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(WASP) is a network of organisations that are committed to fighting against fraud in Wales. WASP was founded by Age Cymru and the Older People’s Commissioner for Wales with the aim of making Wales more ... more hostile to those who would commit scams, whether on the doorstep, by post, by phone or online. Since 2023, it has been managed by Age Cymru. Its members include the Older People’s Commissioner
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leading charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people should be able to lead healthy and fulfilled lives, have adequate income, access to high quality services ... opportunity to shape their own future. We seek to provide a strong voice for all older people in Wales and to raise awareness of the issues of importance to them. We welcome the opportunity to respond to the Health
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Parliamentary Briefing 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 ... people 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
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Our information guides are short and easy to digest and provide an overview of the relevant topic. Our factsheets provide much more in-depth information. On this page you can view our complete list ... list of resources in numerical order - firstly our information guides, followed by the full range of factsheets. For guides and factsheets that focus on specific subject areas, see our other pages, covering
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interests, to consider their representation in the media. The representations we currently see fall into extremes and reinforce stereotypes of ageing. For example, wrinkly hands on the walking stick to the extraordinary ... mobile, sociable, isolated, glamorous, happy to blend in, happy, sad and the full range of emotions in between, well-off, living in poverty, independent to dependent. A collective voice is a powerful voice
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leading charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people should be able to lead healthy and fulfilled lives, have adequate income, access to high quality services ... services and the opportunity to shape their own future. We seek to provide a strong voice for all older people in Wales and to raise awareness of the issues of importance to them. The Golden Thread Advocacy Programme
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We believe loneliness and isolation should be addressed as priority public health issues to improve the health and wellbeing of Wales. 75,000 older people in Wales have reported ‘always or often’ feeling ... detrimental to the wellbeing of older people and there is increasing evidence of the negative impacts on physical and mental health. These negative impacts can lead to increased pressure on a wide range of local
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Mae Rhaglen Eiriolaeth Edau Aur wedi’i hariannu gan Lywodraeth Cymru am 3 blynedd i redeg ar y cyd a chynorthwyo gweithredu Rhan 10 (Eiriolaeth) o Ddeddf Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol a Lles 2014. Dechreuom y gwaith hwn ar y 1af Ebrill 2016. Ein prif nodau yw: Cynorthwyo i gomisiynu eiriolaeth broffesiynol annibynnol drwy ddull cynaliadwy a strategol. Gwella argaeledd gwasanaethau eiriolaeth i
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2019 Community Grants Information Pack Gwanwyn is a month-long national festival held across Wales in May each year celebrating creativity in older age. The aim of the festival is to: celebrate the opportunity ... opportunity of older age for renewal, growth and creativity, hence the connotations of new life in the name ‘Gwanwyn’, meaning ‘spring’ in Welsh offer opportunities for greater participation by older
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Information about housing benefits
