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exclusion from decision making are key issues for older people. Basic local authority facilities such as public toilets, safe pavements, as well as a voice in local decision making, are areas that need action ... communications, despite the fact that many older people are not online themselves. This means that the thousands of digitally excluded older people are unlikely to get their views and concerns heard by key
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rights to advocacy. If they apply, you may also choose from the services below. Children Self advocacy Are they sectioned under the mental health act, under guardianship or subject to a community treatment ... info@ascymru.org.uk Do they lack capacity and have no appropriate family / friends to consult? If not, are they facing serious medical treatment, a safeguarding concern or DoLS? Or does their RPR need support
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protection within Britain. Existing research shows that minority ethnic groups are less likely to benefit from such pensions and are more likely to face poverty in later life, as a result of the interaction ... woman, married, in one’s 40s or 50s, with a Degree or higher qualification and owning one’s home, are associated with a higher likelihood of being a member of an employer pension scheme. • Coming from
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games Bright balloons can be very useful as they are light and easy to use. They can be used for group warm ups and for musical games. Two such games are: The Name Game Residents sit in a wide circle and ... control to contribute to a musical activity. Bloom HD can be downloaded from the App Store. Other apps are available. With Bloom HD, touching the screen produces a note and a colour. The app makes a loop of
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advocacy. If they apply, you may also choose from the services below. Dementia Children Deaf People Are they sectioned under the mental health act, under guardianship or subject to a community treatment ... info@ascymru.org.uk Do they lack capacity and have no appropriate family / friends to consult? If not, are they facing serious medical treatment, a safeguarding concern, long term move of accommodation, care
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advocacy. If they apply, you may also choose from the services below. Dementia Children Deaf People Are they sectioned under the mental health act, under guardianship or subject to a community treatment ... info@ascymru.org.uk Do they lack capacity and have no appropriate family / friends to consult? If not, are they facing serious medical treatment, a safeguarding concern, long term move of accommodation, care
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neighbour. If you can answer Yes to all of the following questions, we’d like to hear from you: • Are you aged 50 or over and live in Wales? • Do you, unpaid, look after a family member, a friend or others ... because of longterm physical or mental ill-health or disability, or problems related to older age? • Are you currently not accessing any formal support or services to help you in your role looking after someone/giving
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representatives from various national pensioners organisations and older people's groups. The aims of the Forum are: to work together for the benefit of all pensioners in Wales and to add equality, dignity and respect ... which Wales is one. NPC Wales has affiliates from unions, retired member groups, and individuals who are concerned for the well being of pensioners. You can download a form to affiliate to NPC Wales as a
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Unfortunately, as the examples throughout the Live on a low income report show, poverty and financial hardship are a daily reality for many older people in Wales. This situation is preventable. Information and advice ... reduced if this changed. As the report shows, the services provided by Age Cymru locally and nationally are a lifeline for many and have improved people’s lives, delivering £13 million in extra entitlements
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covid, against the backdrop of rising energy prices, and the cost-of-living crisis, many older people are facing some of the hardest challenges imaginable – economic poverty; fuel poverty; food poverty; ... their investment is making a difference to the lives of older people across Wales. Our partners are introduced to networks / contacts that benefit their business and offered invitations to older people's
