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Why do we value old objects over older people? Age UK is here to change how we age.
Here's how, with your support, Age UK is supporting older people through the cost of living crisis.
A range of products to help you make the most of later life are available through Age UK Trading, with profits given to the charity.
There are home adaptions and equipment that can help you live more safely, comfortably and independently. Find out more from Age UK.
Age UK provide Information for older people on keeping safe at home. This includes crime prevention, gas and fire safety and preparing for floods.
UK's Health Influencing team and the Care Leavers Connected Project discuss how older people who were in care as children can best be supported when returning to care in later life.
Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK, asks why caring responsibilities so often fall to women, and what we can do to better support carers.
contributions they make for families and communities throughout the UK. This year’s theme, ‘Caring About Equality’, highlights the inequalities unpaid carers face and what is needed to create ... risk of financial hardship , social isolation, and poor mental and physical health. The impact of care Care affects so many of us and many people end up becoming unpaid carers every day. Research in this
The Care Act 2014 came into effect from 1 April 2015 and is all about adults with care needs and carers. Read more from Age UK.
promised everything it needs to fight coronavirus (COVID-19), Caroline Abraham wonders whether social care will get a look in too.
and ask them to urgently address the crisis hiding in plain sight in our health service: corridor care.
It's important to take a break from caring if you need one. Find out more with Age UK.
NHS continuing healthcare is a free package of care for people who have significant ongoing healthcare needs. It is arranged and funded by the NHS.