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safeguarding solutions. The advocacy we offer will be independent of any other service people living with dementia use. This means the person with dementia will be at the heart of the decision making process ... service will provide support for people to: make changes and take control of their life feel more valued and included in their community be listened to and understood. People living with dementia will be more
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cARTrefu to continue until 2019! cARTrefu, Age Cymru’s arts in care homes project, will continue arts residencies until Spring 2019. Age Cymru launches free cARTrefu Activity Cards for care homes
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outcomes, and reach a conclusion on their needs for advocacy support. Key barriers will include issues and situations that will impair individuals’ ability to: understand relevant information retain information ... support needs, IAA services will be their first point of contact with social services. 5The Part 2 Code of Practice (General Functions) recognises that: Para 327. Some people will require support to be able
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physical and other barriers from our places of work and practice’, and the examples listed as to how this will be achieved. We particularly welcome the commitment to work with others to embed the All Wales Standards ... commitment to ‘analyse data to inform and target interventions to improve and report on outcomes’ as this will help ensure support goes where it is needed most and support transparency in decision making. Objective
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2015 there will no longer be a requirement to purchase an annuity from a defined contribution pension pot. The Government also proposes to guarantee that individuals approaching retirement will receive free ... these proposals will lead to more innovation in retirement income products, but this innovation must be in the interests of consumers Despite these changes, for many people an annuity will still be a good
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demands on informal carers. We are worried that it is becoming increasingly unlikely that older people will benefit from the support of social services, and that the knock-on effect on carers is likely to increase ... consequence of the way in which work is currently funded. It cannot be assumed that successful schemes will continue unless they have managed to achieve sustainability or they are successful with a grant application
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inter family allegations around the misuse of funds or pressure and coercion around property and wills. In some areas there have been innovative approaches between the local authority and the police, ... attitudes to family life Someone who is older may have lived in the same area for longer and be less willing to move Older people can be particularly vulnerable to financial abuse involving technology—due
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experienced by many older people during lockdown. As we come out of the crisis, we see the hidden cost of Covid, such as delays in accessing social and health care, the need to rebuild confidence, and ... the well-being of many older people. Added to these is the impact of the costof-living crisis. The cost of food, heating, travel, and essential amenities have all risen staggeringly. Pensioner poverty
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endorsing or selling products unless connected to a partnership agreement, although consideration will be given if a site has a clear benefit to our users and the information is not available non-commercially ... relevant and useful to the audience of the web page where the link will appear. Local events appeal to a very small part of our audience and will, in general, be rejected. The content must add value to, or supplement
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help at some point 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
