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education resource pack is designed to help children think about falling over, the impact that this could have on people, how they can support friends, relatives and loved ones to reduce their risk of falling
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may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Lucy ... org.uk Age UK is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 and registered company number 6825798). The registered address is Tavis House1-6
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summary of the evaluation Age UK’s Cascade Training Programme Empowering volunteers to support older people to improve their health and wellbeing The Cascade Training Programme supported organisations to empower ... staff to help older people from ‘hard to engage’ groups to improve their physical, mental and social wellbeing. Building Better Buddies Training for older men to become peer buddies and mentors, to motivate
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Through the This is Older project, Age Cymru has engaged with people aged 50 plus from across Wales, as well as people and organisations that represent older peoples interests, to consider their representation ... representation in the media. The representations we currently see fall into extremes and reinforce stereotypes of ageing. For example, wrinkly hands on the walking stick to the extraordinary sky-diving 90 year
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We're delighted to announce our new carers project with Carers Trust Wales
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Creating an age friendly Wales 183 volunteers active over the year 504 enquiries this year 2,867 volunteer hours 100% felt they received excellent or good support Volunteers Investing in Volunteers (Iiv) ... through case work 470 referrals received 38 people supported to find more appropriate services 705 issues dealt with 100% of people were responded to within 7 days 97% felt they had their voices heard 83%
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Age Cymru’s fundraising charter We do not undertake any fundraising door-to-door activity. Due to the nature of our charitable work and objectives, in particular our safeguarding policies and work around ... not send our fundraisers to knock on people’s doors to ask for donations. We do not ask for direct debit donations on the street. We do not share personal data beyond the Age Cymru Network. We’ll never
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Advocacy and the Information, Advice & Assistance Service Information, Advice and Assistance (IAA) and Independent Professional Advocacy (IPA) both have key roles in the new approach to care and support ... services may need to refer some people to an IPA service. What process should be followed to decide when a referral should be made? The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act (“the Act”) requires local
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For most, Christmas is a time of celebration and spending time with family and friends. But for many older people, festive cheer remains out of reach, with a staggering 84,670 older people in Wales saying
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principles of the Act The Act is built on the following core principles: • Voice and control – putting an individual and their needs at the centre of their care and support, with voice and control over the outcomes ... well-being; The Act gives people a stronger voice and greater control over the support and services they receive to help them achieve well-being and the things that matter most to them – whether that’s to attend
