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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, access to high quality services ... 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 welcome the opportunity to respond to this
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FAQ for Care Home Volunteers 1. Do I need to have had both Covid-19 Vaccinations? Check with the care home for their policy on vaccination requirement. 2. Will I need to take a Covid test and wear PPE ... you have symptoms of Covid infection. Do not attend the care home if you have symptoms of Covid or if you’ve met someone who has received a positive test. 3. What training will I receive? You’ll be trained
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Response to the ‘Impact of COVID-19 pandemic and its management on health and social care in Wales’ consultation 8th September 2022 Age Cymru is the leading national charity working to improve the ... older people should be able to lead healthy and fulfilled lives, have adequate income, access to high quality services and the opportunity to shape their own future. We seek to provide a strong voice for
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and Musculoskeletal conditions in adults 1. In light of the effect of the pandemic on service, what should musculoskeletal services consider? Statistics for April 2021 show that of the 223,365 waiting ... trauma and orthopaedics1. There has been an increase of 712% in patients waiting more than 36 weeks to start hospital treatment between January 2020 and early 20212. The risks of musculoskeletal conditions
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Senedd priorities for health and social care 17th September 2021 Q1. Which of the issues listed above do you think should be a priority, and why? Each area included above is of great importance for the people ... people of Wales. All of these priorities require considerable resourcing and attention in order to realise the improvements needed in health and social care over the term of the 6th Senedd. However, there
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consultation response -Social Care Wales Draft Equality Objectives for 2022 to 2027 13th September 2021 1. Do you agree with our approach to incorporate our anti discriminatory work in our corporate plan, but ... achieved. We support plans to improve qualitative and quantitative data and evidence collection so that levels of inequality in the workforce are understood in greater detail and also to identify areas where
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Centre for Policy on Ageing – Rapid review June 2014 Using housing wealth and other assets to pay for care Summary • In the UK, personal wealth , including housing wealth, is greatest in older age ... up to 70‐80% of the value of the main residence ,secured on the main residence and subject to an administration fee and interest charged at 3½ ‐ 5%. • Financial institutions are not trusted to prov
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How to make your Age UK dementia friendly A guide to making mainstream services accessible to people with dementia Introduction We wrote this guide to offer guidance and inspiration to any local Age ... that wants to make mainstream services more accessible to people with dementia. This guide considers different ways that local Age UKs can make their mainstream services more friendly to people living
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Consultation Response Age UK’s response to the DCLG consultation Self-sufficient local government: 100% Business Rates Retention September 2016 Age UK reference number: 2316 All rights ... paper seeks to identify some of the issues that should be kept in mind when designing the 100 per cent business rate retention system and associated reforms. The consultation is of interest to Age UK because
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Evidence submission Age UK’s evidence to the Work and Pensions Committee’s Inquiry on Intergenerational Fairness February 2016 ... charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. The Age UK network includes around 165 local Age UKs reaching most of England. In 2014-15 nearly 5.7million people came to Age UK and our
