Life expectancy in the UK has stopped improving for the first time since 1982, when records began, yet we are still seeing an increase in the number of people aged 90 years and over. Recent data from ...
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The proportion of care homes rated “inadequate” or “requires improvement” increased in one in five local authority areas in 2017. According to new analysis by Independent Age, the older people’s chari ...
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On 20th March, 2018, the recently appointed Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, the Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, made a speech that acknowledged the need ‘to do better on social care’. Social car ...
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Older people in private rented accommodation are “invisible” in policy decisions on housing and age-related issues, says a new report launched by Independent Age, the older people’s charity. One in 10 ...
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