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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.
The importance of day care services We explore a recent study that highlights the overwhelmingly positive experiences older people have had from attending day care, and their potential to make a significant ... significant contribution to the wider health and social care agenda. Recent research by the University of Bristol found that day care services are highly valued by older people and their carers, and that they
Hunter Davies lost his wife to cancer in 2016 after 55 years of marriage. Age UK meets him to discuss his new memoir Happy Old Me.
An executor is a person named in a will who sorts out the estate of the person who's died. Find out more information on what executors do from Age UK.
Our expert advisors Four members of the Age UK Advice Line team explain what to expect from a call to this vital service. Getting older brings new challenges. From arranging care to managing pensions, ... people and their families with plenty of questions. It’s vital that someone is there to answer them. The Age UK Advice Line does just that. Taking calls every day of the year – including Christmas
Find out from Age UK how our Index of Wellbeing in Later Life helps us to gain an understanding of the policy and practical levers for improving wellbeing.
'Deprivation of assets' is when someone reduces their assets (such as money, property or income) on purpose so that they won’t be included in the financial assessment for care home fees. If your
discusses his recent bike ride for Age UK, his academic research, and the secret to getting the most out of later life.
more than a year old. Read about our latest State of Health and Care report. Age UK publishes a yearly report which analyses the health and care needs of the older population and how well they are being ... to two in five of the total population and this is rapidly increasing: the population of people aged 50+ in England is projected to increase by 19.3% between 2024 and 2044 (an increase of 4.3 million people)
Our new report examines how the health of older people and the strength of the social care system has changed in the past 10 years.
Ageism, also called age discrimination, is when you are treated unfavourably because of your age. Find out more from Age UK about ageism at work.