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Older people in Wales face falling deeper into fuel poverty this winter
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Older people left without a “safety net” this year after using up savings
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1.2m older unpaid carers say their health has deteriorated over the last 12 months
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Six in ten older people on low incomes “already cutting back on energy to make ends meet”
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Providing health care, social care, community support and housing for older people: a good practice model
Some thirty years ago, writes Peter Dale, the Rye Winchelsea and District Memorial Hospital in East Sussex was threatened with closure. Today, it is an example of what can be achieved by a combination of professional collaboration, community involvement and a willingness to “join the dots” between services.
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Almost one million more workers aged 65 and above since the millennium, new analysis reveals
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Age UK: “Care Quality Commission report paints alarming picture”
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Why are numbers of residents with dementia in care homes increasing?
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Shortage of the right size homes “has left too many older people in unsuitable housing that can harm their health”
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Older Londoners need more help with finding jobs – and less discrimination
Many of the capital’s economically inactive people aged 50 and above face disadvantages, including ageism, when seeking employment. Tim Whitaker, Trustee of WiseAge, says we need a new agenda for looking at London’s older workers – one which addresses the key problems faced by many of them. The government has been prompting older people back…
