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review the accessibility of their services for people living with dementia. Since 2013, 46 local Age UKs in England have been supported to help shape their services to be more inclusive for older people living ... with local and regional partners. • Resources – effectively using internal resources and gaining ‘buy-in’ from all. What were the successes of the programme? New approaches to working with people with dementia
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they live older people should be able to reach key services, friends and family at reasonable cost, in reasonable time and with reasonable ease and that transport is vital to leading an active and independent ... access to transport can have a profound impact on the quality of life, health and wellbeing of those in later life. For those without access to a car, reliable public transport or community transport is
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Loneliness in later life: what are the risk factors? – Dr Deborah Morgan Page 12 Combatting loneliness amongst older people – prioritise and mobilise! – Jill Mortimer Page 18 The Men’s Sheds movement in Wales ... social isolation in older people? The role of the third sector and public policy in Wales – Dr Mark Llewellyn Page 30 It’s going to take a new kind of village: addressing loneliness in an ageing population
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spoke about issues including potential barriers to disclosure; Polly Neate, CEO, Women’s Aid spoke about the impact of abuse in later life and concluding Steve Proffitt, Deputy Head of Action Fraud, City of ... estimate, 130,000 older people have experienced some form of financial abuse in the community – this doesn’t include figures for those in residential or nursing care. A recently published a report on Domestic
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Introduction Age Cymru is the leading national charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people should be able to lead healthy and fulfilled lives, have adequate income ... 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 are pleased to respond to the
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Gifts in wills are vital to Age Cymru, and mean that years from now, people in later life will have someone to turn to if they’re feeling vulnerable, lonely and forgotten.
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An exciting new project needs your help to support older people (50+) and carers in your community.
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Information about your rights in the workplace, including statutory employment rights, working time hours, holidays and sick pay.
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statements, evidence and consultation statements and statistics about major issues affecting older people in Wales
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Age Cymru has a local office in Pontypridd who provides products and services to the over 50s.
