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Advice for carers: a practical guide
- Author:
- AGE UK
- Publisher:
- Age UK
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 43p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This guide provides advice for carers on the support that is available for them. It includes practical advice on: the benefits that are available for carers; disability benefits for the person being cared for and how to claim them; how to arrange flexible working hours; and how to organise respite care. It also includes information on the emotional side of caring and the impact it may have on the carer’s health and social life. Advice is also given on being actively involved in the care of someone who lives a long way away. As far as possible, the information given in this guide is applicable across the UK.
Helping 50+ jobseekers back to work: lessons for the Work and Health Programme
- Author:
- AGE UK
- Publisher:
- Age UK
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 27
- Place of publication:
- London
Policy report which examines why the Government's 'Work Programme' for the long term unemployed and people with a disability has failed the over 50s. It builds on a previous 2013 Age UK report and research conducted by the Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion to examines the performance of the Government's Work Programme for the long-term unemployed among its participants aged 50 and over. The report looks at why older participants get worse outcomes and what should be done to address the problem; the impact of disability and health on the employment of older people; and regional variations in performance – by geographical area and among providers. It concludes by making recommendations for the Work and Health Programme in order to improve job outcomes for people aged 50 and over. These include early referral to the scheme for jobseekers within ten years of their State Pension age; specialist initiatives for the over 50s; improved opportunities to re- and up-skill; and for the DWP to build a job brokerage service into its employment support delivery. (Edited publisher abstract)
Improving later life: vulnerability and resilience in older people
- Author:
- AGE UK
- Publisher:
- Age UK
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 86
- Place of publication:
- London
A summary of the available evidence regarding the maintenance of resilience in older people, examining some of the factors and experiences that make older people more susceptible to the risk of adverse outcomes and exploring strategies to help build resilience in later life. The key topics covered are: social engagement; resources, including financial resources, housing and age-friendly neighbourhoods; health and disability; cognitive and mental health; and carers. The paper makes a number of recommendations, including: adopt a holistic view of all kinds of vulnerability in later life as the main focus rather concentrating on parts of the problem or parts of the body; make better use of the research evidence to identify problems earlier and to target resources; concentrate more on combating the effects of neighbourhood deprivation; work towards providing an age-friendly environment; facilitate home adaptations, aids and a better range of housing options; and root out ageism among professionals and society in general. (Edited publisher abstract)