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  1. Choosing the right care home for you

    Choosing a care home is a big decision. Use Age UK's care home checklist to make sure you know exactly what to look for when visiting potential homes.

  2. Health decline and housing

    Our homes play a major role in mental and physical health, especially as we age, but why is this connection ignored?

  3. How to make a complaint about a care home

    The majority of care homes are very well run and provide excellent care. However, occasionally you might have issues. Age UK explains how to make complaints.

  4. Helping older people stay safe and well at home

    running programmes across the country to help older people stay safe, warm and comfortable in their own homes.

  5. Warm and Well

    Warm and Well by Age UK provides advice on income maximisation in the homes of vulnerable older people. Find out how Warm and Well helps older people.

  6. Fire safety tips at home

    It’s important that we are safe in our homes. Read this guide from Age UK about how to make sure your gas, fire and electric appliances at home are safe.

  7. Postcards of Kindness

    Kindness is an initiative that encourages people to send postcards to residents in care homes. Age UK visited an Essex care home to witness the joy this correspondence brings.

  8. A place to call home

    We all deserve a place to call home. Find out more about how Age UK is helping older people live with dignity and security.

  9. Home security tips and advice

    Many of us worry about becoming the victim of a crime or scam while we’re at home. Read this guide from Age UK about how to protect yourself against crime.

  10. Adapting your home information guide

    Download Age UK's Adapting your home information guide to find out about simple changes you can make at home to make day-to-day life easier.

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