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  1. Age UK Advice Line

    Advice is a free, confidential, national phone service for older people, their families, friends, carers and professionals. Our experts are here to help.

  2. Breaking Point - the social care burden on women

    a light on what is happening to many women across the country today, through the stories of four carers.

  3. Age UK's new storytelling strategy

    They paint an accurate picture of what life is like for older people, their families, friends and carers in the UK today.

  4. A new milestone for improving dementia care in hospitals

    voluntarily signed up to John's Campaign, and what this means for people with dementia and their carers during a hospital stay.

  5. Care that's right for you

    that the care system isn't easy to navigate. Find out what we can do to make sure older people and carers get the support they need.

  6. Frailty and the NHS Long Term Plan

    frailty outlines several important changes to the way the NHS should work to support patients and their carers. Read more at Age UK.

  7. Joining Forces

    Badge, tracking down lost medals or providing advice and information about benefits, housing and wellbeing, we have it covered.

  8. The impact of the pandemic

    face-to-face was what older people told us would improve their health the most. Managing mental wellbeing Older people’s anxiety, motivation and sleep have all improved slightly since Spring 2021 ... provided by family and friends. The picture painted by older carers was bleak, reporting a range of negative emotions. Three in five older carers were tired, half were anxious, four in five were worried,

  9. A time for thanks

    million of them are older people themselves. These older carers are typically supporting their partner and often do not see themselves as carers at all – just ordinary people doing what you do for ... whether as visiting or live in carers. It is impossible to overstate how crucial their contribution is to millions of older people’s health, happiness and wellbeing, their survival too in many instances

  10. We can't wait for care

    breaking point – cuts in local authority care services have placed increasing pressure on unpaid carers.  We're calling on the Government We're calling on the Government to:  Stabilise the social ... paid Carer’s Leave, plus a longer period of unpaid leave. Significantly increase access to respite services and practical support for carers that recognises the specific needs of older carers. For

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