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Care & independence in retirement

Colourful retirement stories

After a lifetime of choosing homes, jobs and partners, none of us wants to lose control of how and where we live our lives as we grow older

Maintaining our independence is important to us all, and identifying what care we’ll need plays a huge part in this. Many of us delay planning our care needs until they become apparent, but the sooner we start designing what our future support will look like, the more control we’ll have over how we fund it and the easier it will be for those closest to us. We speak to people who have had to consider their own care needs – or the needs of their loved ones – and have inspiring words to share with others in a similar position.

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Feyi’s story

Supporting people with dementia

Feyi was inspired to start a company that she hopes will help other families and provide for her in later in life.

Feyi’s story
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Heather & Alan’s story

Living independently

After meeting on a walking holiday, newlyweds Heather & Alan share their story of adapting life to remain active and independent despite Alan’s sight loss.

Heather and Alan’s story
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Cheryl’s story

Juggling campaigning with caring

Taking a break is important when caring for a loved one. Cheryl shares how redundancy changed her perspective on retirement, and how she carves out time for herself.

Cheryl's story
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John and June's story

Planning for the future

Their home plays a central role in their lives. Now John and June are using it to plan ahead, and care for the whole family.

John and June’s story

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Care & independence in retirement

In this episode of Rewirement Angellica meets Feyi, a ‘Sandwich Generation’ mum whose experiences caring for her mother who has dementia inspired her to start a company that not only supports her family and others in a similar position, but could help provide for her in later in life.

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Healthy body, healthy mind

Ageing well means balancing the mental, physical and social, and all three are equally as important. It’s never too early - or late.

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