the General Election on 4 July 2024, we’re calling on the next UK Government to bring forward practical policies to ensure older people in Wales have the best experience of later life. Approximately ... is expected to increase by almost 18% mid - 2021 and 2031 and the number of people aged 75 and over is expected to increase by 24% during the same time frame. We need the UK Government to take account
er or appear to be having less effect than might be thought. While reduced family size reduces the number of children available to be carers, increasing male longevity, getting closer to that for women ... particularly among the over 60s, may help to increase the number of older people living alone and weaken relationships between parents and children, but a 2008 study1 found that, overall, partnersh
of Age UK and the Malnutrition Task Force I’m delighted to have been asked to write the foreword of this book. We all seem to find it difficult to have conversations about dying and death. It’s an intergenerational ... surprising insights – it seems that we can all talk to our peers but not to our families. This book is designed for everyone; to help us start to talk to our family and friends, grown up children, and our
function: To promote, inspire and instruct participants on the Age Cymru Nordic Walking programme in your locality. Purpose: The ideal volunteer will raise the profile and attract participants to the Age ... Cymru Nordic Walking programme. You will deliver Nordic Walking courses to members of the community and deliver taster sessions to other interested groups. You will work in partnership with Nordic Walking
Age Cymru is a registered charity 1128436. Company limited by guarantee and registered in Wales and England 6837284. Registered office address Ground Floor, Mariners House, Trident Court, East Moors Road ... Government guidance There are currently three main areas of guidance, plus a host of other Welsh Government guidance on various topics related to, or affected by, COVID-19. The three main areas for the public cover:
around the world working in areas of brain health related to human cognition. The GCBH focuses on brain health relating to people’s ability to think and reason as they age, including aspects of memory ... by AARP with support from Age UK to offer the best possible advice about what older adults can do to maintain and improve their brain health. GCBH members come together to discuss specific lifestyle issue
Principle Function: To work with local Nordic Walking Volunteer Instructor to set up and lead local Nordic Walking groups in your local area, and to promote and inspire participation on to the Nordic Walking ... will also raise the profile and attract participants to the programme. You will also assist with the delivery of Nordic Walking courses if required to members of the community and other organisations.
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. Age Cymru welcomes the opportunity to respond
Factsheet 22 Arranging for someone to make decisions on your behalf June 2024 About this factsheet This factsheet looks at how you can arrange for other people to make decisions about your finances and ... lose the mental capacity to do this in the future. This is usually family members or friends, but it can be a professional such as a solicitor. It explains how you can create a Lasting Power of Attorney
still entitled to the same human rights that we were born with. The topic of human rights can sometimes sound abstract or academic, but every day we encounter situations that relate to our human rights ... funded from January to July 2022 to deliver a human rights project in partnership with the Welsh Government. The purpose of this project was to raise awareness of human rights, and to engage with older people