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  1. Policy Briefing - Living in a digital world after Covid-19 the experience of older people who don’t live their lives online.pdf

    We asked non-users what their main reason is for not using the internet. Their responses tended to fit into one or more of these categories which are considered further below. • Not something they need ... her daughter and a friend helped. She also belongs to the WI and when she asked someone how to use Zoom they suggested she ‘Googled it’. She did - and was able to join meetings. She 14 also makes video

  2. RB_Dec16_No_one_Should_Have_No_one.pdf

    include social activities that bring people together such as coffee mornings, lunch clubs, cookery classes, ‘Men in Sheds’6 groups and help with information technology. Many provide befriending services where ... less lonely. These might be introductions to existing social groups such as luncheon clubs, cookery classes, ‘Men in Sheds’ groups, Walking Football,11 book clubs, University of the Third Age meetings, to

  3. Think Digital Phase 2 evaluation - full report.pdf

    particularly the case for people who had a specific goal or task in mind at the outset (e.g., using Zoom to keep in touch with family). Think Digital Phase 2 Evaluation Imogen Blood & Associates 6 ... - advancing learning through Zoom After working with a Digital Champion to help him get started with Zoom, Robert has continued to develop his skills. Robert now uses Zoom for different purposes, including

  4. Age_UK_response_to_House_of_Lords_Science_and_Technology_Committee_consultation_on_ageing_well_September2019.pdf

    improvement activities older people may need support, such as someone to drive them to an exercise class, or someone to walk with if they are worried about falling. There is rarely any funding targeted specifically ... variation across the country in the availability of services to stay well, such as strength and balance classes or foot care services. These services are frequently provided by the voluntary sector, but deprived

  5. Cascade Training Programme - Final Evaluation Report (Summary Booklet).pdf

    ’ ‘The most useful part of the training is having the training pack and the chance to adapt it to fit the criteria of all the different homes.’ ‘Older people have benefited from the information and have ... was completed in July 2015. For more information please visit: www.ageuk.org.uk/health-wellbeing/fit-as-a-fiddle/cascade-training-packs For correspondence please email fitasafiddle@ageuk.org.uk Age UK

  6. One_Digital_Phase_1_Evaluation-Insight_Report.pdf

    older person on a one-to-one basis or leading or helping at drop-in sessions or extended support classes. Page 2 of 2 May 2016 Intermediaries are organisations that interact with older people and

  7. The Impact of COVID-19 on older people_Age UK.pdf

    older people have used the last few months as an opportunity to do more exercise and improve their fitness, our research suggests that many have seen their health deteriorate in the face of isolation and ... will ever be able to walk without support again. Her reclining chair - which was chosen especially to fit her - is the only chair she can sit in comfortably now, possibly because she has so rarely used anything

  8. ID205780 Training Plan_Half Marathon_Generic

    amounts of time. Fartlek training Involves varying the intensity or speed of your run to improve your fitness and endurance. Hill training Improves leg-muscle strength, quickens your stride and can even protect

  9. CRS_Sept15_Age_UK_submission_to_Work_and_Pensions_Committee_Inquiry_on_benefit_delivery.pdf

    sanctioned and had been instructed to attend Maths and English classes. However, because of the sanctions she did not have enough money to get to the classes. 9. In another example, an Age UK adviser helped a ... who developed problems that prevented him working was so worried about being assessed and passed as fit to work that he did not apply for benefits at all, leading to him becoming very depressed. 15. Age

  10. Policy position: health, wellbeing and prevention (PDF)

    services and appropriate access to anticipatory care approaches and screening. Age UK’s fit as a fiddle and fit for the future programmes have demonstrated that targeted, non-clinical activities can have ... and cause, of poor physical health. 5 Fit as a Fiddle: Final evaluation report. Ecorys UK with Centre for Social Gerontology, University of Keele

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