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remarrying. Taking some time to think about your finances can save a lot of heartache for you and your family in the future.
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What our Dementia Advocates won’t do • Manage your money, shop for you, or give you any advice relating to finances • Give you their opinion or advise you on decisions • Submit benefit claims for you • ... family members. The work we do with you is confidential. That means we’ll always talk to you before discussing your information with anyone else. We’ll keep your information safe and you have the right to see
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December 2017 Day to day tasks that many of us take for granted – like getting dressed, using the toilet, making a meal, or getting to the shops – can be almost impossible for many older people without help ... should be able to live well, not just survive, and future changes to the social care system can help enable them to live with dignity. The current situation There are a number of growing systematic issues
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an age friendly Wales Understand what’s happening at meetings or appointments Be represented in meetings so your views are heard Say what matters to you in meetings or sit alongside you to give you support ... being made that affect you Feel in control and equal to those around you Make sure your legal rights and entitlements are understood and upheld Look at ways to make you feel safe if you have been or are at
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produced for statutory bodies on the effective engagement of older people Are you listening? Acknowledgements This booklet has been produced in partnership between Age UK, South East Network of Seniors ... Forum on Ageing (SEEFA). It draws on Age UK’s Forum Toolkit and builds on Consulting and Engaging with Older People, published by Help the Aged in 2007, as well as further discussions between Age UK staff
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Improving later life. Services for older people – what works. Age UK works to improve later life for the 14 million older people in the UK. We do this by addressing health inequality, reducing loneliness ... in all its forms. We also speak for the long-term interests of every one of us, so that experiences of ageing grow better for each passing generation. We are Age UK Acknowledgements: We wish to thank
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Preserving what matters : integrating mental health into care home transitions Mental health affects us all, regardless of age or ability. Like physical health, it’s something we all manage throughout ... throughout our lives. In the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Welsh Government provided funding for Age Cymru to undertake research into the mental health of older adults in care homes in Wales. Our report
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Experiences of people aged 50 or over in Wales during the Covid-19 lockdownCreating an age friendly Wales This survey is for people aged 50 or over across Wales, and is being undertaken by key organisations ... people about their experiences of the lockdown and the impact that this has made on them.This survey will take 15 minutes to complete. Your response isanonymous.Thank you for your support in completing this
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All Party Parliamentary Group for Ageing and Older People Ageing Alone: combating loneliness in later life Monday 8th February 2016 4pm-5pm Committee Room 3, House of Lords Present: Parliamentarians: ... Foulkes, Fiona Bruce MP, Lord Lipsey, Steve McCabe MP, John Pugh MP and Robin Walker MP. Chair of the meeting: Nusrat Ghani MP Guest Speakers: Gregor Henderson, Public Health England, Cllr Jonathan McShane
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Receiving the COVID-19 vaccine – background information There was originally a universal 2 dose primary course of the vaccine offered from December 2020 to the whole population (aged over 5) ... 5). This was ended by the Welsh Government on 30 June 2023. Booster vaccine campaigns for those most at risk have continued periodically since then. Receiving the COVID-19 vaccine – booster campaigns
