how it is paid for. Meals, help around the home and personal care services such as help with bathing are not usually provided. However, you can arrange a package of services from the local authority or a ... each scheme, check: how much the service charge is what is included in the service charge if there are any additional services to pay for and how much they cost whether your service charge can be covered
Phone scams are a common way for criminals to con people out of money using various tricks to get your personal or financial information. Be aware of some of the most common phone scams and find out what ... what you can do to stay safe. Cold calls are phone calls from companies trying to sell you something, even though they have had no business with you previously. Cold calls aren’t usually illegal and don’t
benefit for older people. This means that what you get depends on your income and your savings. There are 2 parts to Pension Credit: • Guarantee Credit – this tops up your weekly income to a guaranteed minimum ... life through our Age UK Advice Line, publications and website. Age UK Advice: 0800 169 65 65. Lines are open seven days a week from 8am to 7pm. www.ageuk.org.uk. In Wales, contact Age Cymru Advice: 0300
your local Age Cymru. 5 Council Tax discounts and exemptions As well as Council Tax Reduction, there are other discounts and exemptions you can claim to reduce your Council Tax bill. These might be available ... life through our Age UK Advice Line, publications and website. Age UK Advice: 0800 169 65 65. Lines are open seven days a week from 8am to 7pm. www.ageuk.org.uk. In Wales, contact Age Cymru Advice: 0300
support. You’ll all have different reasons and motivations for joining our volunteering team. These are some of the benefits of being an Independent Volunteer Advocate and what the value-added extras look ... what safeguarding is and what to do if you have concerns. The training isn’t just a one-off. There are ongoing opportunities to attend awareness sessions helping you develop, enhance your skills, and provide
non-commercially. The content of the site must be relevant and useful to the audience of the web page where the link will appear. Local events appeal to a very small part of our audience and will, in general
will be required to make decisions in a way that tackles social disadvantage. Over 100,000 pensioners are living in poverty in Wales, which has the highest proportion of older people living in poverty outside ... control over decisions that affect us and having our views, wishes and feelings taken into consideration are vitally important to all of us. It is essential that older people feel empowered to speak up about
Older people are valued, included and able to shape decisions affecting their lives. The Consultative Forum plays a key role at Age Cymru and helps ensure that the voices of older people are heard at all ... create an age friendly Wales? We're recruiting for new members aged 50+ who live across Wales and are willing to share their experiences and to contribute to Age Cymru’s policies. You can get involved
through the Community Assistance Project recruitment process. 3. Ensure all prospective volunteers are inducted with Age Cymru and Community Assistance Project partners across the region. 4. Ensure the ... Service checks prior to starting the role. 7. Provide ongoing support to volunteers. 8. When referrals are received, match the service user with the most appropriate volunteer while ensuring a high quality
improvement, including regular reports for internal and external use, ensuring that engagement outcomes are captured and communicated in line with organisational requirements. 8. Taking the lead in managing ... of the challenges and barriers to community participation • Knowledge of Word, Excel and PowerPoint are essential for producing reports, schedules and presentations. Knowledge of working with databases is