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  1. How to support older people in 2025

    Age UK's Health Influencing team details how professionals can support older people through the expected challenges of the coming year.

  2. Katie Boulter supports ace walking tennis sessions

    to get more active through the Age UK Walking Tennis programme in communities across the country. Funding from the LTA Tennis Foundation is enabling eight local Age UKs to deliver these walking tennis groups ... pandemic, when Katie was unable to see her grandparents, she volunteered for Age UK so she could support older people in her community. Katie is similarly full of praise for her grandparents today, including

  3. At the centre of local support

       The ‘Reimagining Collective forms of Day Care Provision for Older People’ study was funded by the National Institute for Health Research, School for Social Care Research and undertaken by ... focused on mobility and strength or to support the management of conditions such as diabetes or long COVID. In addition, other centres were providing long-term support as part of NHS pathways – for

  4. Celebrities support volunteering with Age UK

    well as more than 110,000 digital campaigners – and they provide so many different types of support. We also know that a lot of older people volunteer and get a lot from doing it, so it’s right ... together to help out in local communities and raise awareness of volunteering throughout the UK. To support these efforts, we recently welcomed three celebrity visitors, who rolled up their sleeves to learn

  5. Volunteer with the Connect and Support Service

    Volunteer with Age UK's Connects, a free national service which provides older people with support over the phone to help them gain access to the services and activities that could benefit them.

  6. Supporting older people's health in 2026

    early identification, effective care planning and multi-professional practice in ongoing care and support. In tandem with the frailty collaboratives there are also several Modern Service Frameworks under ... health teams can work with other local services, including councils and the voluntary sector, to support people to manage their health closer to home. For older people, the goal would be to stay independent

  7. Supporting older people's mental health

    life. As a result, older people and their families often don’t recognise that they may need support, and can be reluctant to ask for help when it’s needed. The importance of talking therapies ... We can see some of these trends at work in the low number of older people accessing mental health support like NHS Talking Therapies . For many older people, the term ‘mental health’ holds associations

  8. Employment and Support Allowance: Amounts & Eligibility

    Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) is support for anyone who has limited work capabilities due to an illness or disability. Read more from Age UK.

  9. Help and support for people with dementia

    If you have dementia there may be ways you can receive help and support, either now or in the future. Read now for more information from Age UK.

  10. Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) Loan

    Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) is a benefit for homeowners which helps pay towards the interest on a mortgage or home improvement loans.

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