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Age UK - The Cost of Cold - Non-MP Version.pdf

RB_Sep18_careCrisis_stats_report.pdf

“Why call it care when nobody cares?” Christine’s story “I care for my 102 year old father since my mother died 4 years ago. He is fiercely independent but was failing to cope – none of the care packages put ... in place worked out because dad hated having so many different people in and out of his home.” Our social care system is failing those it is supposed to support – with devastating consequences. Too many

home-adaptations-for-easy-living.pdf

CRS_July17_CMA_Care_Homes_Market.pdf

Markets Authority: Care Homes Market Study Update paper 17 July 2017 Ref No. 1617 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational ... educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Jane.vass@ageuk.org.uk Age UK Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock Square

Age UK Response Skills for Care Adult Social Care Workforce - April 2018 (PDF)

Evidence submission Age UK evidence to Skills for Care Adult Social Care Workforce Consultation April 2018 Consultation Reference Number: 1518 Joel.Lewis@ageuk.org.uk / Tom.gentry@ageuk ... Question 1a. Which of the below would have the most impact on increasing recruitment in the adult social care workforce?  New routes to entry  Specific return to practice scheme  Career development and pathways

For Later Life - Can technology revolutionise care

www.ageuk.org.uk/forlaterlife #forlaterlife Can technology revolutionise care? Chair: Pam Creaven, Services Director, Age UK Speakers:  Dr Elisabeth Boulton, Research Associate, University of Manchester ... Professor of Design, Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design, Royal College of Art  Ed Russell, Director of Innovation and Delivery, WCS Care The Government’s ‘Grand Challenge for an Ageing Society’ in its Industrial

For Later Life - The future of social care (PDF)

the future of social care? Chair: Victoria Macdonald, Health and Social Care Correspondent, Channel 4 News Speakers:  Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director Age UK, co-chair of the Care and Support Alliance ... the Social Care Green Paper  Sally Burlington, Head of Policy, Local Government Association  Dr Eileen Burns, President of the British Geriatrics Society, Expert Adviser to the Social Care Green Paper

For Later Life - Care in a changing world (PDF)

www.ageuk.org.uk/forlaterlife #forlaterlife Care in a changing world Chair: Steph Harland, CEO, Age UK Speakers:  Kirsty Woodard, Ageing without Children  Jim Glennon, Training and Consultancy Manager ... Managing Director, Alternative Care Services Session description: Our ageing population is increasingly diverse, but has the care system caught up? What requirements of the care system are common to all groups

Caring for someone with dementia information guide (PDF)

Practical help and emotional support Caring for someone with dementia Information guide AgeUKIG47 2 Information written with you in mind. Our guides are produced with the help of older people, carers ... contains general advice only, it should not be relied on as a basis for any decision or action and cannot be used as a substitute for professional advice. Neither Age UK nor any of its subsidiary companies

Behind the Headlines – The Battle to Get Care at Home

1 Behind the Headlines: the battle to get care at home May 2018 Benita Pursch/ Ruthe Isden 2 Introduction Over a third of the calls to Age UK’s information and advice line are from ... questions about social care at home. The stories they relate are deeply revealing; for many older people and their families it seems, getting access to decent quality, reliable home care, and maintaining it