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  1. What are telecare and telehealth services?

    Telecare and telehealth services and equipment is designed to help you live independently and stay safe and in control of your health. Find out more with Age UK.

  2. Contact us

    contact details  about insurance, funeral plans, legal services, incontinence products, personal alarms, bathing and other products. Frequently asked questions

  3. Why can winter be such a challenging time for older people?

    event, which all too often ends in a hospital admission. Between 2021 and 2022, there were 223,101 falls related hospital admissions alone in people over the age of 65 – 146,934 of those people being ... struggling to cope with soaring prices, depleted savings, and managing their energy bills. But most alarming is the number of older people telling us that their resilience is now at rock bottom and they don’t

  4. Common conditions and frailty

    admitted to hospital. Dehydration is also associated with increased risk of urinary tract infections, falls and pressure ulcers. Diagnosing dehydration in older people can be challenging, and signs and symptoms ... malnutrition Falls and fractures are a common and serious health issue faced by older people. Falls are the main cause of a person losing their independence and going into long-term care. After a fall, the fear

  5. How to make your home more dementia friendly

    issues and increase the risk of a fall.  Move rugs and mats at the top or bottom of the stairs out of the way as they're a trip hazard and can easily lead to a fall. Avoid dark doormats which can sometimes ... the day to let in as much natural light as possible.  Check you have smoke and carbon monoxide alarms installed , and test them regularly. Keep a list of important contacts, such as loved ones or carers

  6. Get Going Together

    wellbeing of older people, GGT aimed to reduce falls and unplanned GP and hospital attendances by working with healthcare providers to embed sessions within existing falls and COPD pathways. It also sought to reduce

  7. Fire safety tips at home

    home. You should have at least 1 smoke alarm on each floor of your home. Check it has the British Standard number BS 5446 and the Kitemark . Test your smoke alarms monthly and keep them free from dust. ... once a year – or get a long-life alarm that can last 7-10 years. It's advisable to replace hard-wired smoke alarms every 10 years. Get specialist smoke alarms if you have hearing or vision problems

  8. Handyperson services for older people

    with: Small repairs - putting up curtain rails, shelves and pictures Safety measures - fitting smoke alarms, carbon monoxide detectors and grab rails Home security - door and window locks, door chains and

  9. Buy products

    safe and confident at home or when out and about. Incontinence products Bathing solutions Personal alarms Stairlifts and Homelifts   Age UK Trading newsletter Monthly email newsletter with practical

  10. Keith's story: writing with dementia

    with my balance – I felt like I was on a ship, and I had started using a stick. I'd had a few falls and I thought I perhaps had an ear problem. I was finding it much more difficult to concentrate and ... Oliver They checked me out and gave me some antibiotics, but they didn't work. Then I had another fall and went back to the doctor, and he sent me for a brain scan. When the results of the scan were available

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