Briefing paper on a report produced for Help the Aged/HACT. It aims to stimulate debate about good practice, and is based on research that involved a survey of staff working at 21 English Churches Hou...
Information about Shingles, who is at risk, how to recognise it, how it is treated, complications especially pain, and pain management....
Spotlight on older people in the UK. Facts and figures on poverty, isolation, mobility and access, quality of life...
Information and advice to help people improve their balance and mobility. It looks at the impact anxiety about falling can have on people's lives, and explains what help is available...
Practical advice & information about how to safely use stairs...
Analysis of population statistics and trends regarding older people, specifically looking at the retired population in the United Kingdom, Income, Housing & Health....
Advice on how to assess your financial situation, prepare a balanced personal budget & how this can be used to help manage your money....
A call for action to: bring the debate about the future of social care into the public domain; set it in its broader context; and implement a number of short and medium term recommendations on its fun...
Information about Housing Benefit and other benefits to which people aged 60 and over may be entitled....
Information on Help the Aged's SeniorLink emergency response service....
Most of us feel pretty safe in our homes.Yet more accidents happen at home than anywhere else.This leaflet is about the simple things you can do to make
your home and garden safer....
Many of us are anxious about crime. But the fact is that older people are less likely to be attacked or robbed than people in any other age group.A crime can often be avoided by taking a few simple pr...