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  1. What to do when your caring role changes or ends

    about carer’s assessments Thinking about moving If the person you care for needs more intensive care, they may need to consider the possibility of moving into sheltered housing or a care home. This ... suitable, such as extra-care sheltered housing. Find out more about what housing options are out there Moving into residential care can be a big change, for you as well as the person you care for. Where possible

  2. Home aids and adaptations

    directory There are lots of changes you can make to your home to make it easier and safer for you to move around, including:   making sure your home is well lit – you could think about installing ... of bed during the night widening door frames or changing the direction your doors open to help you move through your home – this can be particularly helpful if you use a wheelchair having raisers

  3. No Place Like Home

    with homelessness. These provide in-depth advice and support on their housing options, rights, and entitlements to adaptations and repairs, as well as support with income maximisation. Talks ... to lack of aids and adaptations, which means they may be unable to get in and out of the house or move around safely within their home, and  their quality of life is poor. If we could find £10 billion

  4. Getting active when you're not sure where to start

    important to find something you enjoy.  Getting active can seem daunting if you don’t currently move much – so start small. It’s always a good idea to build up your activity levels gradually ... ways you can begin to move more that fit in with your daily routine. Remember that every step counts – even if it’s just a few extra here and there. It’s about moving more each day, in whatever

  5. International Women's Day 2023

    the friends she’d made at our classes who accompanied her in the funeral car. It was really moving. “So many of the ladies who use our services downplay their achievements, but I’d love ... are given the respect and dignity every one of us is entitled to. “When I first retired and moved to Leicester to be near my family, I left all my activities and friendships from Sheffield behind

  6. Peace of mind for the care of older parents

    father, a previously fit former builder, suffered a massive stroke. He was left unable to speak or move, resulting in care needs too great for Sharon’s mum to deal with. The family decided to explore ... stress.” Sharon Age UK’s professional advice armed us to say, ‘This isn’t right’. Social services then contacted Sharon, who was at a low ebb, to say she needed to sign a ‘deprivation

  7. The future of employment for older people

    for all ages and is a six-week placement with a guaranteed interview, but I’ve seen over 50s move into new professions like teaching and construction through this.” We’ve seen several ... overcome age discrimination? “What’s really good is that many of the new Work Coaches are moving into new roles, so have been going through exactly this process themselves. If anyone hasn’t

  8. The NHS plan: What will it mean for older people?

    "I feel the policy direction is right and that the Plan is a good one. Making the Plan real will, however, be the big test." So here it is at last, well over a hundred pages of it. If you delve into the ... 21st century, you will find plenty of relevance to the 12 million or so older people in this country: quite right too, given they are the principal users of the NHS. The first three thematic sections in this chapter

  9. Dementia in fact and fiction

    programmes and films. Last month, I went to see a play called In Other Words in London and was deeply moved by it. The play follows Jane and Arthur through 50 years of their life together – before and ... sources of knowledge and inspiration, including documentaries and books. He worked hard to get it right because “it matters so much to so many people”. Individual experiences, universal themes

  10. Home Truths: security for older private renters

    aren’t evicted unfairly and are able to live in decent homes. Current housing law gives landlords the right to evict assured shorthold tenants at short notice and without having to give a reason – landlords ... non-decent homes.  The Government committed to bring forward the Renters Rights Bill in the King’s Speech to improve the rights of renters including abolishing ‘no fault evictions’. 

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