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authority social services departments In this factsheet references to the ‘local authority’ or ‘council’ will refer to the adult social services department of the local authority. Elsewhere, you may hear the ... social care topics) will use this Act, and the Welsh Government Code of Practice guidance for local authorities which accompanies it, as a main source of information. References will be provided in the
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people at higher risk The next COVID-19 booster vaccine programme will be rolled out between 1 April and 30 June 2024. The following people will be eligible to receive it: residents in a care home for older ... are 100% effective in all situations, however , the vaccine should make it far less likely that you will be severely ill or need hospitalisation. When you receive the vaccine, you may experience some
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pension is making to the lives of older people. We hope neighbouring countries will want to follow their example and will be pressing them to do so. The Board and I, as well as the Executive team and colleagues ... spurred us on to accelerate work that was already underway to re-brand our trading activity, and we will shortly introduce a new brand, name and design for our trading activity covering our financial services
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rise by nearly 50% (48.7%) in the next 20 years to over 16 million. The proportion of people aged 65+ will rise from 17.2% currently to 22.4% in 2032.2 The number of people over 85 in the UK is predicted ... 65, and more people are continuing to work in older age. By 2020, about one-third of the workforce will be aged 50+.12 Average retirement ages have been increasing since the early 1990s, with no sign of
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tenancies and will not fall into difficulties paying the rent. Older people generally aim to settle, and are less likely than other groups to have changes in household or employment that will affect their ... regarded as problematic, it is set to expand and private renters – including older private renters – will represent a growing number of households. The current project was intended to bridge a gap in the
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information service is generally less effective than one that also provides advice, because many people will need support to fully understand and act on the information provided. • Good-quality, accurate information ... negotiating on behalf of the client with third parties on the telephone, by letter or face to face. It will usually involve follow-up work and the adviser would take responsibility for this. Example A client
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Wales – see section 2 below – the most up to date term is ‘community landlord housing’ (therefore, we will generally use the latter description in this factsheet). Our factsheet explains: how waiting lists ... points of note in the new legislation. Where relevant, further information on some of these elements will be included in the text below, or can be found within our other housing factsheets. Changes in terminology
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they have been in hospital, where families can be sure that their loved one’s health and care needs will be properly met, giving them the best chance of a full recovery. The main problems seem to be: ... may be able to go straight back home and pick up the reins as though nothing has happened, but many will need some kind of rehabilitative help to get fully better. In particular, older people may leave hospital
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authority social services departments In this factsheet references to the ‘local authority’ or ‘council’ will refer to the adult social services department of the local authority. You might also see the relevant ... due to the specific means testing rules, which mean that some people will entirely self fund their care, even though the authority will have initial involvement in terms of assessing their care needs (and
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talk, that's OK too. Advance decisions ‘Advance decisions’ or ‘living wills’ are used to document what we want to happen if we’re not able to communicate our own ... hospital for treatment. Wills To make sure your wishes are acted on, making a will is vital. If you die without a valid will your money and possessions may not go to
