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  1. Join the Readers' Panel

    information. We have over 40 guides on a range of topics, from money and legal issues to health and housing. See our full list of information guides What will I do as a member of the Readers' Panel? No more

  2. For professionals

    older people across the country, every single day of the year – from advice about money and housing to a friendly chat if they're feeling lonely.  If you have a few more minutes... Below are other

  3. Useful contacts information guide

    in the future. It includes contact details for organisations relating to: money and legal issues housing and social care health leisure and learning employment. For most organisations, the guide includes

  4. Spokespeople

    UK’s policy team, whose work covers a range of issues, including consumer affairs, benefits, housing and equalities. He has a particular personal interest in financial services and employment. Day to

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

    moving into sheltered housing or a care home. This is a big decision and you should both take the time to look at all the options available to you. Think about other types of housing that may be suitable ... 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

  6. Help and support for people with dementia

    wishes are known if you can no longer explain them. There's a range of housing options available to you, including:  Sheltered housing This is specifically designed for older people and allows you to live ... 24-hour emergency alarm systems. If you have a partner or spouse, you can move in together. Extra care housing   This is similar to sheltered accommodation but care is provided as well. Services

  7. Age UK information guides and factsheets

    categorised all of our factsheets into the following sections:  Consumer factsheets Health factsheets Housing factsheets Income and benefits factsheets Legal factsheets Social care factsheets Our factsheet index

  8. Supporting older people through change

    them, despite the challenges they might be facing. Helping Beatrice find the confidence to leave her house Eighty-eight-year-old Beatrice was living alone and called Age Cymru Gwent to ask for help as she ... a fall and was now scared to go out on her own. By the time she got in touch, she hadn’t left the house in a year. Age Cymru Gwent adviser Angela Worth visited Beatrice at her home: “She was very chatty

  9. The future for social care

    over again, with the non-appearance of the Green Paper just the latest in a long line of set-backs. Veteran social care watchers such as Richard Humphries of the Kings Fund can recite Commission after Government ... advanced by Policy Exchange, and even mentioned it on Thursday in his first outing as Leader of the House of Commons. Given the ideological position of this administration it is unlikely that the essence

  10. EU citizens and settled status after Brexit

    home. You need to have settled status to claim benefits like Pension Credit and Housing Benefit, and to get help with housing from the council. If you have pre-settled status, you may need to meet other criteria

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