weather with our myth-busting tips. As well as a hat, wrapping a scarf around your neck and mouth can help to protect your health. Breathing in cold air raises the risk of chest infections and increases blood ... warm and well in winter. It’s best to keep your house at a stable temperature as sudden changes can be dangerous. Try to keep your main living room at 70°F (21°C) and close any doors on rooms you’re not
Exercise at home Hopefully you will find these resources useful to help maintain a healthy and active life when we are all spending more time at home. If you've not done physical activity for a while, ... – Low Impact Functional Training is a series of exercises to keep older people active, it will help strengthen your heart and lungs, muscles, flexibility and balance. LIFT – Low Impact Functional
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workforce can bring to organisations. It also explored how some of the barriers that older people face when seeking and staying in employment. Minister for Economy Vaughan Gething MS focused on the Welsh ... from Professor John Williams, chair of Age Cymru; Dr Martin Hyde, Associate Professor in Gerontology at Swansea University; Sue Husband OBE, Director, Business in The Community (Cymru), age inclusive employer
AgeUKIG06 Finding, choosing and paying for a care home. Care homes. 2 This information guide has been prepared by Age UK and contains general advice only, it should not be relied on as a basis for any ... charities. Information written with you in mind. This information guide has been produced with the help of older people, carers and expert peer reviewers. Published: June 2024 We’d love to hear from you
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 this anxiety you should; • Provide the person ... Pre-paid cards work in a similar way to mobile telephone top-up cards whereby the card can be topped up at Post Offices, shops displaying the PayPoint sign, or sometimes over the telephone or online. Some pre-paid
carers Current Welsh Guidance Accessing help for other, non-COVID-19, health issues If you’re concerned about someone Utilities Getting advice Keeping well at home Support groups and charities Supporting ... develop coronavirus symptoms Advocacy Looking after someone’s pet Further support If the person you’re helping is aged 50 or over you can get further support by contacting Age Cymru Advice on 08000 223 444,
1 Bank Branch Closure Briefing September 2016 Age UK is concerned at the closure of nearly 10,000 bank branches in the last 25 years (over half of all branches across the UK), leaving hundreds of ... use the internet. Many older people also have a strong preference for in-branch banking, with face-to-face services allowing the chance to talk to people – an important component of tackling loneliness
wellbeing The Cascade Training Programme supported organisations to empower their volunteers and staff to help older people from ‘hard to engage’ groups to improve their physical, mental and social wellbeing. ... meaningful physical activity and wellbeing. Come to Tea Training for volunteers, supported by care home staff, in roles to support greater independence, mobility and social interaction. Life and Soul Training