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"Failing to recognize that a person may consider some states of impairment worse than death is not resident centered or evidence-based". This is thought-provoking research for care homes. #socialcare jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

Nearly 200 people have already registered for the National Advance Care Planning Conference LIVE STREAM. 🙌😍🙌 N&N Hospitals Charity 🆓 Virtual tickets & In-person tickets advancecareplanday.org/national-confe… #ACPDay2025 #AdvanceCarePlanning #NHS

The new Health and Social Care Committee report is a robust critique of the ‘do nothing/delay’ approach to #socialcare reform. It finds too little data to answer its own exam question - what is the cost of doing nothing - but points to some ways forward. V short thread 🔽 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

AWOC East Kent May newsletter out now - our #Hythe, online and #Canterbury mtgs in May, Age Without Limits video, Pilgrims Hospices death cafes, #Thailand care homes, and more - mailchi.mp/22a9d327bcb5/a…

Some of the wonderful charities and organisations exhibiting at the 'National Advance Care Planning Conference.👇😍👇 Say "hello" and find out about the impactful work they are providing. #ACPDay2025 #DyingMattersAwarenessWeek

ACP Day Sharing Cards drive.google.com/drive/u/2/fold…😍 Future Care Plan Day Sharing Cards drive.google.com/drive/u/2/fold…😍 Advance & Future Care Plan Day Sharing Cards drive.google.com/drive/u/2/fold…😍 Resource Hub drive.google.com/drive/u/2/fold…😍 Press Release docs.google.com/document/d/1n5…😍 #ACPDay2025 #hpm

A film about care workers' experiences of caring for older people during #COVID19 , this is vital viewing. Congratulations to Care - Documentary Film. UK tour spring 2025 for this amazing work Rights For Residents Ageing Without Children Age UK Campaigns Ageing Better Silver Voices (Dennis Reed Director) Independent Age Aphra Brandreth #AdvocacyWorks

But many of us don’t have a “next of kin” - what about us? awwoc.org/post/don-t-ask…

On Advance Care Plan Day 2026, what do you do if you don’t have “someone you trust”? View our @awocuk video: “Planning for Later Life without Someone You Trust” youtube.com/watch?v=UiUgiY…

Question from an #AWOC recently: who can I ask to be my attorney when (a) no family or suitable friends and (b) solicitor refused because I own my own home - where I plan to continue to live - but my income and other assets are not enough to pay their fees?

Welcome the support for informal carers but can’t currently spot where the report recognises that there are many of us without access to informal care? Commission on Palliative and End-of-Life Care

Dear journalists, we’re very grateful for your coverage of issues in the care sector. Please recognise that people receiving or needing care at home far exceed those in care homes. Almost every headline is about care homes, even when homecare providers are included.

Good ⁦Financial Times⁩ piece correctly identifying homecare as most at risk in #social care recruitment crisis ⁦Homecare Association⁩ ⁦Dr Jane Townson OBE⁩

Heard about our Good to Know groups? Our free expert-led webinars offer a deeper dive into useful information and support for older people, along with their friends, families and carers. Attendees join online or by phone and are able to ask questions. independentage.org/get-support/te…

Fed up with headlines claiming #socialcare is responsible for specific - and usually high - numbers of delayed discharge? After crunching the data we can say that… we just don’t know the true figure, because we stopped asking. Time to start again, though. kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-an…

Our Helpline is here for unpaid carers. We can provide specialist information on a range of topics, including… ◼️ benefits and financial support ◼️ how to get practical support ◼️ challenging decisions. Are you looking for help? Get in touch by emailing [email protected]

“There is almost no research evidence about living alone with Huntington’s disease: this is a significant gap.” - and yet knowing you have HD can be a reason to be #AWOC so having less informal support.

We need system change from one designed for 1948 social structures to ensure #AWOCs can age well!

New dates announced for our free online training! 🎉 If you support people who would benefit from planning for later life, the My Future Care Handbook is a great place to start. Join us to learn practical ways to help. 🗓️ myfuturecare.org/training/

Congrats. Appreciate #AgeingWithoutChildren being included in #TheGoldenRule with interviews with our founder Kirsty Woodard & trustees. As numbers of us approach 2 million important issues especially for health and social care Wes Streeting Will get someone along! #AWOC #CountUs