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  1. How to make a complaint about a care home

    The majority of care homes are very well run and provide excellent care. However, occasionally you might have issues. Age UK explains how to make complaints.

  2. The court decision on discharges into care homes

    High Court ruling concerning the Government’s action in discharging older people from hospitals into care homes in spring 2020 was an important moment, says Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK. ... Court ruling concerning the Government’s action in discharging older people from hospitals into care homes in spring 2020 was a really important moment. Issued on 27 April, it was significant not only

  3. Parliamentary Briefing: How will the Government’s social care proposals help older people?

    Age UK Parliamentary Briefing: How will the Government’s social care proposals help older people?

  4. Health and wellbeing resources pack for local health and care systems

    Long Term Plan recognises that local health and care systems will need to work in partnership with communities and charities to understand the health and care needs of their local population. To support this ...  and  Versus Arthritis , have produced health and wellbeing resources packs for local health and care systems in England. The resources pack brings together a range of information and data to build a

  5. Integration: more joined up health and care is good for us

    Age UK’s Charity Director reflects on why new legislation on health and care should help the two systems work together, and why that matters for older people.

  6. Everyone providing care to older people should have the flu vaccine

    Age UK's Clinical Lead discusses flu jabs for those caring for older people, while sharing facts and busting myths about the vaccine.

  7. Government must act now to avert disaster in our care homes

    Charity Director says the Government must act now to protect vulnerable older people and the workers caring for them.

  8. State of Health and Care of Older People in England 2024

    people are struggling due to insufficient access to high quality NHS treatment, as well as social care, and that the system is under-prepared for population ageing.

  9. The State of Health and Care of Older People in England 2025

    Our new report examines how the health of older people and the strength of the social care system has changed in the past 10 years.

  10. Our 'State of Older People’s Health and Care' report demands swift action

    ought to be at the forefront when we consider older people’s experiences of Health and Social Care. We've explored them in Age UK’s unique and powerful report , which we recently launched in ... challenge facing older people in today’s NHS and social care system. There are significant short term issues, from long waits for a social care assessment (in some places, people are waiting up to 8 months

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