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the care support they need with essential daily living activities. This represents an 18% increase on last year; meaning that now nearly 1 in 8 of the entire older population now lives with some level ... unmet need. Declining access – Cuts in local authority care services have placed increasing pressure on unpaid carers. There are now over 2 million carers aged 65 and over, 37% of these carers aged 80 and
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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 ... across • I struggle to get people to listen to my views, my wishes and my feelings More information on advocacy can be found from: • Your Local Authority www.gov.uk/find-local-council • Dewis Cymru website
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raise awareness of the issues of importance to them. We are pleased to respond to the consultation on new regulations to introduce changes to local authority charging for social care and support. Are ... Paying for residential care in later life is a cause of concern for many older people wishing to pass on a financial legacy to the next generation. Consequently, Age Cymru recognises that the proposed increase
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1 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 ... packages. We are concerned that delays in getting care is having a significant impact on older people and their loved ones. Our research found 14% of older people were waiting more than a month for an assessment
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Check with the care home for their policy on vaccination requirement. 2. Will I need to take a Covid test and wear PPE? The care home manager will advise you on their current regulations for Covid testing ... 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 in essential subjects like Safeguarding and Dementia awareness
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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 ... across • I struggle to get people to listen to my views, my wishes and my feelings More information on advocacy can be found from: • Your Local Authority www.gov.uk/find-local-council • Dewis Cymru website
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engagement.1 In our own Age UK survey we found that 41% of people over retirement age in the UK volunteer on a regular basis (this could be formally or informally).2 Similarly, Government surveys in England have ... • provides social support and interaction,23 • healthy behaviours and the ability to cope with one’s own illness,24 • provides a positive transition from work to retirement.25 Below is a summary of
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Iparraguirre and Susan Davidson July 2015 Loneliness at local and neighbourhood level Summary July 2015 What is loneliness? Loneliness can be understood as an individual’s personal, subjective sense of lacking ... risk. All other attempts to measure and chart loneliness are measures of social isolation, no matter what they claim to be. Superimposing factors identified in the literature as being associated with loneliness
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encourage residents to tap their feet or clap their hands to the beat: E.g. 8 taps on head, 8 on shoulders, 8 on tummy, 8 on the lap (thighs). Then repeat with 4 taps each, and then 2 taps each, increasing ... increasing the rhythm. With melodic music playing, encourage residents to raise their arms on the inbreath and lower them on the out-breath. 1 Creating an age friendly Wales Performing Arts Costume box
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a tool to help guide you think about which research methods are likely to be most appropriate based on the purpose of your research or evaluation. This document provides guidance only and therefore consideration ... methods. Each of the research methods is linked to a separate document that provides more information on the use of these methods. In using any of the suggested, or other available, research methods due
