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facilities that help people to enjoy health, wellbeing and quality of life. The Community Calculator, based on our original 2010 version,1 enabled survey respondents to allocate a score (out of 10) to each of 10 ... to local services and facilities, is a lifeline for many older people. An age friendly community is one that has the capacity to support older people to enjoy the best possible quality of life. It includes
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The Age UK almanac of disease profiles in later life A reference on the frequency of major diseases, conditions and syndromes affecting older people in England David Melzer, Joao Correa ... groups of people in England. We have therefore obtained and analysed anonymised medical records data on over 600,000 older people – aged 60 and above – from a research database provided by the Government’s
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Heart Foundation https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport British Lung Foundation Can provide advice on COPD: https://www.blf.org.uk/ Cystic Fibrosis Trust https://www.cysticfibrosis.org.uk/ Dementia UK ... Cymru. Creating an age friendly Wales of support in an appropriate and timely way: advice services on a range of financial, health and other issues, practical help to obtain mobility and specialist equipment
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Uphold and adhere to Age Cymru policies, specifically confidentiality and GDPR Commitment: A minimum of one, three-hour shift per week, flexible to fit your schedule Requirements: Age 18+ Smart phone/laptop/tablet
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spend more time in our homes and communities, so our immediate environment has a significant impact on our health, wellbeing and the quality of our lives. Age Friendly Places are essential for our ageing ... communities in 33 countries and a growing number in the UK. In practice, an ‘age friendly’ community is one where local people have decided their priorities to better support people as they age. These can include
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delays seeking treatment could be putting their long-term health at risk. Seeking medical help is one of the reasons people can safely leave home. The person you’re supporting can access medical help: ... dental problems and follow the advice. If they have another dental problem they can search for advice on that topic in the NHS Direct Wales Encyclopedia and follow the appropriate advice. If they do need
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https://www.dysguiechydagofal.cymru /cymwysterau/ • Core qualification for all new workers • Specific unit on supporting adults or children and young people to access advocacy • Included in other practice units ... Leadership and Management of Health and Social Care for managers of advocacy services • Further information on the qualifications https://www.healthandcarelearning.wa les/qualifications/ www.gofalcymdeithasol.cymru
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independent professional advocacy under the Act. The role of the appropriate individual GTAP’s booklet7 on independent professional advocacy under the Act states: The role of the “appropriate individual” is ... and that to maintain her well-being she should return home with a full care and support package and on-going monitoring of her health and well-being. 6 Notes & References 1 https://gov.wales/advocacy-
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Age Cymru is the largest charity working with and for older people in Wales. Our vision is a society which offers all people in Wales the best experience of later life.
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training where they have identified a vulnerable person who has been scammed. During a pop-up shop at one of our Local Banks, an elderly lady visited the bank to withdraw money to send via Western union for
