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  1. How important is creative and cultural participation to our wellbeing?

    makes later life worth living. Our new report explores the striking impact of creative and cultural activities. Read our report On this page, we cover some of the key themes: Creative and cultural participation ... participating in creative and cultural activities had the biggest impact on wellbeing. Our report presents our findings, together with examples of creative and cultural activities for older people and recommendations

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

    older 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.

  3. Paying for care

    Social care services aren't usually provided free of charge. You might be entitled to help with costs from your local council, or you may have to cover the full costs of your care. Find out more with Age

  4. 7 reasons we need the Green Paper

    It's been 700 days since the Governmeet announced the Green Paper on social care, which has been delayed six times. We explain what's happened in that time and why we need it now.

  5. At the centre of local support

    attending day care, and their potential to make a significant contribution to the wider health and social care agenda.

  6. Operation Sterling

    is working to help older LGBT+ veterans in a range of areas – from claiming benefits to accessing social care.

  7. We need to talk about care

    Charity Director Caroline Abrahams explains why social care means so much to her, while launching a new campaign action to ask MPs to make it a top priority in parliament.

  8. Dementia

    – whether you want to better understand dementia symptoms or need support finding and arranging social care. Maintenance Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (MCST) MCST is a weekly programme for people living ... living with mild to moderate dementia. Group members take part in meaningful and stimulating activities, proven to help maintain memory and mental functioning. The groups provide a fun, supportive environment

  9. Age UK’s Cost of Living Response Fund

    as a result being pushed into debt, living in cold houses, eating less and cutting back on social activities with friends and family to survive. Age UK’s Cost of Living Response Fund programme awarded ... interventions across 5 key areas: information and advice, home support, meal provision, social support and/or physical activity, and day centres. 95% of the Age UK Network applied for and got funding through the

  10. Fit for the future

    physical and mental wellbeing of older people through the provision of integrated services and activities. What was Fit for the Future about? fit for the future focused on a person-centred approach to ... coordinated approach to services and activities can improve quality of life, and increase healthy life expectancy; delaying the need for more intensive, costly health and social care and therefore enabling people

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