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strangers, as Paige told us, “are not the people you usually turn to for advice”. As a result, emotions can get bottled up. The most important lesson Paige learned, however, is to take “that
talk to my next door neighbour." Thankfully, Arthur's wife's involvement with Joining Forces has resulted in him receiving answers to the questions he had, meeting people with similar experiences to his
intersection of discrimination. The Windrush scandal victims had their human rights breached as a result of a policy that indirectly targeted older Caribbean people leaving them penniless, homeless, sick
the most. According to this research, those aged 55 and above lost more than £720,000 as a result of cybercrime during the period, but it wasn’t the only region with a high financial loss.
treatment costs alone, with close to half of this attributable to impacts on older people. Poor health resulting from cold homes and falls in the home account for the majority of this cost to the NHS. Local Age
the Tuesday guests at Age UK Tunbridge Wells for a voyage beneath the waves. Under the sea The resulting project was called Sea of Stories, which was delivered by a Sussex-based puppet theatre company
contribute to wellbeing. We all know that physical activity is important for our bodies. A surprising result from our Index was that it is very important for wellbeing as well – in fact, it is the second most
there’s evidence to support older people being more likely to be hospitalised, or even die, as a result of coronavirus (COVID-19), it’s still unclear why this is. Coronavirus and its impact on different
impact. Concerns included not being able to pay for essential items and household bills and as a result being pushed into debt, living in cold houses, eating less and cutting back on social activities
fill in her Attendance Allowance claim form and helped her to claim for Council Tax Support. As a result of Age UK's service, Pauline now has nearly £9000 extra income per year and can keep her heating