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2 million pensioners face poverty amid spiralling energy bills, warns Age UK
Yahoo Finance UK· 2 years agoAge UK said an increasing number of older people are anxious and fearful about their ability to cope...
Junior doctors’ strikes will leave elderly patients stuck in hospital, warns Age UK
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 months agoJunior doctors’ walkouts begin on Wednesday and are due to last until Saturday - Jacob King/PA...
Pensioners call on Rishi Sunak to keep pensions triple lock in Autumn budget
Yahoo Finance UK· 1 year agoAge UK has warned that without clarity around the triple lock, many pensioners will not know if they...
Age UK warns of risk to older people being unjustifiably deprived of liberty
Press Association News via AOL· 2 months agoStaffing and time pressures in social care risk the “nightmare scenario” that older people could be...
Many older people unable to use the internet safely or successfully – Age UK
Press Association News via AOL· 7 months agoAlmost half of those aged 65 and over are unable to use the internet safely and successfully,...
Widower, 92, reveals how he overcame loneliness of losing wife after 55-year marriage
Yahoo Life UK· 2 years agoDick decided loneliness "wasn't going to happen" after losing his wife. [Photo: Age UK] With...
Elderly should take ‘simple precautions’ as temperatures plummet – Age UK
Press Association News via AOL· 1 year agoLeading charities have encouraged the elderly to take “simple precautions” as the country grapples...
'They won't believe a word he says': Anger over fears of Rishi Sunak pensions U-turn
Yahoo News UK· 2 years agoLeading charity for older people Age UK has said removing the pensions triple lock would be 'a...
Ministers ‘felt up to care homes to look after themselves early in pandemic’
Press Association News via AOL· 7 months agoAge UK felt ‘quite cut off’ from the Government in the first few months of the pandemic and had to...
Better care for older people ‘could avoid pressure on hospital admissions’
Press Association News via AOL· 1 year agoAnother “chaotic” winter in the NHS could be avoided in part by renewed efforts to support older...