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  1. Avoiding scams information guide

    Anyone can fall victim to a scam. Download our guide now to help you know the warning signs and stay safe.  This guide outlines different ways to protect yourself from scams, such as: what a scam

  2. How the NHS recovers from coronavirus

    impact of little physical activity will mean lower resilience, weaker muscle strength, increased falls risk and worse cardio-vascular health. This will mean premature development of frailty for some and

  3. Age UK's 2022 Challenge

    giving clothes a new lease of life! How the Age UK 2022 Challenge can help you live sustainably Falling out of love with your clothes isn’t such a big deal when you can give them a new lease of life

  4. Better Later Lives

    significant life events or changes include bereavement, a relationship breakdown, health problems, having a fall, becoming a carer, changes in housing needs or dealing with debt. The Better Later Lives programme

  5. An inspirational figure

    grandparents meeting that first night, falling asleep together, and going on to have 54 years together,’ explains Dan. ‘The second verse is my nan not wanting him to fall asleep, because the doctors had told

  6. Foot care services for older people

    It’s essential that we all take good care of our feet in later life. It lowers our risk of having a fall and reduces our risk of infection, as well as relieving pain. Age UK’s foot care services help

  7. One step at a time

    or emotional reasons – for example, not being able to get to an exercise class or worrying about falling. However, with the normal ageing process causing loss of muscle mass and bone density, which affects ... older people in four locations across England. We found that the older people we spoke to tended to fall into four groups, based on how healthy they were and how much they enjoyed being active: Capable and

  8. Struggling to cope

    lives, which might include: Not keeping on top of household tasks Hoarding Letting their property fall into disrepair Not maintaining personal hygiene Not eating properly Not taking medication Social isolation

  9. Philippa Forrester on wellbeing and the wild

    speaking to Age UK from the orange-hued office in her rural home. “The belt on my mower keeps falling off, and my grass doesn’t seem to have got the memo that it needs to stop growing while I fix ... many more women in the field, out there doing research, than there were. Barriers are falling, but they’re falling too slowly. I think we need to open those doors for young women in particular and make

  10. Helping older people to keep active

    emotional reasons – for example, not being able to get to an exercise class or worrying about falling. Providing opportunities for older people to be active that are fun and accessible is important and

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