AgeSpace Podcast

Thank you for listening to the Age Space Podcast. A new series from Age Space starts on Thursday 6th March 2025 - and you can follow / subscribe to ensure you don't miss an episode here: https://pod.link/1798413657 This podcast feed will not be updated so join Age Space's Annabel James and broadcaster & journalist Daisy McAndrew in the new location for no nonsense, informed advice, along with guests who are experts in their field.

Driving in old age has its safety risks, but also offers huge benefits for maintaining independence and providing older people with a connection to the outside world, which is why this can be a highly emotive topic among family and friends. Lorna Lee, Campaigns Manager from the AA, is here to help, with tips and advice. To read the show notes to this episode and explore a range of podcast episodes on other topics in elderly care, please visit the Age Space website: https://www.agespace.org/driving-safely-old-age/ Show credits: Visit our website at www.agespace.org, Facebook page (search for Age Space) and Twitter account (@agespace) for more information and free advice and support on all aspects of caring for elderly parents. Show produced by Husain Husaini at Wire Free Productions.

Old age shouldn't be a barrier to travel. In fact, older people are ready to enjoy a range of holiday experiences, as Debbie Marshall, founder and managing director of Silver Travel Advisor, explains. To read the show notes to this episode and explore a range of podcast episodes on other topics in elderly care, please visit the Age Space website: https://www.agespace.org/travel-in-old-age Show credits: Visit our website at www.agespace.org, Facebook page (search for Age Space) and Twitter account (@agespace) for more information and free advice and support on all aspects of caring for elderly parents. Show produced by Husain Husaini at Wire Free Productions.

In this episode of the Age Space Podcast, Dr Alex Bailey, who is an old age psychiatrist working in Westminster, shares his thoughts and advice about dementia. To read the show notes and explore a wealth of information about dementia, please visit the Age Space website: https://www.agespace.org/dementia-with-dr-alex-bailey Show credits: Visit our website at www.agespace.org, Facebook page (search for Age Space) and Twitter account (@agespace) for more information and free advice and support on all aspects of caring for elderly parents. Show produced by Husain Husaini at Wire Free Productions.

In this episode, Dr Alex Bailey, who is an old age psychiatrist working in Westminster, explains depression and delirium in old age. To read the show notes for this episode, as well as find more information about depression and delirium, please visit the Age Space website: https://www.agespace.org/depression-and-delirium-with-dr-alex-bailey Show credits: Visit our website at www.agespace.org, Facebook page (search for Age Space) and Twitter account (@agespace) for more information and free advice and support on all aspects of caring for elderly parents. Show produced by Husain Husaini at Wire Free Productions.

No-one wants to leave a financial muddle after they die. Finance expert Jason Butler and Annabel discuss professional and personal experiences of how best to organise and prepare so that probate is as easy as possible. You can view this episode's show notes, as well as more expert advice on probate, on the Age Space website: https://www.agespace.org/probate-with-jason-butler   Show credits: Visit our website at www.agespace.org, Facebook page (search for Age Space) and Twitter account (@agespace) for more information and free advice and support on all aspects of caring for elderly parents. Show produced by Husain Husaini at Wire Free Productions.

What is NHS Continuing Care? When and how to apply for it. Annabel and finance expert Jason Butler simplify a complicated issue. To find out more about NHS Continuing Healthcare, read this episode's show notes, as well as more expert advice, please visit the Age Space website: https://www.agespace.org/nhs-continuing-care-with-jason-butler Show credits: Visit our website at www.agespace.org, Facebook page (search for Age Space) and Twitter account (@agespace) for more information and free advice and support on all aspects of caring for elderly parents. Show produced by Husain Husaini at Wire Free Productions.

In this episode, Jason Butler, our resident finance guru, talks State Benefits and highlights some key pots of funding to which you, or the person you are caring for, could be entitled. To view this episode's show notes and find more expert advice on financial benefits available for elderly care and carers, please visit the Age Space website: https://www.agespace.org/benefits-with-jason-butler Show credits: Visit our website at www.agespace.org, Facebook page (search for Age Space) and Twitter account (@agespace) for more information and free advice and support on all aspects of caring for elderly parents. Show produced by Husain Husaini at Wire Free Productions.

Welcome to the Age Space Money Podcast, your #1 resource on elderly care and finance. AgeSpace Money: Episode 4 - Inheritance In Episode 4 Annabel James, founder of AgeSpace.org and financial well-being expert, Jason Butler, talk about inheritance: how to balance care and funding needs with leaving something for relatives, planning across generations - should you gift or loan money? And where to go for advice. 

Welcome to the Age Space Podcast, your #1 resource on elderly care and finance. AgeSpace Money: Episode 3 - Equity Release In Episode 3 Annabel James, founder of AgeSpace.org, and financial well-being expert Jason Butler talk about Equity Release. What is it? Could this be an option for your family? What are the different types and what is a lifetime mortgage? Where to find reliable advice about equity release?   Visit our website: www.agespace.org Series produced by Sally Spurring at Wire Free Productions Contact us: www.twitter.com/agespace

AgeSpace Money Podcast  Episode 2 - Funding Care Welcome to the Age Space Podcast, your #1 resource on elderly care and finance.  In Episode 2, Founder of AgeSpace.org Annabel James and financial well-being expert Jason Butler, discuss funding care. Listen as our hosts identify the key questions to ask your parents in order to make a plan. They explain what immediate care annuity is and where to find advice about finance and later life. Visit our website: www.agespace.org Series produced by Sally Spurring at Wire Free Productions Contact us: www.twitter.com/agespace

AgeSpace Money: Episode 1 - Financial Organisation Welcome to the AgeSpace Podcast, your #1 resource on elderly care and finance. In Episode 1 of AgeSpace Money, Annabel James, founder of AgeSpace.org and Jason Butler, financial well-being expert and author of Money Moments, talk financial organisation and offer practical advice on managing decades-worth of paper filing, what to bin and what to keep, useful cataloguing and how to store your documents digitally or physically.      Visit our website: www.agespace.org Series produced by Sally Spurring at Wire Free Productions Contact us: www.twitter.com/agespace

AgeSpace Money is a new podcast about finance and later life with Annabel James, founder of AgeSpace.org, and Jason Butler, one of the UK’s best qualified and most experienced personal finance experts and author of "Money Moments: simple steps to financial well-being". Episode 1 is out on November 2nd but for now, here's a little taste of what's coming your way.