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May 2023 Advocacy News Dementia Advocacy Project Age Cymru are delighted to be able to let you all know that we’ve been able to secure another 12 months funding for our Dementia Advocacy Project which ... who refer into the project please continue to do so and email: dementiaadvocacy@agecymru.org.uk. We can provide a referral form as well if you don’t have one. If you’re referring into the project please
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Refreshing the Public Health Outcomes Framework Stakeholder engagement Ref: 2615 Date: October 2015 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic ... academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Name: Léa Renoux Email: lea.renoux@ageuk.org.uk
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of the situations that face some people in retirement, the report paints a picture of stark compromises and tough choices. Some people really do face a choice between heating and eating during the winter ... cannot afford to. In Wales, an estimated 84,000 older people live in poverty, with 50,000 of those in ‘severe’ poverty. This means a weekly income of just £183.50 or less. This is far from the stereotype
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Prevent a Fall - Take Action Today Take 2 minutes to talk to an older patient Ask them if they’ve fallen recently or fear falling Help them take action today Care & Repair Cymru Ask Today Does your patient ... falling? (If not a medical problem) • Get them to focus on why, where and what may have contributed to their fall • Discuss actions they can take to reduce the risk of falling • Give them a Take Action
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October 2018 Introduction Age Cymru is the leading national 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 ... access to high quality services and the 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.
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Registered charity 1128436 The booklet concludes with advice on how to deal with the fear of falling and what to do if you have a fall. As we grow older, gradual changes to our health and the medications we take ... contribute to an increased risk of falling, but many falls can be prevented. Falls are often due to hazards that are easy to overlook but equally easy to fix. This booklet is split into two sections. The first
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Criteria by which Age Cymru decides whether or not to link to an external organisation
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used or not, why Usoc variables used (Or how else used in the model) Engagement with arts and culture (not membership, but going to and frequency) Creative and cultural participation b_arts1freq ... activity Physical activities We had some discussion about the suitability of this indicator, but we felt it includes (in our interpretation) not just the sports activities but also physical activities of a general
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15% of the total prison population of England and Wales.1 The over 60 age group is the fastest growing prisoner age group having seen a 10% rise in the year to March 2016. The 50-59 age group is the second ... second fastest growing group, with the numbers rising by 6% over the same period.1 From 2002 to 2016 the number of older prisoners aged 50-59 has more than doubled with 25 older prisoners in 2016 for every
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Consultation Response Ref 0416 Ofgem consultation on the final proposals from the Priority Services Register review February 2016 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this ... this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Phil Mawhinney phil.mawhinney@ageuk
