The Internet of Things helps independent living
Overcoming challenges Vulnerable people can be helped to live independently in their own homes for longer by monitoring systems connected to the internet.
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Overcoming challenges Vulnerable people can be helped to live independently in their own homes for longer by monitoring systems connected to the internet.
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Retirement Volunteering can be a great way to stay active and connected with your community, but volunteers are not only able to offer support; they can also lead, manage, direct and show the way.
Leaving a legacy After 24 years on a lifeboat crew, you have many memorable shouts. There’s the freezing cold callout at 2am, the tough trek through mountainous waves, and the shout that saves someone’s life. We can only carry out these rescues with the help of our supporters.
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Leaving a legacy Legacies are an exceptional and personal gift and might be your chosen way to ensure the causes and places you value are protected when you are no longer here.
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Leaving a legacy Tony Larlham is proud to be one of the people who together fund more than a quarter of the cardiovascular research in the UK by leaving a gift in his Will to the British Heart Foundation.
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Carers zone For the three million people in the UK who both work and are informal carers, balancing caring responsibilities alongside a job is a daily challenge. Sadly, a lack of adequate support means that one in five carers are forced to stop working altogether.
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Senior years Sixty-six-year-old former nurse, Tricia Hegde, has been running Royal Voluntary Service’s Mill End Lunch Club in Rickmansworth for nine years. The club is open five days a week and provides a lifeline to older people in the community, offering tasty home-cooked food and all-important company.
Overcoming challenges Too many people are being tricked into moving their money into fraudsters’ bank accounts by what are known as Authorised Push Payment (APP) scams on the phone and via email.
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Overcoming challenges Criminals stole over £503 million through fraud and scams in the first six months of this year. Over £145m of which was down to bank transfer frauds (also known as push payment scams), where criminals dupe customers into making a payment to a fraudulent account.
Retirement Ensuring those entering retirement can do so comfortably is arguably the Pension and Lifetime Savings Association’s (PLSA) raison d'etre. The introduction of automatic enrolment into workplace pensions is helping them to do just that.
Leaving a legacy Many of us don't have a Will, so can't leave a gift to charity. Yet making a Will isn't expensive or difficult — and even small charitable donations are hugely appreciated.
Leaving a legacy Think charities are only used by other people? Think again. They touch all of our lives and need funding to survive, which is why gift-giving in Wills is so important to them.
Carers zone The holiday season is fast approaching, and for unpaid carers looking after a loved one who is older, disabled or seriously ill, this busy time of year requires extensive forward planning and expert coordination adapting daily routines around festivities.
Leaving a legacy Pet patient, Patch, and his human ‘dad’, Geoff Gregg, from County Durham, are inseparable and have been ever since Geoff rescued the crossbreed pooch when he was just 12 months old.
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Leaving a legacy This year has seen us paving the way for innovation across the health and social care sector. As a result, we have launched our fundraising team in the hope of raising vital funds to help the charity go even further in supporting those in need.
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Leaving a legacy It’s estimated more than half a million children suffer abuse or neglect in the UK a year. That’s why we’re leading the fight against child abuse in the UK and Channel Islands.
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Senior years People often say no one teaches us to be parents and this is equally true when it comes to getting older.
Staying active As you get older, it’s easy to just sit back and do nothing. But once you’re up and doing things it makes you feel so much better.
Leaving a legacy If you want to leave a gift to a charity in your Will, don't be afraid to contact them directly to find out more about their aims, and how your donation might help them.
Retirement Gurkhas are known to be as fearless in combat as they are good natured in daily life. To this day, they remain renowned for their loyalty, professionalism and bravery.
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