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will need to consider how to access their cash or to pay for goods and services whilst they’re isolating at home. Many people will be anxious about how to access funds to pay for shopping/goods. To help reduce ... bottom of the shopping bag. They can then check this against the amount requested in payment. • Encourage the person you’re supporting to give their post office or bank a call to discuss which available methods
They help us make sense of the world and feel more comfortable. And so we have ‘young people’; ‘middle aged people’ and ‘older people’. These familiar categories automatically entreat us to consider differences ... differences. Yet an extra moment’s thought might redirect us to a view that any differences are actually smaller than the similarities of shared humanity between the groups. An older person is not an alien
your will can help us be there, day after day. No one should spend later life feeling vulnerable and alone. We make sure older people aren’t forgotten or left to struggle on their own. We’re here to listen ... and help people to feel independent and secure in their own homes. By leaving us a gift in your will, you can help us to be there for people like Huw, Emlyn and Gwen. We’ll be here to keep Huw company
service continues to provide some reassurances to older people, answer basic queries and link people to local services and support during the Coronavirus outbreak. We have all been advised to self-isolate ... self-isolate as much as possible to help protect us from the virus. This is particularly important for people over 70 and those with underlying health conditions because they are at higher risk of developing more
throughout Wales. HOPE delivers independent advocacy support to older people (50+) and their carers. HOPE volunteers also help guide the project to make sure the service we provide is right for the people ... get the most from volunteering with us. Training HOPE volunteer training is designed specifically for and with volunteers to develop your advocacy knowledge and skills to utilise your professional and personal
always talk to you before discussing your information with anyone else. We’ll keep your information safe and you have the right to see your own records. We’ll support you to have access to them if you ... you wish. If you feel you’re at risk of harm, abuse or neglect, we can look at ways to help you feel safe. We welcome all feedback about our service. If you have any comments, compliments, or complaints
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interests, to consider their 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 ... grey areas and can be active, less mobile, sociable, isolated, glamorous, happy to blend in, happy, sad and the full range of emotions in between, well-off, living in poverty, independent to dependent. A