Skip to content
Please donate

Search Age UK

Site search

People also searched for: disabled toilet key, disabled bus passes, why do i feel afraid to be happy

  1. APPG - Report Decent Accessible Homes - Older People.pdf

    UK We held meetings between November 2018 and May 2019, hearing from a range of expert speakers on key topics including: the impact of poor quality, inaccessible housing on health, issues in supported housing ... organisations who submitted evidence can be found at the end of this report. This report outlines the key themes to emerge and the recommendations made by the APPG for Ageing and Older People. The APPG inquiry

  2. Age_UK_ response_ to_Social_housing_green_paper_November_2018.pdf

    four main indicators of visitabilityi (i.e. level access; a flush threshold; door width and circulation space and a toilet on the entrance level floor). This should be part of a programme to increase the ... residents best be supported in this important role of working with landlords to ensure homes are safe?  Key role of housing support and scheme managers - Age UK believes housing support workers and scheme

  3. Aids adaptations accessibilty and standards (2024).pdf

    Accessibility and adaptations Accessible housing helps give older people independence, which is key to their broader health, sense of identity and quality of life. The most common major adaptation to ... renovating homes in the UK each year does not increase the accessibility of our housing stock.v The Disabled Facilities Grant is the funding stream for means tested adaptation grants and in 2021/2022, 67%

  4. Training day 2018 presentation.pdf

    Team Age UK Training Day 2018 Saturday 24th Feb 2018 Key Dates Training Day: 24th February Training Day: 24th February Marathon Expo: 18th – 21st April Team Age UK Pasta Party : 21st April Marathon Day ... Marathon Morning 5 At the start 6 Marathon Start Time 10am. We recommend arriving an hour early. Toilet queues are long. There’s free tea and coffee. Start Areas: Red Zone- Charity runners. Greenwich Park

  5. RB_Dec17_social_care.pdf

    December 2017 Day to day tasks that many of us take for granted – like getting dressed, using the toilet, making a meal, or getting to the shops – can be almost impossible for many older people without ... local variation in supply that is leaving many people without the help that they desperately need. Key organisations such as the Local Government Association (LGA) and the Association of Directors of Adult

  6. Handling money and scams_v2.pdf

    For advice and information on how to check if something might be a scam, visit Age UK’s website. Key advice on avoiding Scams l Stop: Taking a moment to stop and think before parting with your money ... also report it to Action Fraud. Types of COIVID-19 scams identified Doorstep - criminals going door to door, for example, offering fake virus tests, cleaning services to prevent its spread or offering

  7. RB_jul17_social_care_briefing_mps.pdf

    dressing and preparing a meal It is a vital life line for hundreds and thousands of older people and disabled adults. ‘Social care’ as a term is not as recognisable to the public as the NHS, but the two are ... consequences of this social care crisis aren’t easy to visualise – this is a crisis hidden behind closed doors, affecting thousands of individuals and families across the country. 1. Unmet need - Age UK’s analysis

  8. APPG: Ageing and older people minutes (March 2016) (PDF)

    be certainty around future housing policy. Baroness Greengross commented that many people became disabled as they got older, so suitably designed housing was extremely important. Baroness Greengross introduced ... at Habinteg. Jean Hewitt – Jean reiterated that with age comes the increase in the likelihood of disability, however people like to stay in their own homes if they can. She added that only 6% of older households

  9. Age UK response to consultation on bus franchising guidance October 2024.pdf

    services, which are a lifeline for older people. Wherever they live, older people should be able to reach key services, friends and family at reasonable cost, in reasonable time and with reasonable ease. Importance ... engagement with communities and people-centred design approach measures. Local authorities have a key role in making sure the built environment in public spaces and streets in communities are safe and

  10. Department for Transport Accessibility Action Plan Consultation - November 2017 (PDF)

    partly a response to the House of Lords select committee report ‘The Equality Act 2010: the impact on disabled people’. This highlighted areas of concern on accessible transport, where there’s been poor progress ... public transport to get to hospital or a medical appointment is a vital issue for many older and disabled people. The AAP should include specific actions to improve the delivery and quality of hospital

Become part of our story

Sign up today

Back to top