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Why call it care when nobody cares? - Age UK campaign report (March 2018)

experience the crisis in social care “Why call it care when nobody cares?” We asked 127 older people and their families, around the country, in depth about the social care system, its successes, failures ... failures and how it could be improved. Quick Summary “Why call it care, when nobody cares?” An Age UK campaign report about how older people and their families experience the crisis in social care2 Key stats

Factsheet - Paying for permanent residential care

residential care April 2026 About this factsheet This factsheet has information about the financial help that may be available from the local authority if you need to live permanently in a care home. It also ... also covers arranging and paying for care yourself. You may find it helpful to read other Age UK factsheets on residential care funding and social care service provision and on free NHS Continuing Healthcare

Factsheet - Home improvements and repairs (PDF)

Page 1 of 26 Factsheet 67 Home improvements and repairs March 2026 About this factsheet This factsheet provides information about the help you can get if your home is in a poor condition or unsuitable ... be found at the back of the factsheet. Contact details for any organisation mentioned in this factsheet can be found in the Useful organisations section. Age UK factsheet 67 March 2026 Home improvements

Adapting your home information guide (PDF)

AgeUKIG17 Ways to help you stay living at home. Adapting your 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 our Readers’ ... Readers’ Panel. You don’t need any specialist knowledge at all. Join our Readers’ Panel at www.ageuk.org.uk/readers-panel. 2) Tell us your story. Have you been affected by any of the issues in this guide?

Older men at the margins - Apr 19 (PDF)

Older Men at the Margins Guidance for practitioners and services providing groups for older men. Messages from the Older Men at the Margins project 2016-2019 www.ageuk.org.uk/men-and-loneliness2 About ... About the project In collaboration with Age UK, the Older Men at the Margins project identified ways of alleviating loneliness and reducing isolation for older men (65+ years of age) across hard-to-reach and

Weekly Residential Care Costs infographic

Factsheet - Park Homes (PDF)

Factsheet 71 Park homes February 2026 About this factsheet This factsheet gives information about the law relating to park homes (also called mobile homes or caravans). It is aimed at park homeowners who ... who are entitled to use their home as a permanent residence, not people staying or living in holiday caravans or lodges. It includes points to consider when buying a park home and refers to organisations

Your data at Age UK.pdf

employment relationship. This document aims to provide further detail to candidates applying to work at Age UK about how their data is handled, stored, processed and eventually deleted during this process ... (such as defending a claim or investigating a crime for example) Your Data at Age UK Guidance for Candidates Applying to Work at Age UK 2 Age UK  It is in the vital interests of either the data subject

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 ... interest in this area? : Age UK has a long running campaign for the reform of social care, and so research into social care forms a substantial part of the research we undertake. As acknowledged by ONS, and

Behind the headlines_in person care home visiting Decemeber 2020.pdf

1 Behind the headlines: why inperson care home visiting must get going again December 2020 2 Introduction Over the course of the pandemic Age UK has been contacted by thousands of people ... people parted from their loved ones as a result of the disruption to visiting in care homes. We have heard from partners, husbands and wives, brothers and sisters, sons and daughters, grandchildren, life-long