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uk/volunteer New dementia support service launched Age Cymru West Glamorgan has launched a brand-new Dementia Support Service to help those living and caring for someone with dementia across Swansea and ... repairs, respite at home for carers, and information and advice to help people adapt to living with dementia. To find out more call 01792 277778, email info@dementiasupportservice.org. uk, or visit http
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annual report on delays in access to social care in Wales for people aged 55 and over. Last year our dementia advocacy project, HOPE (Helping others to participate and engage) advocacy project and Age Cymru ... and support • Older people with a long-term illness will rise by 38% • Older people living with dementia will increase by 64%. This effectively means that there will be more people in need of care and
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rethink in the design and delivery of respite services for carers. Carers and people living with dementia should be instrumental in the design of respite support services, in partnership with a range of ... treatment or an operation they needed due to their caring responsibilities.17 People living with dementia may be carers in their own right. Carers are at risk of being abused by the person they are caring
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people. They even entered, and won, a St Fagans based writing competition about the past as part of Dementia Action Week. And their latest challenge is to take part in Age Cymru’s Big Step fundraiser in ... workers finds research Business in the Community Cymru (BITC Cymru) and the Centre for Ageing and Dementia Research at Swansea University carried out research last year on employers’ perceptions and attitudes
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door when you go out. These can be particularly helpful for people living with memory problems or dementia. Other types of telecare services include: • discreet fall detectors that can tell if you’ve fallen ... you begin to notice your memory isn’t what it used to be. You might even worry that it’s a sign of dementia and try to hide it from friends and family. But memory loss can be a normal part of growing older
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importance of promoting inclusive environments and infrastructure, including through age-friendly and dementia-friendly approaches; Removing the reference to “premature ageing” which can reinforce stigma around ... inclusiveness of their local community and environment. This includes whether these are agefriendly and dementia-friendly. While many older people continue to play an active part in their community, problems with
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so they can visit regularly. Bob Hannah’s father Bob has a range of health problems, including dementia. At a discharge planning meeting two weeks ago the consensus was that Bob should return to his sheltered ... is his best option at the moment as he does not yet meet the criteria for specialist residential dementia care. Hannah feels that they are now at an impasse and that she is going to be forced to agree to
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tyfu i fod. • Mae rhannu ein straeon yn gwella ein hunan-barch ac mae’n arbennig o fuddiol i bobl â dementia.2 Wrth rannu hanesion ein bywyd gydag eraill, rydyn ni’n darganfod tir cyffredin, gan wneud cysylltiadau ... cyfrinach?” ‘Mi wnes i fwynhau fy sgwrs gyda dyn o’r enw Len yn arbennig. Roedd Len yn byw gyda dementia ac roedd arfer gweithio fel dyn ysbwriel, o be roeddwn i’n ei ddeall. Roedd yn adrodd straeon rhyfeddol
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should include: 2 • Human rights training. • Dignified care and dementia care training, understanding, recognising and managing dementia-related conditions. • Respectful communication, protecting privacy
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up a power of attorney can be particularly helpful if you’re diagnosed with a condition such as dementia. That way, if there comes a time when you can no longer make decisions, someone you trust can make ... has a cancer support helpline and Alzheimer’s Society (page 38) and Dementia UK (page 39) have helplines for people affected by dementia. “My daughter came with me to important appointments. She was a huge
