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  1. Factsheet - Finding help at home (PDF)

    Page 1 of 22 Factsheet 6 Finding help at home September 2025 About this factsheet This factsheet has information about how to get help at home if you are having difficulty managing. It focusses on the ... Residential care is covered in other factsheets. Age UK factsheet 46, Paying for care and support at home has more detailed information about how a local authority can charge for services. The information

  2. Getting help at home information guide (PDF)

    AgeUKIG23 What to do if you need care and support at home. Getting help at home. 2 We’d love to hear from you. 1) Join our Readers’ Panel. Have your say and be involved in updating our guides by joining ... care and support at home. Help around the house. 14. Help taking care of yourself. 16. Help getting out and about. 17. Making your home more suitable for you. Useful equipment. 18. Home adaptations. 20.

  3. At home with dementia information guide (PDF)

    Information guide AgeUKIG55 At home with dementia Tips for making your home dementia-friendly. 2 This information guide has been prepared by Age UK and contains general advice only, it should not be ... kitchen 8 The bedroom 10 The bathroom 11 Lighting 12 Getting out and about 14 General tips for the whole home 16 If you’re reading this for someone else 18 Care needs assessment 20 Useful organisations. 21 4

  4. Estimating the number of off-gass grid homes in England using alternative fuels for heating that are eligible for the Home Upgrade Grant (HUG), November 2022.pdf

    Research Note: Estimating the number of off-gas grid homes in England using alternative fuels for heating that are eligible for the Home Upgrade Grant (HUG) November 2022 Author: ... There are between 2.8 million and 3.2 million off-gas grid homes in England, representing around 12% to 13% of all homes in England. These homes do not have a physical connection to the mains gas network

  5. Consultation response - Raising Accessibility Standards for New Build Homes Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government, December 2022.pdf

    Consultation Response Raising accessibility standards for new homes Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government December 2020 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this ... intention to consult on the accessibility of new homes. This consultation considers how to raise accessibility standards, recognising the importance of suitable homes for older and disabled people. In particular

  6. Consultation response - Improving the energy performance of privately rented homes, Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy.pdf

    Consultation Response Improving the energy performance of privately rented homes Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy December 2020 Contact: joel.lewis@ageuk.org.uk All rights ... 2 About this consultation The government has committed to upgrade as many private rented sector homes as possible to Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) Band C by 2030, where practical, cost-effective

  7. Care home checklist (PDF)

    Care homes checklist. Things to look out for and questions to ask. AgeUKIL5 2 Making the most of your checklist. We’ve put this checklist together to help you find the best care home for you. The first ... suggests questions you might like to ask when you’re visiting care homes. The second section (page 13) is there for when you’ve picked a care home that’s suitable for you. It covers some of the things you might

  8. Consultation response - Self-funders in care homes, Office for National Statistics.pdf

    Response ID ANON-FCSC-AXCQ-C Submitted to Self-Funders in Care Homes Submitted on 2021-10-15 13:41:01 Your Details 1 What is your name? What is your name? : Elizabeth Webb 2 What is your email address ... data and content would you want us to improve for you to be more likely to use it?: Within the care home market there are residents who are solely funded by the state, who are solely self-funded, and a third

  9. Consultation response Improving the energy performance of privately rented homes.pdf

    Consultation Response Improving the energy performance of privately rented homes Department for Energy Security and Net Zero May 2025 lisabel.miles@ageuk.org.uk All rights reserved. Third ... efficient home are substantial. • However, as the consultation document sets out 55% of privately rented homes in England in 2022 were below EPC C so this will affect a large number of homes and with different

  10. Competition and Markets Authority: care homes for the elderly charging fees after death, January (PDF, 312 KB)

    1 Consultation Response Competition and Markets Authority – UK care home providers for the elderly – draft consumer law advice on the charging of fees after death January 2018. Ref. 0818 ... consulting on draft advice for providers of care homes and nursing home services to the over 65s in the UK (referred to in this document as ‘care home providers’). This is primarily in relation to the

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