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in our lives, whether it’s to sort out a problem with benefits, help you write a will, or sell your home. For more information call Age Cymru Advice on 0300 303 44 98
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of care home residents during the Covid-19 pandemic and is funded by Welsh Government. This report details key themes that featured in the conversations we had with people living in care homes during ... most challenging times that care homes have experienced as a result of the global pandemic. The report reflects the range of perspectives voiced by residents on care home life, through the restrictions
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socially active you will be doing your bit to help reduce the pressure on the NHS – as well as improving your own wellbeing.
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volunteering experience? Passing on skills taught via AC to reach out to the community helping others to improve their daily lives through gentle social activities. What would you say to someone who is thinking
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a number of other funded projects, such as those with a focus on reducing social isolation and improving health, nutrition and well-being. The consultancy support provided by the programme was valued ... Organisations more effectively deliver resources due to the use of volunteers, or in the case of care home settings, staffing and entertainment budgets. The programme may benefit from more support to Delivery
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understand what kinds of things to focus resources and efforts into to help achieve the largest improvement in the wellbeing of older people. For example it can help us see which groups of older people are ... are most likely to experience low or high wellbeing, and what kinds of things we can do to help improve wellbeing amongst those who have low wellbeing. In the future, the Index will also be able to track
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falls are not inevitable. There is a mass of evidence showing that exercise programmes designed to improve strength and balance, delivered over several weeks or months by a local service, can lead to a reduction ... falls and ultimately to save lives. We are calling on all those responsible to work together to improve access to falls prevention services for all people in later life who are at risk of falling. The
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year on we wanted to know if the changes local authorities told us about last year were making improvements to older people’s access to social care. Conclusions 1. A picture is emerging of a less healthy ... 3. Communication with older people waiting and the information they receive continues to need improvement. 4. Data collection systems are still not able to effectively monitor and report on the levels
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people face significant barriers to switching and should not be penalised as a result. Efforts to improve switching must be complemented by effective regulation to ensure essential services are accessible ... payment protection insurance. These special terms are not necessarily made apparent at the outset.3 Park home residents often find it difficult to switch energy supplier. Fear of disruption – Some consumers
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physical impairments. 4. For these reasons, many older people are unable to adequately heat their home. Therefore, we strongly support Ofgem’s proposal for a ‘vulnerable customer safeguard tariff’, and ... on the most disengaged customers. 7. We support the proposal to apply the safeguard tariff to Warm Home Discount recipients. However, we recognise this will not successfully target all the customers who
