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  1. Hearing loss

    5 adults in the UK. Age UK provides information and advice on common hearing problems and hearing aids.

  2. Health and safety while fundraising

    We want you to really enjoy fundraising in aid of Age UK, so always take time to ensure your fundraising is both safe and legal.

  3. Age UK Business Directory

    plumbers, joiners, plasterers, gardeners etc), as well as other relevant services, such as home care, mobility aid providers, solicitors or hairdressers. You can be assured that much care is taken about the services

  4. Disability Living Allowance

    disability, you might be able to claim Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to help with your care and mobility needs.

  5. Worried about someone's driving?

    someone's ability to hear important noises, such as car horns or sirens. Mobility problems or pain . Pain and problems with mobility may make it more difficult for someone to use parts of the car – ... 70, and every 3 years after that. Find out more about driving after 70 Mobility centres offer information and advice about mobility and driving. They also have trained staff who can assess someone's driving

  6. Transport concessions for disabled people

    deaf or use a hearing aid are registered as having a visual impairment have epilepsy receive Attendance Allowance receive Severe Disablement Allowance receive War Pensioner's mobility supplement receive War

  7. The benefits of accepting help

    stronger and stronger. I didn’t want to drag anyone else into my problem.” Terry mobility aids But eventually, Terry was left with no choice – and out of desperation, he contacted Age ... income – amounting to £13,000 a year – has enabled Terry to eat properly, buy mobility aids, and start to enjoy life again. “Without the help of Age UK, I could have been in very serious

  8. Sex in later life

    intimacy more comfortable and enjoyable. Sex aids and toys Some aids are specially designed to help people with mobility issues enjoy intimacy. Positioning aids include angled cushions or sex swings and chairs

  9. Living with Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy

    in place to make life easier. “I know what I can't do. My humble home is full of disability aids to allow me to do what I can. Compared to the others in the support group, I'm very fortunate. I don't ... financial security now, I've been able to afford the aids and rehabilitation equipment that I need to help maintain my independence.” Terry mobility aids Terry now has two-wheeled walkers – one to

  10. A day in the life of the Age UK Advice Line

    disability aids and equipment. Lucy provides the contact details of a local organisation who can offer the advice and support she needs. 9.55am: Ahmed speaks with a lady who has poor mobility and long-term ... contacting his father’s local Adult Social Care team to discuss longer term plans, including possible aids and adaptations . 11.15am: Rebecca’s next caller is worried about her mother who doesn’t

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