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  1. Buy products

    Age Cymru is the national organisation for older people in Wales. Information on products offered by Age Cymru for the over 50s

  2. Making hospital discharge safe

    Not everyone needs help after being in hospital, but many do. For those that need help it’s important that you know what help you may need and where to get it. Knowing yours and your loved one’s rights

  3. IPA and IAA handout.docx

    (Wales) Act (“the Act”) requires local authorities to consider whether an individual may have a need for Independent Professional Advocacy (IPA) at every step of their journey through the social services ... Part 10 Code of Practice on Advocacy (“the Code”) states:   Para 47. Local authorities must arrange for the provision of an independent professional advocate when a person can only overcome the barrier(s)

  4. Moving abroad or returning to the UK to live

    Information and advice for people considering moving to live abroad in retirement.

  5. What we do

    Age Cymru is the national charity for older people in Wales.

  6. 20210219 DAP Communication tools Brief - final.pdf

    Project Communication Tools Brief February 2021 1. Who are we? Age Cymru is the national Charity for older people in Wales, we work with our 5 local Age Cymru partners to improve the lives of older people ... Wales. We have a shared vision of an Age Friendly Wales and together we work to make life better for older people in Wales through our influencing and campaigning, through free, high quality information

  7. Advancing equality and human rights

    older’.   Having voice, choice and control over decisions that affect us and having our views, wishes and feelings taken into consideration are vitally important to all of us. It is essential that older ... of older people across Wales. For example, the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, which came into force in April 2016, strengthened social services support for carers, including providing rights

  8. Free Wills Month

    updated for free of charge by one of the solicitors participating in the campaign. An up-to-date will written by a solicitor can help ensure your wishes will be respected. It allows you to provide for your ... Free Wills Month is intended for individuals or couples aged 55 and over. If you are making your will as a couple, only one of you needs to be over 55. The campaign pays for simple wills, in other words

  9. About our Golden Thread Advocacy Programme

    Golden Thread Advocacy Programme introduction page. Basic background and outline of work for the newly funded programme.

  10. HOPE Independent Volunteer Advocate role description - final - updated Dec22.pdf

    based on what matters to them  Understand their options and choices  Choose what they feel is best for them given all the relevant information  Understand what services might be available to them and what ... entitlements are understood and upheld  Understand what’s happening at meetings or appointments  Prepare for meetings  Say what matters to them in meetings or sit alongside them to give support  Look at ways

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