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Age Cymru is working in partnership with Age Connects Wales and Care & Repair Cymru to lead a public awareness campaign all about falls.
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thinking about moving in with family. What sort of care will you need and who will be able to provide this for you? Will the home need to be adapted? Will you pay rent or help towards bills? If your family members ... working, for example, if you need to move into a care home? If you invest in your relatives’ property, or purchase a property jointly, there may be implications if you have to be means-tested for assistance
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this factsheet 4 1.1 Local authority social services departments 4 2 Legislation covering the social care system in Wales 5 2.1 The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 and ... guidance – relevance to the social care system in Wales 5 3 How the local authority can help you if you have care and/or support needs 6 3.1 Introduction 6 3.2 Initial contact
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Age Cymru is the national organisation for older people in Wales. Information on products offered by Age Cymru for the over 50s
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We're recruiting for a positive, self-motivated individual with excellent communication and people skills to work as a Project Officer for HOPE across Powys and Ceredigion.
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finances, including social security benefits, and housing, and looks at your eligibility for health and social care services. In Wales, following the implementation of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act on 1 ... section for organisations that may be able to give specialist advice in these areas. The information in this factsheet is applicable to England and Wales. Please contact Age Scotland or Age NI for information
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Ageing and Older People Safeguarding older people from abuse and neglect Wednesday 7 December Notes On Wednesday 7th December, the APPG for Ageing and Older People hosted ... responses for older adults who have experienced abuse remains low and the abuse of older people is still largely a ‘hidden problem’ Although financial abuse has long been known about as an issue, the Care Act
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volunteer. It’s a journey I have found enjoyable, challenging and stimulating in equal measure. For a start my efficiency with Zoom has had to increase exponentially! The joy of volunteering in a global ... and meetings. I feel we are one big caring family - growing and learning together as we reach out to offer hope to those who need it.’ This piece was written for the newsletter by Caroline, one of our
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number of reasons why you might need someone to make decisions for you, or act on your behalf. A power of attorney can make decisions for you.
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hospital care. Sometimes there seems to be a tendency to blame the patients, it being implied that some older people and their families are ‘choosing’ to remain in hospital, thereby denying hospital care to ... explains why we take that view. There is no doubt however that delayed transfers of care are a real and growing problem for the NHS. A mammoth 1.75 million bed-days were lost from January to December in 2015
