Category: Health and Care

  • Will I have to pay for my long-term care?

    Will I have to pay for my long-term care?

    Many of us will eventually need, or choose, to move into a residential care setting. But who will pay the bill? Care fees expert Heledd Wyn sets out your rights.

  • Reaching out in Gloucestershire to get older people’s voices heard

    Reaching out in Gloucestershire to get older people’s voices heard

    Representation of older people nationally, regionally and locally has become increasingly difficult in recent years as forums have been starved of support and Covid has discouraged meetings. Here is how one county is looking to fill that void. By Matt Fellows, CEO Age UK Gloucestershire There are some 150,000 older people across Gloucestershire – but…

  • Ageing and Autism

    Ageing and Autism

    In late 2021 (writes NDTi’s Paul Gutherson) NDTi began thinking about what is known about the ageing process for autistic people. We were prompted by some of our colleagues and Associates who are themselves autistic and who are concerned that very little research or policy time is dedicated to this issue.