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  1. Women and caring

    Abrahams, Age UK's Charity Director, asks why caring responsibilities so often fall to women, and what society can do to better support carers. Ten days ago my Twitter timeline was humming with comments, mostly ... older people. This is disastrous, not least for the significant and growing numbers of people in our society who do not have any family to care for them. Even when women – people – care willingly for their

  2. Lessons on death and dying in a global pandemic

    improving public understanding of dying, including the purpose of CPR (and therefore DNACPR - do not attempt CPR), of advanced care planning and the limitations of treatment. Such understanding will only take ... Too often older people are made to feel that their treatment and care is a burden on the rest of society, that they should make way for people whose lives hold more value. Older people are often collectively

  3. Let's change how we age

    Let’s change how we age Our society needs to change. Why do we value old objects over older people? Every older person should be included and valued. But that isn't the reality. As we launch our new campaign ... campaign, fronted by acclaimed British actor Richard Durden, we're asking: does our current society reflect the way we want to live our later life? We need to change how we age The UK population is ageing

  4. Dr Lucy Pollock discusses the worries and wonders of ageing

    people. More recently, she has written a book, The Book About Getting Older, to help everyone better understand the challenges older people face. Lucy hopes that the book will give honest answers to tough questions ... ” Dr Lucy Pollock I think one of the main challenges older people are facing is the way society often treats them as ‘other’. “ Younger people can be awkward or naïve about

  5. Keith's story: writing with dementia

    In the 8 years since, he's presented talks in front of hundreds as an Ambassador for Alzheimer's Society, and has written 3 books. Alzheimer's hasn't won, he tells readers of his latest, 'Dear Alzheimer's: ... this sense that information is power, and if I'm going to live with dementia I'm going to have to understand it better. Judy recommended some literature from Age UK and told me which benefits were available

  6. Older people's policy is now a mess

    policy fit for an ageing society. When you consider that we have a rapidly growing older population, this is extraordinary. It's high time we institutionalised knowledge and understanding of older people within

  7. Reflecting on Windrush

    Generation The Windrush Generation and their descendants have made significant contributions to British society. Supporting the country to rebuild after the devastation of the Second World War, many went to work ... and thank the Windrush Generation and their descendants for their enormous contributions to our society. As part of this celebration, it is vital that we also acknowledge the prejudice, hostility and racism

  8. The Windrush scandal and older Black Britons

    environment' shine a light on the existence of institutionalised racial inequality within British society. A continuing trend Sadly, this is not new: black and minority ethnic British people have experienced ... with an opportunity to recognise the contribution of Black people to British society, it obliges us to acknowledge and understand the racism that people of colour continue to experience in the UK so that

  9. Behind the scenes of change

    age’, Richard walks through rooms full of antiques and priceless paintings, asking why our society cherishes old items but gives so little attention to older people and the challenges they’re ... 91-year-old brother maintains a thriving social life. Let's change how we age “We're an ageist society,” Richard tells us in the 60-second version of our ad. “We write older people off - able

  10. The making of Age UK's sex, relationships and intimacy information guide

    people, who are being left out of conversations about sexual wellbeing – in healthcare and in society more widely. This was re-confirmed to us when our Information and Advice team visited a primary care ... What they told us was honest, insightful and, at times, very moving. Lots of respondents noted that society today is more open and liberal than it used to be, with many expressing relief that it’s now

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