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  1. How to make your home more dementia friendly

    photographs of the contents on each door or drawer can also be helpful to remind you what's inside. Fit an automatic shut-off mechanism on the cooker to avoid accidentally leaving the cooker on after using ... already have these mechanisms built in. If you think you might leave the gas hob on, it's a good idea to fit a gas detector.  Be careful when using stainless steel appliances , like kettles or toasters,

  2. Home aids and adaptations

    example, you could get: a door-entry intercom so that you can find out who’s there an easy-to-fit wireless doorbell that comes with an entry phone that you can keep nearby a video-entry phone so you ... doorbells and key safes. You could ask a family member, handyperson or Home Improvement Agency to fit them for you. Find a Home Improvement Agency near you using their directory There are lots of changes

  3. Home security tips and advice

    being burgled – and help you feel safer. It's not necessarily hugely expensive, either. You can fit your front door with:  a five-lever mortice deadlock with Kitemark BS 3621 (you should get one ... emergency services might need to get in. You can take these precautions to secure your windows too: Fit locks with keys to all downstairs windows and windows that might be easier for burglars to reach –

  4. Government announce new loneliness strategy

    strategy will enable GPs across England to refer lonely patients to community activities like cookery classes, walking clubs and art groups by 2023. This will be called 'social prescribing' and will mean doctors

  5. Higher education and university

    will need to begin a degree or diploma course. They are run by local colleges, usually as evening classes. There are over 1,500 access courses listed on the Access to HE website . The Complete University

  6. Tackling Inequalities Fund

    ran a range of physical activity groups, including: dance body conditioning strength and balance classes chair-based activities yoga pilates and relaxation tai chi walking activities Zumba. The programme

  7. Travelling Companions programme

    finished their Travelling Companions sessions were Age UK clubs, befriending services and exercise classes. In terms of the difference the service made to older people, we found that: Overall, 44.6% increased

  8. The difference your support can make

    are offering activities that foster friendship and bring communities together – from cookery classes to tea dances. You're also helping local Age UKs support older people with vital services like home

  9. Thanks to our volunteers

    being relaxed. These include the development of digital skills, walking football groups to improve fitness and support for the wellbeing of people living with dementia. Volunteers supporting these services

  10. Creativity is for life

    would go mad. I think everyone should be creative in their own way – it helps with mental fitness , especially if you live alone.”

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