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consultation on practice guidance for social care managers and social workers November 2018 Age Cymru is the leading charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people ... of the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 in relation to adult advocacy. The programme is delivered by Age Cymru, in partnership with Age Connects and Diverse Cymru. We welcome the opportunity
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pension provider. It’s important to track down all the different pension schemes you’ve paid into, so that you can be sure you’re claiming everything you’re entitled to in retirement. It can be tricky to ... into throughout your working career. Fortunately, The Pension Tracing Service is here to help. The Pension Tracing Service is free and can help you trace a pension you’ve lost track of, even if you don’t
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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 ... • Sometimes I struggle to remember information, which means that making choices is really difficult • Sometimes it’s hard to get my point across • I struggle to get people to listen to my views, my
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Loans 21 October 2011 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained ... org.uk Age UK is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 and registered company number 6825798). The registered address is 207-221 Pentonville
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Communicate - Prepare for eventualities that may arise. Discover individual’s preferences. Find out what food, medicine and where appropriate fuel stocks person has/needs and enable replenishment directly ... that there is no medical contraindications with prescribed medicine with local pharmacist. Co-ordinate - Assist the normal services that would support the individual, and alert if the person is unwell and
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that would keep me physically and socially active, and use skills I had developed during my career What difference to your life has volunteering made to you? I was not particularly looking forward to retirement ... contributing to the local community. What do you enjoy most about your volunteering experience? Keeping physically active and social interaction What would you say to someone who is thinking of becoming involved
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for a medication usage review (MUR). This is a free service and is not to replace your clinical review with your GP Do you take 4 or more medications daily? Has it been 12 months or more since you had a medication ... toilet frequently? Are you getting up at night? Has it been 12 months or more since you had your blood pressure checked? Do you have trouble making it to the toilet in time? Are you noticing a change in
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regional partners. • Resources – effectively using internal resources and gaining ‘buy-in’ from all. What were the successes of the programme? New approaches to working with people with dementia have been ... feedback: ‘If you are involved in the services it is hard to have a dispassionate look, so it’s always a good thing to have someone from outside to see if there is anything we have missed.’ ‘We used to have
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benefits of Nordic Walking that I and my wife have found. What difference to your life has volunteering made to you? It gives me a sense of purpose What do you enjoy most about your volunteering experience ... even greater pleasure of seeing them go on to join one of the Nordic Walking groups. What would you say to someone who is thinking of becoming involved with volunteering? By helping older people become more
