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  1. Personal care budgets

    direct payments give you more control by allowing you to choose how your care budget is spent. Find out more on what to do here from Age UK.

  2. Choosing the right care home for you

    Choosing a care home is a big decision. Use Age UK's care home checklist to make sure you know exactly what to look for when visiting potential homes.

  3. How to claim lottery winnings

    Winning the lottery is exciting and you probably want to claim your winnings and celebrate, but how do you do this? Age UK reveals what you need to know.

  4. How is dementia diagnosed?

    help guide you through the process.  Getting a dementia diagnosis can help you better understand what’s happening, how best to look after yourself, and think about ways to manage your symptoms. ... help you make changes to help you live as well as possible and make plans for the future. Here is how dementia is usually diagnosed:  Talk to your doctor about symptoms Your doctor will talk to you about

  5. Creativity is for life

    challenges of later life have put limitations on her creativity, and why being able to express yourself is important, whatever your age.

  6. The court decision on discharges into care homes

    Age UK's Charity Director Caroline Abrahams explains what the recent High Court ruling signifies and what must happen next.

  7. Coronavirus: is this a second wave?

    – that we are currently seeing exponential growth in coronavirus in the UK. What is exponential growth and why is it happening? You may have heard people referring to ‘doubling time’ and ... point at which R is lowered. R can be lowered through preventative measures, because there aren’t sufficient people left who’ve not yet had the disease, or when a vaccine is introduced. This

  8. How is the coronavirus vaccine rollout going?

    it’s natural to assume our lives can return to how they were before the pandemic started. But is that sensible? We now know, not just from clinical trials but also real-life data on the impact of ... well as the effectiveness of the vaccines there is other positive news. More than 20 million people have had their first vaccination and our current lockdown is leading to falls in the numbers of infections

  9. The nation is fundraising for Age UK

    appreciated. Here are some examples to inspire more of you to get involved. This period of lockdown limits what we can do, but that hasn't stopped fundraisers up and down the country from getting creative with ... to thank all of our fundraisers. We need you more than ever right now and the money you are raising is making such a difference. Struggling for inspiration? Check out some of our superstar fundraisers below

  10. Making a will

    If you want to be sure your wishes will be met after you die, then making a will is vital. It may prevent you from paying unnecessary taxes to the government.

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