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Friday 3 February 2012
OVER £2MILLION ALREADY RAISED BY SURVIVING WINTER CAMPAIGN...
Heart-warming tales from those helped so far. So as snow and ice blanket many parts of the UK, please help if you can.
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Tuesday 31 January 2012
GOVERNMENT PROMISE OF EXTRA £7.2BN FOR CARE FUNDING IS MEANINGLESS WITHOUT RINGFENCING...
Saga says the Government should also prioritise Homecare for older people to save money and improve quality of life
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Tuesday 31 January 2012
RING FENCE BUDGET FOR CARE SAYS SAGA...
Saga endorses the significant findings from Age UK’s Care in Crisis Report and calls for urgent Government action on the care funding calamity
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Friday 27 January 2012
ARE PENSIONS PAST THEIR SELL-BY DATE?...
The 'pensions or nothing' policy will leave many with nothing
Auto-enrolment is not enough to revitalise savings, we must adjust the structure of pensions to be more like 'Lifetime Savings Accounts'
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Tuesday 24 January 2012
HEALTH BILL: IT DOESN’T ADD UP – SOCIAL CARE REFORM IS THE BOTTOM LINE. ...
Commenting on today’s growing disagreements about the Health Bill, Dr Ros Altmann, Director-General of over-50s group Saga, said:
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Tuesday 24 January 2012
COMMENT ON DWP CAMPAIGN TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO SAVE FOR RETIREMENT...
Dr Ros Altmann, Director General of Saga says: “Anything we can do to make sure people save for later life is a good thing and this latest campaign, although small in scale compared to other initiatives, will go some way towards helping to improve the lives of older people.
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Tuesday 24 January 2012
GOVERNMENT BOOST TO HEALTH BUDGET TO BE RINGFENCED BUT CARE BUDGET STILL LEFT TO THE MERCY OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES...
Dr Ros Altmann, Director General, Saga said: “Today’s announcement from the Health Sectary regarding ring fencing a £5.2 billion public health budget and responsibility of its allocation to be owned by local authorities, only highlights the significant lack of attention being paid to care, where the money will not be ring fenced and we cannot be certain of its appropriate distribution.
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Friday 20 January 2012
MORTALITY RATES FALL: GOOD NEWS FOR US, BAD NEWS FOR CARE CRISIS...
Commenting on a report from the Office of National Statistics that mortality rates are falling in the UK, Dr Ros Altmann, Director-General of over-50s group Saga, said:
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Tuesday 17 January 2012
FAMILY HOME IS MORE THAN JUST BRICKS AND MORTAR ...
Government's New Deal for Older People should focus on adaptation to help people live in their homes, rather than having to move house
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Tuesday 17 January 2012
OVER 50S INFLATION SIGNIFICANTLY ABOVE NATIONAL AVERAGE...
Energy costs are major problem for older people struggling to heat their homes
During 2011, electricity prices rose 14% and gas bills soared nearly 20%!
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Tuesday 17 January 2012
DON'T FORGET OLDER PEOPLE DURING ENERGY WEEK...
In recognition of the ‘Big Energy Week’ and predictions of snow falling throughout the UK this week, Saga has accumulated a variety of facts and figures regarding the over 50s’ opinion of energy and keeping warm in winter, and gives advice to older people on ensuring they have the best energy deal from their suppliers.
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Monday 16 January 2012
CROSS PARTY CARE TALKS: FORGET POLITICS, FIND SOLUTIONS, SAYS SAGA. ...
Over-50s organisation Saga says there is no room for political points-scoring in this week’s cross-party talks on care and support. The lives of millions of older people and the future of the NHS is at stake here.
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Monday 16 January 2012
494 REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL SAGAS FURTHER JOBS BOOST FOR HASTINGS ...
Saga in Hastings opened its doors last January and today employs 306 people. Over the past year we have conducted over 1,000 interviews and delivered 62,291 hours of on-the-job and classroom training. Nine new joiners have already started their career progression and been promoted to supervisory positions.
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Friday 13 January 2012
SAGA SURVEY REVEALS ASTONISHING ATTITUDES TO OLD AGE. 68% OF OVER 75s DO NOT FEEL OLD. ...
As the DWP publishes the results of its survey highlighting how attitudes to old age have been changing, Saga’s own survey of the nation’s over 50s reveals just how outdated conventional attitudes to being old really are.
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Wednesday 11 January 2012
MORE THAN HALF OF PEOPLE SAY ELDERLY RELATIVES NEED MORE HOME HELP. ...
29% of people who saw elderly relatives over the Christmas period say they noticed a deterioration in their condition since last seeing them.
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Thursday 5 January 2012
SAGA HOLIDAYS BECOMES THE FIRST TRAVEL COMPANY TO INTRODUCE AURASMA VIRTUAL TECHNOLOGY INTO ITS BROCHURES...
Saga Travel, the leading travel company offering global adventures for the over fifties, has become the first holiday company to feature Aurasma virtual technology into its brochures. Customers browsing 2012 brochures will be able to virtually visit Saga Travels’ cruise ships in Norway and adventures in destinations including South Africa safari.
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Wednesday 4 January 2012
CARE SHOULD BE A PRIORITY...
The delays in social care reform are provoking a critical condition affecting both the care system and the NHS.
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Tuesday 3 January 2012
CARE CRISIS: LEAVE THE BAD NEWS IN 2011...
Commenting on Labour Party claims that there has been a sharp rise in the cost of council services for elderly people, Saga's head of communications, Paul Green said: “It’s obvious that more money is needed for care and, while it may be an uncomfortable thought, it’s equally obvious that this extra cash may well need to come from the taxpayer and individuals shouldering their fair share.
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Monday 2 January 2012
LANSLEY’S £150 MILLION FOR CARE: IT’S WELCOME, BUT WE NEED SOMETHING FAR MORE VISIBLE...
Commenting on Andrew Lansley’s announcement that a further £150 million will be injected into the social care system, Saga's head of communications, Paul Green said: "This new money is, of course, welcome – the longest journey starts with a single step. But there is a very long way to go in tackling the impending care crisis.
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Wednesday 21 December 2011
OVER 50s IN DEFIANCE OF THE DOWNTURN...
Britain’s retailers can bank on the country’s platinum spenders this Christmas, with two-thirds of over-50s saying they won’t change their seasonal spending plans despite the continuing downturn.
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