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for Policy on Ageing – Rapid review 2016 1 Diversity in older age – Older refugees and asylum seekers Refugees and Asylum seekers A refugee is a person who, ‘owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted ... political opinion, is outside the country of their nationality (or habitual residence, where stateless) and who is unable or, owing to such a fear, is unwilling to avail themselves of the protection of that
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Policy Statement Health Services and the NHS May 2016 Summary The population in Wales has the highest proportion of older people in the UK and health services need to adapt and respond to the fact that more ... Older people are the main adult users of most health and care services. From education and training to the organisation of care, however, the NHS and health services often do not appear to be designed with
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Description Job Title: Project Officer Location: Hybrid (Home/Flint) but working across Wrexham, Flintshire and Denbighshire. Contractual Status of Role: Part time, 28 hours per week, fixed term until 31st March ... project objectives by co-producing and implementing a regional framework for the development of advocacy across the region and supporting its delivery, and to recruit, train and support suitable volunteers within
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covering the South and South East Wales Region Contractual Status of Role: Full time, 35 hours per week Fixed term until March 2025 Job Title of Line Manager: Service Manager Job titles and number of direct ... develop and ensure delivery of a regional framework for the delivery of the Community Assistance Project across the region of south and south east Wales. Ensure provision of interventions and support
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covering the West and South West Wales Region Contractual Status of Role: Full time, 35 hours per week Fixed term until March 2025 Job Title of Line Manager: Service Manager Job titles and number of direct ... develop and ensure delivery of a regional framework for the delivery of the Community Assistance Project across the region of west and south west Wales. Ensure provision of interventions and support for
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Cymru welcomes the positive development of an action plan to tackle some of the root causes and effects of harm and neglect in relation to older people. We feel that the plan would benefit from some restructuring: ... believe that the focus of the plan must be preventing the abuse and neglect of all older people, irrespective of their need for care and support. ii. A time for delivery of the plan should be included
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Age Cymru consultation response - Rebalancing Care and Support 1. Do you agree that complexity in the social care sector inhibits service improvement? We agree that complexity in the social care sector ... service where demand far outstrips supply and against the backdrop of ever reducing funding levels. Funding levels impact greatly on commissioners’ ability to plan for and meet the needs of those that need services
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Description Job Title: Dementia Advocate Location: Cardiff for the post delivering across Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan Contractual Status of Role: Full time, 35 hours per week, fixed term until 31 March ... Manager Job Purpose: To deliver independent advocacy to people with a diagnosis of dementia and to promote and develop the service. Main Responsibilities: 1. To provide independent, person led advocacy
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Consultation response Senedd Cymru: Local Government and Housing Committee Priorities for the sixth Senedd Age Cymru is pleased to respond to the Local Government and Housing Committee’s consultation regarding ... priority areas that should be considered during the next 12 months, including the impact of Covid and recovery from the pandemic. We think a priority for the Committee should be to consider how the built
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Avoiding slips, trips and falls www.agecymru.org.uk Registered charity 1128436 The booklet concludes with advice on how to deal with the fear of falling and what to do if you have a fall. As we grow older ... older, gradual changes to our health and the medications we take can contribute to an increased risk of falling, but many falls can be prevented. Falls are often due to hazards that are easy to overlook
