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be unlawful for service providers to discriminate on the basis of age unless the practice is covered by an exception from the ban, constitutes positive action designed to address disadvantage experienced ... applicable in England and Wales. It aims to prevent discrimination, harassment and victimisation defined as follows: Direct discrimination will be deemed to have occurred where an older person is treated
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with eligibility rules for each type of pension. Within the British context, such pensions may relate to the state pension, an occupational or private pension and the Pension Credit. Using data from Understanding ... income from different sources, adding to our understanding of financial vulnerability in later life. Key Points • Most ethnic minority groups are significant less likely to be receiving a state pension or
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(details are helpful)Does the person have a risk assessment in place? Yes oNooIf yes, we must have access to this.Please share at point of referral.Does the person have a preference on the gender of the volunteer ... consent to Age Cymru collecting and storing your personal information Yes NoYour details will be held on a secure database and will not be passed onto any third parties unless required to by law. You
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what capacity do you know the applicant? 3. What experience do you think the applicant could bring to their role as a volunteer This is a list of skills and qualities a care home would require from a ... 4 3 2 1 Listening skills 5 4 3 2 1 Commitment to adhere to rules and procedures 5 4 3 2 1 If you scored the applicant below 3, or you’ve been unable to score them on any of the skills, please provide
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Volunteer journey After a prospective Volunteer has expressed interest, it’s important to follow up and progress the application as soon as possible. Contact with an applicant should be made within ... effective. If both parties plan in advance, the process can be completed within one month in order to mobilise the volunteer as soon as possible. Additional information Volunteer placement begins Volunteer
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how else used in the model) Engagement with arts and culture (not membership, but going to and frequency) Creative and cultural participation b_arts1freq, b_arts2freq, b_libfreq, b_arcfreq ... variables d_scwemwba to d_scwemwbg Feel optimistic Mental wellbeing Feel useful Mental wellbeing Relaxed Mental wellbeing Deal well with problems Mental wellbeing Feel close to others Mental wellbeing
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Evidence submission Age UK evidence to Work and Pensions Committee Inquiry: Pension freedom guidance and advice 28 August 2015 Jane.vass@ageuk.org.uk Age UK Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock ... should be required to monitor and report regularly on the outcome of the reforms, including the extent to which they meet the needs of disadvantaged groups. Pension Wise needs to be expanded, more actively
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the things we can do to keep ourselves cool, safe and well in extreme heat. As we get older our bodies are often slow to recognise our needs and at regulating our temperature. How to protect yourself in ... particularly re-hydrating. • If you’re not a big drinker – use a smaller drinking glass but don’t forget to drink up and top up. Eat cool foods • Eat as normal. Even if you’re not particularly hungry. • Fruit
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leading charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people should be able to lead healthy and fulfilled lives, have adequate income, access to high quality services ... opportunity to shape their own future. We seek to provide a strong voice for all older people in Wales and to raise awareness of the issues of importance to them. We are pleased to respond to the Fair Work
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This is Age Cymru’s second annual report on delays in access to social care in Wales for people aged 55 and over. Last year our dementia advocacy project, HOPE (Helping others participate and engage) ... had been completed. A year on we wanted to know if the changes local authorities told us about last year were making improvements to older people’s access to social care. Our research found a mixed
