided
then for its harsh climate, disease outbreaks and attacks by locals – she met an avid reader and a bad dancer named Tim, who went on to steal her heart. With hundreds of British men to every woman stationed ... years and came right at the end of her posting. She was sent to do a course in Egypt’s Eastern desert in 1948, and caught the eye of a sergeant in the education corps. According to family lore, Tim was
Age UK's Vicky Bates explains how The Alzheimer's Show provides a chance to share our resources and learn from the people they help.
Dr Elizabeth Webb looks at the numbers behind the headlines to reveal whether we're heading towards a second wave.