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Why do we value old objects over older people? Age UK is here to change how we age.
Here's how, with your support, Age UK is supporting older people through the cost of living crisis.
A range of products to help you make the most of later life are available through Age UK Trading, with profits given to the charity.
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.
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
Age UK Parliamentary Briefing: How will the Government’s social care proposals help older people?
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
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.
Age UK's Clinical Lead discusses flu jabs for those caring for older people, while sharing facts and busting myths about the vaccine.
Charity Director says the Government must act now to protect vulnerable older people and the workers caring for them.
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.
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.
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