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People over 50 will soon be in the majority! That means more products and services will be designed and marketed to suit you - more importantly you will be encouraged to have more choice and control.

Ageing Well in Cheshire is a booklet about getting the most out of your life - giving you some helpful ideas and suggestions for maintaining health and independence.

Please also see the Older People's Network - a free network aiming to improve the quality of life for older people and their carers in Cheshire.

If you would like to order a paper copy of Ageing Well in Cheshire, please call us on 0845 11 333 11. Alternatively you can download sections of the document using the links below.

• Cover
• Contents
• Introduction

Keeping Healthy and Well

• A positive attitude - making the most of opportunities
• Adult learning - you're never too old to learn
• Keeping well - a healthy body and a healthy mind
• Looking after your health - making you feel better
• Keeping mentally healthy - coping with change and new challenges
• Sexual health - intimacy in later life
• Alcohol - using alcohol safely

Keeping Safe

• Accident prevention at home - reducing the risk of falls
• Keeping yourself safe - reducing the risks
• Protecting older people from abuse - why abuse occurs

Financial, Legal and Housing Matters

• Retire or continue to work? - doing what you want to do
• Maintaining independence - home sweet home
• Looking after your finances - you have worked hard, so make your money work too

Dealing with Life Changes

• Caring for someone else - shifting responsibilities and adjusting roles
• Coping with bereavement - your changing emotions
• Assisted transport - staying mobile

• Helpful organisations
• Ordering non-English language formats