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Age Concern England is the largest charity working with and for older people. Find out more about what we do and hear intesting stories and poems by listening to our podcast. Primary Format : Oldies Language : Unknown Also Listed as: City : London User Tags: User Votes: RSS Feed Website People found this Podcast Searching for: View this Podcast on a Google Map. Podcast iTunes Link Text Only listing of Age Concern England podcasts Podcasts Methings.com listings of Age Concern England podcasts Podcasts If you like this podcast, you might also like:

Stuart's Retirement to Greece Stuart is enjoying a happy retirement on the Greek island of Skiathos. Listen to his experiences of moving to Greece from the UK, and his tips on what to do if you're considering doing something similar. Listen to Stuart's story Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The role of a carer Listen to Chris talk about how he cares for an older gentleman at home. Download Christopher's story Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Alan Johnson MP video Alan Johnson MP, Secretary of State for Health, describes the challenge of improving the care and support system at Age Concern Hull's Big Q listening event. Download LE Alan Johnson video Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Stephen O'Brien MP video Stephen O'Brien MP, Shadow Minister for Health, at Age Concern Cheshire's Big Q listening event. Download LE Stephen OBrien video Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Listening event video A participant at Age Concern Norfolk's Big Q listening event discusses the days activities. Download LE Eamon McGrath video Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Clarity video 1 "the care system is very complex and its hard to find your way around it" A participant at a joint Age Concern England/Mencap listening event held in Sheffield discusses the complexity of the care and support system. Download Clarity video... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Clarity video 2 Participant at Age Concern Big Q listening event discusses the subject of clarity Download Clarity video 2 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Clarity video 3 "Information has got to be clear" A participant at Age Concern Hampshire's Big Q listening event discusses the need for clear and timely information about the care and support system. Download Clarity video 3 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Clarity video 4 "They have to fill in one form which is 36 pages long" A participant at Age Concern Hull's Big Q listening event describes how the complexity of benefits' forms is a barrier to older people. Download Clarity video 4 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dignity video 1 "Older people are sometimes not valued and that is so hurtful" A participant at Age Concern Dacorum's Big Q listening event discusses the subject of older people's dignity. Download Dignity video 1 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dignity video 2 "she said I've had a carer, they sent a man" A participant at a joint Age Concern England/Mencap listening event held in Sheffield discusses the subject of his Aunt's dignity. Download Dignity video 2 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dignity video 3 "I saw some Id be horrified to be put into because the staff dont seem to care" A participant at Age Concern Norfolk's Big Q listening event discusses the differences in quality between care homes. Download Dignity video 3 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dignity video 4 "The quality of care: a lot of these carers are untrained." A participant at Age Concern Norfolk's Big Q listening event discusses the quality of care and support. Download Dignity video 4 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Fairness video 1 "Why does one [county] provide more facilities than what the other one can" A participant at Age Concern Hampshire's Big Q listening event questions the fairness of the care and support system. Download Fairness video 1 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Fairness video 2 "My concern which I mentioned before, is the diversity of provision for activity in residential homes" A participant at Age Concern Hampshire's Big Q listening event shares his concern about differences in the quality of care. Download Fairness video 2 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Fairness video 3 "Theres an awful lot of small things in between that allow people to actually live in the community" A participant at Age Concern Metro Bury's Big Q listening event discusses the low level care and support services that are being... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Fairness video 4 "Its postcode lottery again." A participant at Age Concern Hull's Big Q listening event describes how services can be withdrawn without the needs of the older person changing. Download Fairness video 4 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Fairness video 5 "Who assesses the assessors?" A participant at Age Concern Torbay's Big Q listening event wonders whether enough is being done to make sure the care assessment system is working. Download Fairness video 5 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Independence video 1 "Care is 24 hours a day, 365 days a year" A participant at Age Concern Hull's Big Q listening event describes how people require care every day not just during the working week.Download Independence video 1 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Independence video 2 "the carer will only take one of them, not both of them together" A participant at a joint Age Concern England/Mencap listening event held in Sheffield describes the experiences of people in the care system.Download Independence video 2 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Independence video 3 "I want to go to town and they will not take me to town" A participant at a joint Age Concern England/Mencap listening event held in Sheffield discusses her lack of independence in the care and support system.Download Independence video... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Independence video 4 "Family carers feel as though they are taken for granted" A participant at a joint Age Concern England/Mencap listening event held in Sheffield discusses support for family carers.Download Independence video 4 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Money video 4 "Its discrimination against older people that if you have state pension you cant have the Carers Allowance" A participant at Age Concern Dacorum's Big Q listening event describes the anger many older carers feel at losing the Carer's Allowance.Download Money... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Money Video 3 "The systems not fair. Its a disincentive to save." A participant at Age Concern Cheshire's Big Q listening event discusses the subject of paying for care and support.Download Money video 3 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Money Video 2 "Its going to have to cost more money" A participant at a joint Age Concern England/Mencap listening event held in Sheffield discusses the funding of care and support.Download Money video 2 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Money video 1 In April 2008, Age Concern launched the Big Q campaign to improve the quality of care and support given to older people. Between April and November, Age Concerns around England organised listening events where older people were able to talk... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Terry Terry’s job in a recycling plant was undermining his health. He needed to leave work but as he was 60, he could not draw his pension. He contacted Age Concern Teesside has recently gone back to them Concern as his... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Brenda and Trevor Brenda and Trevor contacted Age Concern Stafford & District because they were having difficulties with their Housing Benefit claim and were afraid that they would not be able to pay their rent. Brenda was becoming very stressed and both were... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Lary Lary is 90, was widowed 3 years ago, and now lives alone. She desperately wanted to stay in the home she has lived in for 60 years. The only problem was that she found getting out to the shops difficult.... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Steve Mangan introduction Download Steve Mangan introduction.mpg Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website HTBH viral campaign - part 3 Download movie_3.mpg Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website HTBH viral campaign - part 2 Download movie_2.mpg Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website HTBH viral campaign - part 1 Download movie_1.mpg Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Eleanor's retirement to France Elenor retired to France 4 years ago, hear her thoughts on how to get the most out of a move abroad. Download Elenor's story.mp3 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Minimum standards of care In this audio clip you can hear Kate talking about what he thinks is a minimum standard of care. Download kates_story_final.mp3 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A personal experience of care Listen to a women from Kingston upon Thames talking about her experience of the care system. Download biddy's_story_final.mp3 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Glitch Robert Gillman reads out his New Years Eve short story "The Glitch" - a ghost story set on the railway with a message of hope... Download the_glitch.mp3 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Hot Pots: Christmas Panto I went to meet the Hot Pots in Camden after I had seen a flyer for a christmas panto performed entirely by actors and dancers aged over 60. I wanted to find out more about their show and the HotPots,... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Spirit of Christmas Poet Alex Wilde reads out her latest poem - a reminder that we should not forget all the lonely people who are on their own at Christmas who would love to be included in a family. Download christmas_spirit.mp3 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Tidy Trains a pem by Alex Wilde The Tidy Train Tidy Trains by Alex Wilde, 'Of Trains and Transportation - a whimsical look at times past and present'. Download tidy_train.mp3 read by Alex Wilde Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The last of the old Victorians A tribute to her grandmother from Alex Wilde. Although no longer with us physically, she remains an inspiration as a truly liberated woman. Download last_victorian.mp3 read by Alex Wilde Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Meet our adviser Mark Tomlinson is the National Information and Advice Manager for Age Concern England. He has been advising older people on claiming benefits for the last seven years. In this audio clip, Mark talks about why it is important to claim... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Betty's story Betty is 72 years old. She has enthusiastically thrown herself into regular computer training sessions at Age Concern Southwark. Listen to Betty telling us about what she has been learning and how she feels she has benefited from this training.... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website