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  1. Health, care and cash: improving the lives of older people in Red Wall England

    Cash: Improving the lives of older people in Red Wall England www.ageuk.org.uk/our-impact/politics-and-government/ 1 Health, Care and Cash: Improving the lives of older people in Red Wall England October ... October 2020 Health, Care and Cash: Improving the lives of older people in Red Wall England www.ageuk.org.uk/our-impact/politics-and-government/2 The purpose of this paper is to discuss the social policies

  2. APPG: Ageing and older people - meeting notes (March 2017) (PDF)

    Ageing and Older People Mental health and older people Monday 20 March 2017, 4:00pm – 5:00pm Chair’s introduction Barbara Keeley MP, Shadow Cabinet Member for Mental Health and Social Care The meeting’s ... and it was highlighted that mental health problems can present themselves in various situations. Older people with mental health problems were said to be 6 times more likely to be on medication but less likely

  3. Age UK Response OHCH Rights of Older People - March 2013 (PDF)

    consultation on the human rights of older persons Ref: 0913 Date: March 2013 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes ... purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Name: Katherine Hill, Policy Adviser Equality and Human Rights Email: katherine

  4. Older people and power loss, floods and storms - Feb 16 (PDF)

    Older people and power loss, floods and storms Reducing risk, building resilience 2 These crises – power loss, floods and storms – can be challenging or even traumatising for people of any age. But older ... older people in particular circumstances can be in serious danger. Those who rely on an oxygen machine or stairlift, who can’t easily get out of the house or who live alone may be at risk. The nightmare

  5. Fear of crime and its effects on older people: comparing six countries - Mar 14 (PDF)

    FEAR OF CRIME AND ITS EFFECTS ON OLDER PEOPLE: COMPARING SIX COUNTRIES. Peter Lloyd-Sherlock and Sutapa Agrawal Research about older people from the UK and other high income countries shows that fear ... fear of crime is often significantly associated with low quality of life, limited mobility and poor health status. There is no systematic research comparing fear of crime and its potential effects across low

  6. Problem debt among older people - Jun 13 (PDF)

    Problem Debt Among Older People Age UK’s summary of research by the International Longevity Centre – UK Age UK is a charity that aims to improve later life for everyone through our information and advice ... and the many local Age UKs and older people’s groups. We provide services at a local and national level including information and advice that reaches some 6 million people each year. We seek to play a constructive

  7. APPG: Ageing and older people minutes (December 2015) (PDF)

    All Party Parliamentary Group for Ageing and Older People Ageing Today: new approaches and positive steps Monday 7th December 2015 4pm-5pm Committee Room 3, House of Lords Present: Parliamentarians: ... Community Wellbeing Board member and Lead Member for Adult Social Care at Reading Borough Council. Cllr Eden – Cllr Eden started by saying that older people were not a burden, were the glue that holds communities

  8. APPG: Ageing and older people minutes (February 2016) (PDF)

    All Party Parliamentary Group for Ageing and Older People Ageing Alone: combating loneliness in later life Monday 8th February 2016 4pm-5pm Committee Room 3, House of Lords Present: Parliamentarians: ... Speakers: Nusrat Ghani MP introduced the first speaker, Gregor Henderson, National Lead for Mental Health and Wellbeing for Public Health England. Gregor Henderson – Gregor introduced Public Health England’s

  9. Factsheet - Safeguarding older people from abuse (PDF)

    Safeguarding older people from abuse and neglect December 2023 About this factsheet This factsheet explains the law on safeguarding adults to help you decide what to do if you think an older person is being ... being abused or neglected, or may be at risk of abuse or neglect. Safeguarding means protecting people’s right to live in safety, free from abuse and neglect. Whether you know the person through your

  10. Here's how your Stream for Ages will help older people.pdf

    You and your online community can make a huge difference to the lives of older people by supporting Age UK. Keep this document close to hand when streaming, so you can talk confidently about your cause ... Before the crisis, 2.1 million older people were living below the poverty line and 1 million were living in fuel poverty. Between 2021 and 2023, homelessness for people aged over 75 increased by 18.2%

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