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  1. Age UK

    poverty, unseen and forgotten. But you can help fight this crisis hiding in plain sight. Get involved Volunteer with us Whether it’s supporting your local Age UK shop or lending an ear to someone who’s feeling

  2. Work & learning

    popular Topics Befriending services We combat loneliness through our befriending services, where a volunteer befriender provides companionship to an older person. Sir Naim Dangoor We are grateful for the generous

  3. Friendship services for older people

    befriending Befriending services are available at many local Age UKs. They will often involve a volunteer befriender visiting an older person in their home, perhaps for a cup of tea and a chat, or accompanying ... accompanying them to an activity (such as a trip to a cafe or the theatre). In some cases, a volunteer may accompany the older person to occasional hospital or doctor's appointments. Rose and Sarah met through

  4. Living well with dementia

    think about when getting out and about:  Tell the DVLA . If you drive, you must tell the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) and your insurance company about your dementia diagnosis ... hobbies, it’s good to keep them going – or you could try something new like gardening or volunteering. Listen to music and the radio . Listening to music or to the radio can have a calming effect

  5. Our policy positions

    exploitation and abuse. Older people contribute a huge amount to society and the economy. Through work, volunteering, caring or grandparenting, older people take part in a range of activities all of which carry

  6. Is there an increased risk of coronavirus for BAME older people?

    nurses and 28% of dentists are BAME, as well as 19% of care workers, 19% of bus and coach drivers and 44% of taxi drivers [1] . The younger family members of BAME older people are more likely to have been doing

  7. 'Care deserts' mean older people aren’t getting the care they need

    are supposed to 'manage' their local care market, but they lack the levers to do so and the big drivers of the problems in the care industry are way beyond their control. "Meanwhile, they are desperately

  8. Living with Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy

    symptoms include neck pain and weakness, often on one side of the body. Having worked as a delivery driver, Terry developed compression on his spinal cord called cervical stenosis. This can cause squeezing ... will be manned by trained DCM sufferers to provide support, but not medical advice, and Terry has volunteered to be one of those call handlers. “I'm one of the fortunate ones. My mindset allows me to

  9. Things to do to feel less lonely

    help you – or someone you know – feel more connected. From friendship services to volunteering opportunities, there's all sorts to get involved with. Friendship services We offer various friendship ... services depending on what you're looking for: Our Telephone Friendship Service can match you with a volunteer for a free weekly chat on the phone. Whatever else happens in the week, it can be nice to know there's

  10. Fit as a Fiddle

    community organisations, including 100 local Age UKs. Over 350,000 older people and 4,500 volunteers participated in activities throughout the programme. The  National Programme  delivered ...  delivered two England wide initiatives: it developed new models for engaging older people in volunteer based activity programmes and a range of activity based resources for consumers and practitioners. Nine

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