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From Dull Existence to a Life Worth Living - How Technology Can Transform Old People's Lives

Hannah Gal | Posted 03.04.2013 | UK Tech
Read More: Age UK, Jake Griffiths, Over 60s, Assistive Care, Emergency Neckless, Nhs, Internet, Old People, Emergency Wristband, Technology, O2 Health, Tech 2013, UK Tech News
Hannah Gal

Countess immobile elderly people miss going to church, shops, the supermarket and the library. Eighty six year old Margaret tells me how her deteriorating eye sight meant she had to give up driving and 'my freedom' several years ago, 'I still haven't come to terms with it' she adds. 

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Third Of Grandparents Are Lonely, Age UK Survey Reveals

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 28.01.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Making Friends, Age UK, Grandchildren, Aging Parents, Aging, Loneliness, Tips on Making Friends, How to Make Friends, Grandparents, UK Lifestyle News

Nearly a third of grandparents only see their grandchildren once a month - or even less frequently - according to a survey released today. The stud...

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Our Ageing Population is Something That we Should Celebrate

Hannah Gal | Posted 20.01.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Retirement Age, Isolation, Elderly, Age UK, Benefits, Loneliness, Christmas, Go on UK, Old Age, Social Care, 50 Plus, UK Lifestyle News
Hannah Gal

Joe, 91, lost his wife 10 years ago and his only son died of Cancer. "I think about them all the time" the charmingly humble man tells me, "its just that Christmas brings back memories of family Christmases when my boy was little.. it is one time of year I don't look forward to.."

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Making the Digital World Accessible to Everyone

Dominic Tarn | Posted 18.01.2013 | UK Tech
Read More: Age UK, Accessibility, Americans With Disabilities Act, Australia, The Guardian, Digital, Design, Disability, Facebook, Dyslexia, Visual Impairments, UK-Tech-2013, UK Tech News
Dominic Tarn

Despite the internet being a universal means of communication, and visual impairment and dyslexia affecting hundreds of millions worldwide, this subject only receives sporadic attention in the media. In the UK alone there are six million affected by dyslexia.

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Long Life Is Not A Blessing, It's A Curse

Hannah Gal | Posted 22.12.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Social Isolation, Elderly, Age UK, Old People, Loneliness, Social-Isolation-and-Health, Slideexpand, 50 Plus, UK Lifestyle News
Hannah Gal

'What on earth is the point of my life?' Molly (not her real name) asks me. The frail, weary to her bone 92 year old looks at me as her shaky hands struggle to adjust a stubbornly troublesome hearing aid. 

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Middle Age Begins At 55

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 19.09.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Age UK, Nutrition, Age, Fitness, UK-Lifestyle, Health News, Diet, Ageing, UK Lifestyle News

Middle age starts much later than originally thought, a study has claimed. According to the research, the average perception of when middle age sta...

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Empty Promise Or Care Revolution? Elderly Care Gets £200m Boost

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 08.07.2012 | UK
Read More: Age UK, Social Care White Paper, Andrew Dilnot, UK News, UK Impact, Social Care Costs, Social Care, Andrew Lansley, UK News

A £200 million boost for the building of more adapted homes for the elderly and disabled will form part of a major shake-up of the care sector, the G...

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Deceptively Dangerous Behaviour Of Self-Confessed 'Everyday Psychopath'

PA | Posted 04.07.2012 | UK
Read More: Age UK, Bludgeoned to Death, UK News, UK Crime, Graeme Jarman, Judith Richardson, Newcastle, Spinster, Psychopath Killer, News, UK News

He was once a civil servant, a husband and a caring son, described by others as well-educated, articulate and sociable. He became one of Britain's mos...

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'Psychopath' Found Guilty Of Bludgeoning Pensioner To Death

PA | Posted 04.07.2012 | UK
Read More: Age UK, Bludgeoned to Death, UK Crime, UK News, Graeme Jarman, Judith Richardson, Newcastle, Spinster, Psychopath Killer, News, UK News

A self-confessed "psychopath" has been found guilty of bludgeoning a pensioner to death with a hammer and has been sentenced to a minimum term of 35 y...

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OAPs: Your Turn Next to be Labelled 'Benefit Scroungers'

Hayley Meachin | Posted 29.08.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Age UK, The Sun, Elderly Poverty, Elderly Care, Retirement, Care Funding, British Association of Social Workers, Health and Social Care Bill, UK Politics News
Hayley Meachin

As much as we like to the sneer at the comic-like quality of The Sun newspaper, as many a Prime Minister has discovered, its status as the highest circulation daily newspaper in the UK means that you ignore its influence at your peril.

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CARE AND THE COMMUNITY: THE ELDERLY, FUNDING AND FRETTING

Helen Gaskell | Posted 24.08.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Age UK, Elderly, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, The Independent, Nhs, Pannone LLP, White Paper, Social Services, Helen Gaskell, Government, Independent Age, Andrew Dilnot, Ageing, UK Politics News
Helen Gaskell

Hollywood and television commercials present countless images of old age as a time when contented, silver-haired individuals kick back after a life of work and raising families. The reality, however, is often very different and why, in truth, many people are a little scared of growing old.

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Met Office Issues Cold Weather Alert Sparking Fears For Elderly And Ill

PA | Posted 02.02.2012 | UK
Read More: Age UK, Elderly, UK Weather, Cold Weather, UK News, UK News

The Met Office has raised fears for the elderly and ill by issuing a serious England-wide weather alert as the nation shivers in freezing conditions. ...

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More People Suffering From Terminal Illnesses Are Choosing To Die 'In Their Own Homes'

PA | Posted 19.01.2012 | UK
Read More: Age UK, Office for National Statistics, Commons Public Accounts Committee, UK News, Palliative Care, Hospital, Home Death, UK News

More than a fifth of people are now choosing to die in their own homes instead of hospitals, and the overall trend for deaths at home is rising, resea...

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How Your Mind Ages Is Largely Within Your Control, Says Study

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 18.01.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Age UK, Intelligence, Mental Health, UK News, Genetic Factors, Lifestyle Factors, Ageing, UK Health News, Mind, UK Lifestyle News

The way in which a person’s mind ages, is largely down to lifestyle factors, not genetics, a study has shown. Researchers found genetic factors o...

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Spread the Warmth to Older People This Christmas

Heléna Herklots | Posted 19.02.2012 | UK
Read More: Spread the Warmth, Elderly, Alone at Christmas, UK Christmas, Charity, UK Politics, Old People, Christmas Charity, Age UK, UK Impact, UK News
Heléna Herklots

No one should be forced to spend Christmas Day alone and I urge you to take a bit of time out from all the parties, gift wrapping and festivities to spread Christmas cheer to an older person you know this festive season.

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Why It's Healthy To Be 100

The Huffington Post UK | Kyrsty Hazell | Posted 30.11.2011 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Age UK, Ukhealth-News, UK News, 100 Years Old, Centenarians, Supercentenarians, Pensioners, International Longevity Centre UK, Old Age, UK Lifestyle News

Those who live to 100 years and beyond are healthier and less likely to die of cancer than younger pensioners, new research suggests. A study of ce...

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Life Expectancy North-South Divide Widens To Record 13 Years

PA | Posted 19.12.2011 | UK
Read More: Age UK, Ons, Life Expectancy, Life Span, North-South Divide, UK News

The life expectancy divide between Britain's more prosperous and deprived areas has widened to as much as 13 years, official figures revealed. Thou...

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Plans To Scrap Cheques By 2018 Abandoned

Press Association | Press Association | Posted 11.09.2011 | UK
Read More: Age UK, Banking, Cheques, Cheques 2018, Cheques Obsolete, Finance, UK Payments Council, UK News

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- Plans to scrap the use of cheques from 2018 have been dropped after the UK Payments Council admitted there was no better paper al...

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Aid Agencies Justify Drought Appeal

Posted 08.09.2011 | UK
Read More: Age UK, Dec, Charities, British Red Cross, Drought, East Africa, Oxfam, Save the Children, Somilia, UK News

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- Aid agencies have spelled out why they believe the crisis in East Africa would become catastrophic without a big push in internat...

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