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  1. Volunteering alone_coronavirus_A4.pdf

    neighbours Helpful contact numbers: If you are worried that you or someone you know is at risk of abuse or neglect you can speak with: ● Age UK Advice Line (8am –7pm 7 days a week) 0800 678 1174 contact@ageuk

  2. Silver Line Helpline.pdf

    people to receive regular friendship calls • protect and support older people who are suffering abuse and neglect. “A lot of callers have told me that The Silver Line is like extended family and that’s

  3. P&R November.pdf

    Resolving problems and making a complaint about NHS care  FS78 Safeguarding older people from abuse and neglect All factsheets can be found on our website 4 Large Print versions of all factsheets are

  4. Policy and research update (January 2019) (PDF)

    Arranging for someone to make decisions on your behalf, and (FS78) Safeguarding order people from abuse and neglect. All factsheets can be found on the Age UK website here. Large Print versions of all

  5. fcs guide index.pdf

    Advance decisions, advance statements and living wills (April 26) 78 Safeguarding older people from abuse and neglect (Dec 25) 79 Equality, discrimination and the Public Sector Equality Duty (Aug 26) SOCIAL

  6. Age UK response to Ministry of Justice Modernising Lasting Power of Attorney.pdf

    not disadvantaged by a ‘two-tier’ system.  We know that older people may be at risk of financial abuse at the point of the creation of an LPA and once an LPA has been registered. Therefore, it is essential ... The Statistics, Age UK, September 2021 5 Older people, LPAs and financial abuse We know that older people are at risk of abuse when an LPA is being created and/or when an LPA is in place. This risk is

  7. RB_May16_CPA_rapid_review_Diversity_in_older_age_LGBT.pdf

    and support, Jessica Kingsley Baker K and Krehely J (2011) How health care reform will help LGBT elders, Public Policy & Aging Report 21 (3 - Summer) : 19-23 Barker M, Richards C, Jones R, Bowes-Catton ... Inc. Brotman S, Ryan B and Cormier R (2003) The health and social service needs of gay and lesbian elders and their families in Canada, The Gerontologist 43 (2 - April) : 192-202 Brotman S, Ryan B, Collins

  8. RB_jun17_making_intergenerational_connections.pdf

    positive attitudes towards older adults, greater interest in gerontology, more understanding of elder abuse and older adults’ sexuality and more support for policies that help older people. Family contact ... and less stereotypic perceptions of, older adults. They also held more positive attitudes towards elder care and experienced lower ageing anxiety. 4.4.2 When is intergenerational coworker contact beneficial

  9. The way we pay - Jun 11 (PDF)

    controllable (so that people can budget) • secure, and perceived to be secure • protected • difficult to abuse • easily available • suitable for people on low incomes. The methods should provide payment solutions ... cope with payment system barriers: however, this can place them at increased risk of financial abuse and theft. There is much overlap between the needs of older people and other financially excluded

  10. FS66 LP Resolving problems and making a complaint about NHS care.pdf

    wellbeing and human rights, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. Some adults are at increased risk of neglect or abuse because of their dependence on others, for example people living ... 66 December 2025 Resolving problems and making a complaint about NHS care Page 16 of 24 Harm and abuse can happen anywhere, including hospitals at ward level where it can involve ignoring medical or physical

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