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people in identifying and developing solutions to isolation; • Work with housing, transport, health, care, voluntary sector organisations and GPs to deliver practical and emotional help to tackle loneliness; ... likely to increase loneliness, such as bereavement, having to stop driving or moving to a new home or residential care; • Agree specific local actions to reduce loneliness and monitor and evaluate their impact
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1 Consultation Response Charging for care and support – new regulations Welsh Government January 2017 Introduction Age Cymru is the leading national charity working to improve the lives of ... for social care and support. Are there any consequences of the decision to increase the capital limit that you would wish to make Welsh Government aware of? Paying for residential care in later life
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rights to advocacy. If they apply, you may also choose from the services below. Dementia Children Care Home Are they sectioned under the mental health act, under guardianship or subject to a community treatment ... Advocacy Support Cymru 029 2054 0444 info@ascymru.org.uk Do they have social care needs? If so, do they want support with care and support planning, assessment, review, or safeguarding ? If so they have
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arts in care homes participatory and mentoring programme It’s estimated that 80% of older care home residents are living with dementia. In 2013 the Alzheimer’s Society surveyed relatives of care home residents ... participate in the arts and to develop and mentor artists to deliver sessions for older people in care settings. 80% 1 2 3 4 5 6 2013 Poetry/proseP erforming arts Visual arts Music ... inspiring and re-igniting
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Making relationships count A helpful guide for families, unpaid carers and care staff supporting a person moving to live in a care home. 2 Age Cymru: Making relationships count Introduction This guide ... into a care home. It aims to raise awareness of the needs of older carers and the value of engaging them as experts in the care of the person they care for. It also provides insights from care home staff
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ddiolch i’r gofalwyr hŷn sydd wedi rhannu eu profiad o garu rhywun sy’n byw mewn cartref gofal. My Home Life http://myhomelife.org.uk/ Dolenni: Age Cymru www.agecymru.org.uk Ymddiriedolaeth Gofalwyr Cymru
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Preserving what matters : integrating mental health into care home transitions Mental health affects us all, regardless of age or ability. Like physical health, it’s something we all manage throughout ... research into the mental health of older adults in care homes in Wales. Our report produced in March 2023 showed that many people living in care homes in Wales regularly experience poor mental health. The
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an older patient Ask them if they’ve fallen recently or fear falling Help them take action today Care & Repair Cymru Ask Today Does your patient have a history of falling? (If not a medical problem) • ... opportunities Stay Safe Is your home safe and warm and does it help you manage well? • Suggest they contact Care & Repair on 0300 111 3333 for free help and support to adapt their home
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Page 4 Age Cymru’s Spread the Warmth Campaign Page 5 Care Home Review Follow-up Ombudsman upholding two-thirds of adult social care complaints, annual review reveals Page 6 A Human Rights
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Care home safeguarding training: background information The Age Cymru Basic Adult Safeguarding training is a mandatory training session delivered to all volunteers and can be delivered virtually over ... Safeguarding is staff and volunteers’ responsibility; it’s everyone’s duty to keep adults who need care and support safe from abuse and neglect. This two-hour interactive session ensures that all Staff
