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  1. What is probate?

    A grant of probate gives you the legal right to deal with someone's estate. Find out more with Age UK.

  2. What is respite care?

    temporarily replace the care you would otherwise give them.  Respite care can come in many forms. What works best will depend on your circumstances and those of the person you care for. Find out more about

  3. What is Joining Forces?

    veterans through the Call in Time telephone befriending service. We'll also be piloting a bespoke app to support person-centred conversations and action planning, as well as sending out a regular email

  4. What makes you happy?

    From building a routine to eating good food and keeping active, we want to know what makes you happy this International Day of Happiness.

  5. What we research

    isolation. We wanted to find out how many older people live with unmet needs, multiple needs, and in what combinations. For more information call the Age UK Advice Line on 0800 169 8787 (10am-4pm, Monday-Friday

  6. What is R?

    Dr Elizabeth Webb explains what R is, and its importance in the containment of the coronavirus outbreak.

  7. Do what you can

    of medication that helps you to move better, be stronger, and therefore be more confident.” What was your own fitness journey like? Sandra (pictured): “When I was younger, I was always very ... learn how to teach group exercise, which I did for several years. “I thoroughly enjoyed it but what I noticed was that when there were people in the classes who didn’t have the same physical ability

  8. What is cautious hugging?

    said that when we see our nearest and dearest again we may want to employ 'cautious hugging', but what is that? Dr Elizabeth Webb investigates.

  9. What we do

    campaigning, local support, advice and friendship, Age UK is changing the way we age. Find out more about what we do.

  10. Switched Off: What next?

    The campaign to keep over-75s TV licence free – what have we learned so far? Caroline Abrahams, Age UK's Charity Director, reflects on the successes and learnings from the charity's campaign to save free ... inevitably increases as people reach their 80s and beyond. As a society we are remarkably uncurious about what it is like to be extremely old and finding it hard to keep going – probably because it is too uncomfortable

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