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  1. Risk for older people in the community from coronavirus

    own risk from coronavirus, to help us decide what activities to join in with and what to avoid. We are used to managing everyday risks in our lives. If we can understand our risk from coronavirus we can take ... balance it against other risks. For instance, is it better to meet a friend for a socially distanced walk in the park, or to stay at home? The former may come with a small risk of catching coronavirus, but the

  2. How to keep your hands and feet warm in winter

    Keeping your hands and feet warm helps to keep your whole body warm, and keeping warm in winter is especially important as we get older because the cold affects us more than it used to.  The development

  3. Living in a residential park home (mobile home)

    Park homes, also known as mobile homes, are single-storey houses that can be moved from place to place. Find out if a park home would suit you from Age UK.

  4. Breaking down the barriers of ethnic inequalities in health

    One of the reasons that ethnic inequalities in health arise is because of the barriers older ethnic minority people experience in accessing health and care services. What are these barriers and why do

  5. The difference a gift in your will could make

    A gift left in your will to Age UK is a special way of showing your support for older people. Find out more on how your gift could help make a difference.

  6. What to include in your Attendance Allowance application

    Make sure you don't forget any of these important things to include in your Attendance Allowance application.

  7. How Age UK supported older people in 2025

    Chief Executive Paul Farmer reflects upon the successes, challenges and life-changing support delivered in the past 12 months.

  8. Lessons on death and dying in a global pandemic

    The coronavirus pandemic has sadly brought death and dying closer to home for many of us. So in the midst of tragedy, when it comes to death, what have we learned?

  9. A new milestone for improving dementia care in hospitals

    In this blog, we celebrate that all acute trusts in England have voluntarily signed up to John's Campaign, and what this means for people with dementia and their carers during a hospital stay.

  10. Coronavirus, older Black people and health inequalities in the UK

    What have we learned a year on? In the first of our articles for Black History Month 2021, Dr Elizabeth Webb examines the updated picture of how COVID-19 is impacting Black older people and what this tells ... Black History Month, we reflected on the impact the coronavirus pandemic had had on older Black people in the UK. For Black History Month 2021 we look again at the data and some of Age UK’s own research

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