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working, I didn’t have time to do as much as I would have liked to. No time for herself For nearly 20 years, Olicia had found that taking time for herself was easier said than done. Olicia started caring
helping people like her granddad when they need it the most. www.justgiving.com/hayleylaw1 Jess Bennett, 20 - Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire Jess ran the Virgin Money London Marathon to support Age UK as
Age UK found that: 52% of older people (8.5 million) were concerned or very concerned about winter. 20% of older people (3.3 million) were worried that they would not have enough to eat. 45% of older people
than a third of respondents (34%) expected the amount of caring they provided to increase, and 1 in 5 (20%) were worried about being able to continue providing care. Added to this, almost 3 in 5 (57%) felt
currently in hospital with coronavirus are Black – they estimate that we would expect around 1 in 20 people critically ill with coronavirus to be Black, but the current figure is substantially higher
Therapies in 2021-22, varying from 2.2% to 9.6% depending on the area. With older people making up 20% of our population, this referral rate clearly needs to change. How to help Older people who are struggling
are living with dementia, cognitive impairment, experience severe illness or hip fracture). Around 20 to 30% of older people on medical wards in hospital will have delirium, and up to 50% of people with
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likely to become seriously ill if they catch coronavirus. However, this group also includes about 1 in 20 people aged 65+ who have not yet been vaccinated and adults who have conditions or are on treatments
27 March. However, among people aged under 65 there were 2 per million, while for 65-74 there were 20 per million, 60 per million for 75-84, and 161 per million for 85+. It's likely that the age pattern