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These sort of activities, which can help you improve your strength, form some of the key messages in our Falls Awareness Campaign that you can read more on p9. You can also find out how you can get involved ... involved with the Age Cymru Big Step fundraising campaign. Over the last year our support has been in more demand than ever. Call numbers to Age Cymru Advice have been at record levels and our friendship
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Scamming and its effect on vulnerable individuals September 2016 Age UK believes that nobody should live in fear of crime; police, Government and industry should take action to prevent crimes targeted at older ... were experienced by adults aged 16+ in England and Wales for the year ending March 2016. Given that there were a total of 6.3 million incidents of all other crimes in the same period, adding fraud and cyber-crime
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Getting help with debt 2 What is debt? Put simply, debt is owing money. People generally find themselves in debt when their outgoings exceed their income – but the reasons behind this can be varied and complex ... situation, you don’t have to face it alone. There are lots of organisations that can help you get back in control. Many offer free advice, and some will even help you create a personalised, step-by-step plan
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by Welsh Government in line with the Care Home Action Plan Care homes action plan: final update [HTML] | GOV.WALES is to discover what life has been like for older people living in care homes during the ... residents. Initially, we worked closely with two care homes, one in South Wales and one in North Wales, to discover what worked well for them in terms of how to connect virtually with residents, how to time
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of working with partners across all sectors and nations to address the health issue of falling over in later life or ‘falls’ as it’s often called. Chaired by Age Cymru, and Deputy Chaired ... event will provide you with the latest insights and strategies to reduce falls risk in older adults, learn from experts in the field and network with fellow professionals. It’s aimed at people who have
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your home. 2 We’d love to hear from you. 1) Join our Readers’ Panel. Have your say and be involved in updating our guides by joining our Readers’ Panel. You don’t need any specialist knowledge at all. ... www.ageuk.org.uk/readers-panel. 2) Tell us your story. Have you been affected by any of the issues in this guide? Has Age UK’s information and advice helped? If so, we’d love to hear from you to provide
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Winter can be a tough time for all of us but especially this year with the cost-of-living crisis. So, in this special winter edition of Age Matters we’ve brought together lots of advice on a wide range of ... if you’re struggling this winter don’t suffer in silence but reach out to us and we’ll do all we can to help. For general information about the articles in this winter edition of Age Matters or advice on
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day-care, when in fact they were seeking access to mainstream Age UK services such as information and advice or wellbeing services. We wanted to make sure that local Age UKs were confident in their ability ... Innovations in Dementia CIC provided consultancy support to the programme from 2012, and was joined by Dementia Adventure CIC as the programme expanded to involve more local Age UKs in 2013. Many local
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& A The following questions are based on conversations we’ve had with older people in recent months. We took the questions to BT and attached their responses underneath each question ... Call blockers will no longer be necessary following digital switchover. There will be a new in-built service called Hiya that will automatically block scam calls. (See attached). Some
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services. The information in this factsheet is correct for the period May 2024 to April 2025. The information in this factsheet is applicable in England and Wales. If you are in Scotland or Northern Ireland ... NI for more information. Contact details for these and other organisation mentioned in this factsheet can be found in the Useful organisations section. Age UK factsheet 43 May 2024 Getting legal and financial
