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The Blue Badge Scheme in Wales: Age Cymru welcomes the Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee report
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Safeguarding is a term that refers our duty to protect an adult’s right to live in safety, free from abuse and neglect.
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Age Cymru event focused on employers and older workers
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Advocacy Newsletter Issue No 3, May 2021 HOPE Project news A word from one of our team volunteers ‘Just browsing through Facebook one evening I stumbled across a post describing a new advocacy project with Age Cymru - the HOPE Project. Having previously worked in a support role I thought this might be something I would be interested in doing. Therefore, I contacted Age Cymru and so
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All Party Parliamentary Group for Ageing and Older People Housing our ageing population Monday 14th March 2016 4pm-5pm Committee Room 2a, House of Lords Present: Parliamentarians: Rachael Maskell MP, Baroness Masham and Peter Bottomley MP. Chair of the meeting: Baroness Greengross. Guest Speakers: Sue Adams OBE, Care & Repair England; Jane Ashcroft, CBE, Anchor Housing; Jean Hewitt, Habinteg;
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What our Dementia Advocates won’t do • Manage your money, shop for you, or give you any advice relating to finances • Give you their opinion or advise you on decisions • Submit benefit claims for you • Mediate with family members. The work we do with you is confidential. That means we’ll always talk to you before discussing your information with anyone else. We’ll keep your information safe and
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Creating an age friendly Wales 147 volunteers active over the year 531 enquiries this year 2,121 volunteer hours 100% felt they received excellent or good support Volunteers Quality Performance Mark (QPM) achieved 114 sessions delivered People supported 2,072 contacts made through case work 463 referrals received 114 people supported to find more appropriate services 565 issues dealt with 100%
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Keep yourself Safe and Well Talking to eachother is the best thing we can do if falling over and doing ourselves harm is a worry. Don’t delay, talk today! Care & Repair Cymru CWTSH CUDDLE Helping School- Age Children, Family and Grand Parents Talk About Falls Risks. Gramps: Thank you for caring about me, and yes, I don’t keep as active as I used to. If you help me keep active, I can keep
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Why might I or someone I know need an advocate? Because… • Sometimes I don’t understand the information people give me about my care and support • I think I might need help but I don’t know how to go about it or what will happen next • I am not able to say what matters to me especially when lots of people are telling me what would be best for me. • I need someone independent to help me say
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Age Cymru is a registered charity 1128436. Company limited by guarantee and registered in Wales and England 6837284. Registered office address Ground Floor, Mariners House, Trident Court, East Moors Road, Cardiff CF24 5TD. ©2021 Age Cymru. Creating an age friendly Wales Support groups and charities As part of being a ‘Friend’ you could help the person you’re supporting connect with support
