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bit of sunshine is good for us and can lift our spirits – let’s face it, it can often be a welcome change from the long drawn out Welsh winter. There is no clear distinction between the seasons these days ... heart problems. This leaflet is a gentle reminder of the things we can do to keep ourselves cool, safe and well in extreme heat. As we get older our bodies are often slow to recognise our needs and at regulating
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Our Age at Work project aims to raise awareness of an ageing workforce and supporting businesses in Wales to be more age inclusive.
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began a Welsh Government funded project called Tell Me More to find out how care home residents have been during the difficult period of the pandemic. Residents from all-across Wales were asked over Zoom ... their time to share stories with us. The stories and insights we heard were often uplifting, sometimes sad but always full of inspiration and hope. The conversations were highly valued by us and the care home
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Dementia Advocate to: • Understand your accommodation options? • Understand the choices you can make? • Access the services you need? • Stay connected to the things that matter to you? • Know your ... safe and get the help you need when you need it? • Have your voice heard in all aspects of your life? • Have a voice in meetings? Dementia Advocacy: supporting you to be heard and at the centre of decisions
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Advocate 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 ... supporting 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 finding it difficult to resolve? If you
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areas that need action, according to an Age Cymru survey of more than 1,000 older people in Wales between August 2018 and March 2019. Lack of public toilets Asked to score local facilities with marks out ... followed closely by a voice in decision making with 4.5, and pavements with 4.6. The lack of public toilet facilities was the key factor for many older people while others said cleanliness, accessibility
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Trustees to monitor Age Cymru's strategic objectives. The Senior Management work closely with the Trustees to carry out the day-to-day running of Age Cymru. Chair - Professor John Williams John is Emeritus ... between 1975 and 2018, primarily researching into the human rights of older people. During his career Professor Williams focused on the impact of the law in terms of older people accessing health and social
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Thinking about the end of life can be difficult, but being well informed can help us stay in control of the way we die.
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lifeline for older people. Written for Age Cymru by the Bevan Foundation, draws on the views and experiences of more than 300 people aged 60 and over of the importance of bus services
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Please return to: [insert email address] Please read the checklist for submitting comments at the end of this form. We cannot accept forms that are not filled in correctly. We would like to hear your views ... costs, and do you consider that the reasons given in the guideline are sufficient to justify this? 2. Which areas will have the biggest impact on practice and be challenging to implement? Please say for whom
