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  1. Dementia support services and groups

    We offer community-based support services for people living with dementia and their carers to improve their quality of life.

  2. Practical ways to help older people

    includes older people, who may be feeling uncertain and in need of help from others. Here are some ways you can be doing to help your older relatives, friends and neighbours, whether with practical stuff like ... relatives and friends and ask if they need anything and let them know if they do, you can help out. And while you’re on the phone, why don’t you have a chat? You could set up a rota with other family and friends

  3. Access to cash during and after lockdown

    socialise, and we’ve all had to adapt. This has been particularly true for older people trying to access their money through payment and banking services. So what support are banks offering, and how might ... during the pandemic, with older and clinically vulnerable people asked to shield for months at a time. Suddenly, paying for everyday expenses like groceries, bills and carers became challenging for those

  4. Celebrating a year of friendship and support

    Forces Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland, to celebrate a year of coffee mornings for older veterans and meet those that make it possible.

  5. A brilliant bond: Margaret and Sarah

    Age UK storyteller Margaret and her daughter Sarah discuss the support they offer each other, and laughing together through life.

  6. Talking therapies and how they can help

    It's good to talk "Talking therapies can make your mood better, and give you strategies to cope now and in the future," says GP Principal Carolyn Chew-Graham. "Have a go – the evidence tells us that these ... treatments can work.” Carolyn Chew-Graham, a GP Principal at a large practice in central Manchester and researcher at Keele University, discusses how ‘talking therapies’ can help older adults

  7. Philippa Forrester on wellbeing and the wild

    Presenter and author Philippa Forrester discusses her recent book, Wild Woman, the vital knowledge of older people, and how nature can help us all feel better.

  8. Tolu and Yemi run for Age UK

    Influencers Tolu and Yemi tell us about the people and issues that inspired them to run this year's London Marathon in aid of Age UK.

  9. Timothy West and Prunella Scales on dementia

    Age UK speaks to actors Prunella Scales and Timothy West about everyday life following Prunella's dementia diagnosis.

  10. Moving in with children and family

    to spend more time with your grandchildren, or need to downsize. But it's important to be realistic and think about all your options before you move.

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