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scheme costs that are usually obligatory and classed as housing-related support (such as a community alarm service) and sometimes individualised support for residents (that is not personal care). Affordability ... savings and, especially in the case of care, which UK country they live in. The key features of the systems of state help are as follows: ● Guarantee pension credit represents a ‘floor’ below which income
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do in your home to prevent them. Get a smoke alarm and check that it works It’s vital to have at least one smoke alarm on every floor of your home. Alarms should bear the British Standard number BS 5446 ... fitting, testing or cleaning your alarms, as standing on a chair is less stable and could cause you to fall. Change the battery at least once a year or get a long-life alarm that can last between seven and
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door and letterbox seals, heat reflecting radiator panels, a range of low energy light bulbs, cold alarms, socket timers and night lights. To build on the advice given, two Age UK information guides are ... Assessment Carrying out a thorough and bespoke assessment of their insulation, heating and hot water system, and usage of appliances. Our model of delivery for the home energy check Equipment Installing small
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the right services. An IPA has the training and knowledge to help an older carer navigate complex systems, make their voices heard and build the confidence and resilience to speak up for themselves and take ... Despite the importance of these facilities, public toilets are disappearing from our communities at an alarming rate, and assertive action is needed to halt this decline. We believe that there should be a statutory
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fuel bills; install energy efficiency measures; or replace or repair a faulty or broken heating system. Additionally, there is information on: rules on disconnection by utility companies; what to ... people could find themselves without any heat at all during particularly cold weather if their heating system has stopped working. In this situation it may be possible to obtain portable electric heaters –
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with our information and advice. We helped older people navigate a complex and confusing benefits system and identified over £160 million in benefits they were entitled to. In England, years of influencing ... introducing significant reform to the care system. However, these reforms are being undermined by a chronic lack of funding for social care, meaning the care system has little to offer people who need help
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internet-based system, called a Voice over Internet Protocol or VoIP for short. Many of the services that lots of older people use via their landline such as telecare, personal alarms, burglar alarms and fax ... people, the change will be as simple as plugging a phone into the provider’s router to link into their system. And in most cases, people will still be able to keep their existing numbers. However, if there’s
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website we may collect: Information about how you use our website, IT, communication and other systems Your responses to surveys, and intelligence gathering campaigns We collect and use this personal ... charitable services to older people in Wales. Preventing unauthorised access and modifications to systems Depending on the circumstances: - for our legitimate interests - to prevent and detect criminal activity
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some older people told us of issues they’re having with ‘first come, first served’ appointment systems, with respondents having to call as soon as the surgery is open in the hope of getting an appointment ... face-to-face appointments at fixed times. ‘I’m a retired headteacher aged 65 and I understand the need for systems of management but it’s very stressful not dealing with people face to face at all levels 70% of older
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falls when living alone. It was a fall that led to her hospital admission, which should have rung alarm bells with discharge professionals. Mrs G’s granddaughter had been consistent in reiterating these ... staff that require addressing. The long standing issue of health and social care case management systems not being joined up needs to be addressed. Whilst there are differences in what is recorded and how
