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  1. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)

    TV, drive, or recognise faces. We've brought together information and advice to help you better understand AMD – including the symptoms and possible treatment options.

  2. Research digest

    better understanding of dementia. To learn more about the festival, visit the Creative Adventures in Dementia website. Loneliness in Older People and its Impact on Health The British Geriatrics Society is

  3. Why age-based restrictions won’t work for coronavirus

    likely they are to die from it. In conjunction with the impact of the coronavirus epidemic on our society and economy, this has led some to suggest that the best course of action may be to have age-based ... mental health as older people feel locked away, isolated, and as if their role and contributions to society were dispensable. 3. Age-based restrictions are impractical Many older people have a practical need

  4. Stories to celebrate, experiences to learn from

    there on the page, recorded for posterity, so that his hugely valuable contributions to British society aren’t forgotten. Stories from the past Katrina Jinadu is the Healthy Living & Learning ... come here?” says Katrina. When one of her grandmothers came to the UK, it was with the understanding that her two sons and daughter would join her later. Tragically, she received a letter telling

  5. Rose Ayling-Ellis discusses Old Hands, New Tricks

    communicate effectively and connect deeply with the Deaf community. This ability to express myself and understand others has been invaluable.” But Rose knows that there are plenty of people living with deafness ... provision to help older people who are Deaf or hard of hearing is often lacking. Rose Ayling-Ellis I understand how isolating it can be when communication barriers exist. I wanted to use this project to bridge

  6. What is the value of an older person’s life?

    or even gone backwards. I certainly think this is true when it comes to the extent to which we understand what it is to grow older, and what this means for the people we care most about, above all ourselves ... the connotations of loss, illness and, ultimately, of course, death. The end result is that as a society we risk projecting our own fear of old age onto older people themselves. It certainly seems to me

  7. Campaigning for a Commissioner for Older People and Ageing

    support, along with over 70 other organisations. Why is Age UK calling for a Commissioner? Our society is ageing, and policymaking has been slow to adapt to this demographic shift. In less than 20 years ... seem exaggerated, but many older people feel neglected and isolated by the government's lack of understanding of their issues. Tony I firmly believe it's high time that England emulated Northern Ireland

  8. How important is creative and cultural participation to our wellbeing?

    are hard to define. For this research, we based our indicator on the data collected in the Understanding Society (USoc) survey under the heading of 'cultural activities.' The prompts asked in the survey

  9. Why partner with Age UK

    matters to you We're all living longer. One in five of us will live to be 100. Age UK can help you understand your older customers and maximise their potential. We can also help your staff support their older ... customers to raise money, have fun and feel great – just ask our partner, Yorkshire Building Society. We've got a great calendar of fundraising events, lots of materials, and our Corporate Partnerships

  10. Dealing with the unintended consequences of the debate about assisted dying

    of the COVID-19 pandemic won’t have helped. Nor will a public discourse about ageing in our society that often undervalues what it means to be older . Low confidence in advance care planning conversations ... healthcare professionals in conducting advance care planning conversations because of a lack of understanding, inconsistent use of language, and a general discomfort in talking about death and dying. This

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