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32 Is it right for me? It is never too late to start being more physically active. You can benefit from physical activity, whatever your age. The physical and mental effects from regular exercise can also ... will notice the difference as soon as you begin. You don’t need to buy new or expensive clothing. Just wear loose, comfortable clothes and a pair of flat shoes which will provide the best support. Taking
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bereavement framework is for and why it has been developed? YES If the answer is no please tell us below what can we do to achieve this? Age Cymru welcomes the development of a framework to support bereaved people ... across Wales in access to bereavement support and help to address the stigma of talking about dying and end of life care. Access to bereavement services is inconsistent across Wales and this position has
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Home Affairs Select Committee: Inquiry into Hate Crime and its violent consequences Ref 3516 August 2016 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic ... consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Katherine Hill, Policy Manager, Equality and Human Rights katherine.hill@ageuk.org.uk Age UK Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock
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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 and the opportunity ... 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 Department
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or potential to be home based within Wales Contractual Status of Role: 35 hours per week - fixed term to 31 March 2021 Job Title of Line Manager: Operations Manager Job Purpose To co-ordinate the ... recruitment, support and management of volunteers for the ‘Friend in Need’ telephone befriending service, and oversee the day to day implementation of the service, in a consistent and efficient way to ensure a high
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1 Age UK Digital Inclusion Evidence Report 2013 Marcus Green and Phil Rossall Digital inclusion evidence review Contents 1 Digital inclusion of older people in the UK ........................ ... ......................................................................................... 3 Access to the internet .....................................................................................
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under the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (“the Act”). The role is then set out in Chapter 13 of the Code, “When is an individual appropriate or inappropriate to act as an advocate?” This ... appropriate individual2 and highlights some points which might be helpful for social care and health professionals, commissioners, providers, advocates, carers and citizens to consider. Assessing need
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Loneliness and isolation are a daily reality for many older people – 75,000 older people in Wales have reported ‘always or often’ feeling lonely. Age Cymru believes loneliness and isolation should be recognised ... recognised and treated as a public health priority.
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Falls awareness education resource pack Key stage 2 2 Falls awareness education resource pack How to use this resource Falling over is a leading cause of injuries, especially among older adults, however ... that older people, and the people around them can do to reduce the risks. This resource is designed to help children think about falling over, the impact that this could have on people, how they can support
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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 and the opportunity ... 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 provide information and advice to older
