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Author: Tony Watts

Take Five to Age Well: empowering each of us towards longer, healthier lives

Do you want to live well for longer? You are in the right place as a new, nationwide project aims to give the nation longer, healthier lives.

July 19, 2023
Older people struggling to pay for broadband at risk of further financial losses

Nearly half (48%) of older people in England on a low income have struggled to keep up with their broadband bill in the last six months, according to new research from the older people’s charity Independent Age – putting them at risk of further financial hardship and being digitally excluded.

July 14, 2023
Webinar gives an introduction to creating an “Age-friendly Community”

Exactly what is an Age-friendly Community? What are the challenges and opportunities? And how do you go about creating one? Now is your chance to find out.

July 13, 2023
Making the world less ageist… one person at a time

Jessica Duffy, Good Practice Mentor at Leeds Older People’s Forum, spells out the dangers of ageism and describes the work she is doing to combat it.

July 13, 2023
A unique way to pay for residential care… without selling your home

Every year, thousands of elderly people and their families face the conundrum of how to pay for care home fees – which can typically be between £40,000 and £50,000 a year. We talk to Jeremy Nixey of Alliance member Shaw Lifetime Care, part of the charitable Shaw Foundation, about the unique option they offer.

July 13, 2023
Health and social care integration: the myths and the realities from a social worker’s perspective

“It cries out to be released from present day 19th-century asylum-based narratives of social care reform.” Mervyn Eastman has spent over 45 years in and around social care and social work. What does HE see as the way forward for this vital service?

July 11, 2023
Age UK launches new support programme for older LGBT+ veterans

Age UK launches new support programme for older LGBT+ veterans

July 7, 2023
No country for older people…?

Am I imagining it, asks Tony Watts OBE, or are older people routinely and systematically being excluded and discriminated against?

July 6, 2023
6.6 million people worry they wouldn’t know how to support their older parents

New research from Age UK as part of its “Know What to Do” campaign” highlights the anxieties and challenges millions of adult children face when it comes to supporting older parents.

June 28, 2023
The digital divide: many older people struggling to access public services

Most local authorities now strongly encourage people to access services digitally and in some cases do not offer offline alternatives at all, or not in a way that makes them easy to find and access.

June 28, 2023

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