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  1. What is ageism? Age discrimination & your rights

    Ageism, discrimination based on a person’s age, has a dramatic‚ detrimental effect on older people but this is often not acknowledged.

  2. Give a major gift

    Interested in giving to Age UK? Make a gift personally or through a trust. We can help you make a real difference to people in later life throughout the UK.

  3. Random acts of kindness

    can make our day. Here's some inspiration for random acts of kindness you could show to an older person today.

  4. How to spot a catfish

    A catfish is a person who sets up a fake online identity to trick people who are looking for love, often to get money. Find out how to spot a catfish.

  5. What's it like to be an Age UK befriender?

    befriender for older people with her local Age UK after she retired. She's now friends with an older person who is living with dementia.

  6. Home security tips and advice

    dark. Burglar alarms can warn you and/or the police of intruders. Ask the Safer Neighbourhood Team or the Crime Prevention Officer at your local police station for advice before you buy an alarm. Some home ... home insurance companies offer discounts on home contents insurance if you have an approved alarm installed – so it can be worth checking with them. When you're thinking about home security, it's important

  7. Dementia and incontinence

    symptom for people living with dementia. As dementia progresses, changes in the brain can affect a person’s ability to recognise bodily signals, communicate their needs and use the toilet independently –

  8. Power of attorney

    you can no longer make or communicate your own decisions, a power of attorney enables one or more person, known as your 'attorney', to make decisions on your behalf. Find out more at Age UK.

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    feel safe and confident at home or when out and about. Incontinence products Bathing solutions Personal alarms Stairlifts and Homelifts   Age UK Trading newsletter Monthly email newsletter with

  10. Gogglebox cast learns more about loneliness

    A big issue on the box The cast of Gogglebox have some company when they watch TV, but others aren't so lucky. That's why Giles and Mary, Jenny and Lee, the Siddiquis and the rest of your favourites were ... lonely older people. On Gogglebox, the much loved TV series, groups of families and friends gather to watch the nation's favourite shows together. But what about those people who have no one to share these

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