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people across Wales are facing some of the hardest challenges imaginable. We need enterprising corporate partners to work with us to help make a real difference to the lives of these older people. Working ... objectives whilst, at the same time, helping Age Cymru ensure that the information, advice and support is there for older people across Wales. Our corporate partners Due to the kind generosity of our
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Sheltered housing is a type of ‘housing with support’, which you can buy or rent. Sheltered housing could suit you if you want to live independently but need a bit more support, or if you want to ... you’re interested in a particular scheme, make sure you understand what is available and how it is paid for. Meals, help around the home and personal care services such as help with bathing are not usually
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Welsh Government priority order for the COVID-19 vaccination programme Priority groups 1 to 9 1. People living in a care home for older adults and their carers. 2. All those 80 years of age and older ... (also known as the “shielding” group – i.e. people in this group will previously have received a letter from the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) advising them to shield at the beginning of the pandemic, plus
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welcome the statement by the Deputy Minister and Chief Whip, Jane Hutt AM, on advancing equality and human rights in Wales and the commitment to commence the socio-economic duty - Part 1 of the Equality ... Commencing the duty means that public bodies 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
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people during these uncertain times. The support and services we provide is now more vital than ever, so we need your company to help us be there for the millions of older people, many of them alone ... national crisis. The need is growing In these challenging times, there are more older people turning to Age Cymru for support, and we are working around the clock to be there for the people who need us
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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 you can do to stay safe. Cold calls are phone calls from ... frustrating and even frightening. It can be hard to tell the difference between a scam and cold calling. However, it's good to know some of the typical tricks that scammers use so you can be prepared if
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Over the last ten years a shocking quarter of a million older people have died from the cold –1 older person every 7 minutes and at the root of this problem are cold, poorly insulated homes. The issue ... avoidable deaths over the last 60 years Every winter in England and Wales one older person dies every seven minutes from the cold November 2015 ONS figures show that over the winter of 2014/15 there
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Plans Manual (Edition 3) Welsh Government August 2019 Introduction Age Cymru is the leading charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people should be able to ... access to high quality services and the 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. We
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you need help to: • Ensure people listen to your views, wishes and feelings so you lead the decision making? • Get the right support you need when you need it? • Be supported to say what matters to you and ... you to be informed, heard and involved Are you aged 50+, or a carer of an older person, living in the community and have issues or concerns that you’re fi nding it diffi cult to resolve? If you think that
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This is Age Cymru’s second annual report on delays in access to social care in Wales for people aged 55 and over. Last year our dementia advocacy project, HOPE (Helping others participate and engage) ... delays in sourcing care packages once an assessment had been completed. A year on we wanted to know if the changes local authorities told us about last year were making improvements to older people’s
