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Why do we value old objects over older people? Age UK is here to change how we age.
Here's how, with your support, Age UK is supporting older people through the cost of living crisis.
A range of products to help you make the most of later life are available through Age UK Trading, with profits given to the charity.
therefore visited Droitwich Spa Meeting Centre, part of Age UK Herefordshire & Worcestershire, to witness that idea in action.
One Digital is Age UK's programme to help older people gain digital confidence. We visit Age UK Leeds to witness the difference these skills make to lives.
John Farmer turned 70 this year and decided to walk 70 miles for Age UK to celebrate the milestone. Watch our video to witness his journey.
Postcards of Kindness is an initiative that encourages people to send postcards to residents in care homes. Age UK visited an Essex care home to witness the joy this correspondence brings.
Hunter Davies lost his wife to cancer in 2016 after 55 years of marriage. Age UK meets him to discuss his new memoir Happy Old Me.
A visit to Laughter Lines, Age UK Bristol's first charity comedy night, with comedians Louise Leigh, Ian Murphy, Mark Hurman, Jo Frank and Jack Campbell.
legally binding and allows you to choose and explain which medical treatments you don't want in the future. While you have mental capacity, you can make an advance decision to refuse certain medical treatment ... treatment. Your advance decision would become relevant if and when there comes a time when you're unable to make or communicate your own decisions. Is an advance decision (living will) legally binding
There are things you can do now which can help you feel confident that the care and support you receive in the future will be right for you, and that your financial and legal affairs will be dealt with in the way you want.
communicate your own decisions, a power of attorney enables one or more person, known as your 'attorney', to make decisions on your behalf. Find out more at Age UK.
If you or a loved one is feeling lonely, there are plenty of things to try to start feeling better.