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  1. Evaluating charity programmes for older people

    Age UK evaluates programmes to ensure they're making a positive difference to older people.

  2. High blood pressure

    heart disease. If left untreated it can increase your risk of heart disease, kidney disease and dementia. You can find out more about complications on the NHS website If you suffer from hypertension, you're

  3. Celebrity Call Centre at Christmas with Age UK

    information and advice Gogglebox's Steph Parker talks about dementia Steph received a particularly difficult call from a woman whose mother has dementia. She explains this is the first year her mother has stopped ... at the end of the day. Steph then talks about her father, who has vascular dementia and lives in a care home. About dementia Steph Parker, Gogglebox My father's a very intelligent man. He was in the army

  4. Building on success to beat loneliness

    Age UK’s Health Influencing team discusses how we must reinvigorate our efforts to fight loneliness – or risk seeing the success of recent years being reversed.

  5. Creating hope

    to supporting people with dementia creates a totally different environment, miles away from a traditional day centre. I was roundly beaten at snooker by Ron, who has dementia but still knows all the rules

  6. Consent and abuse

    to give consent, e.g. they are confused or unclear about what is happening. If your partner has dementia, or another health condition that affects their decision-making, you might feel unsure about being ... to consent to sex, no one can consent to sex on their behalf. For more detailed information about dementia and consent, see the Alzheimer’s Society’s website Abuse is often perpetrated by those

  7. Support services and groups for carers

    speakers We also run specific support groups for people caring for a loved one with dementia. Find out more about our dementia support services Respite services These are designed for carers to be able to take

  8. Professor Ian Deary interview on The Disconnected Mind

    and why the brain changes in our later years.’ Could prevention of cognitive impairment or dementia result from the work? ‘Understanding brain ageing will give us a rational basis for the future ... period of cognitive decline before dementia. ‘The LBC1936 members all started out at age 70 with ‘healthy’ brains. Unfortunately, some will develop dementia during the study, though that’s

  9. Get Going Together

    pathways. It also sought to reduce social isolation and have a positive impact on those living with dementia. It worked with five local Age UK partners; Cheshire, Coventry, Leicestershire, Oldham and South

  10. New data on the health and care of over-50s

    The Age UK Health Influencing team reveals new findings into the health, care and wellbeing of people aged 50-59.

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