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Visit to family – only recently found out • Didn’t know what to do or where to go for help • Person now in residential home • Significant amount of scam mail responded to • Also received numerous scam telephone ... training where they have identified a vulnerable person who has been scammed. During a pop-up shop at one of our Local Banks, an elderly lady visited the bank to withdraw money to send via Western union
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Role Description Job Title: Regional Project Coordinator (Community Assistance Project) Location: Home based with potential office space in a partner office, covering the South and South East Wales Region ... of south and south east Wales. Ensure provision of interventions and support for older people to help them participate in and connect to their community with the support of trained volunteers in a number
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Role Description Job Title: Regional Project Coordinator (Community Assistance Project) Location: Home based with potential office space in a partner office, covering the West and South West Wales Region ... region of west and south west Wales. Ensure provision of interventions and support for older people to help them participate in and connect to their community with the support of trained volunteers in a number
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AgeUKIG13 Practical and emotional help when you’re looking after someone Advice for carers 2 We’d love to hear from you. 1) Join our Readers’ Panel. Have your say and be involved in updating our guides ... knowledge at all. Join our Readers’ Panel at www.ageuk.org.uk/readers-panel. 2) Tell us your story. Have you been affected by any of the issues in this guide? Has Age UK’s information and advice helped? If so
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distance from her home, and she had to travel there every day. During lockdown, she had moved into his spare bedroom so that she could continue to care for him. She wanted to move to a new home closer to her ... Allowance and Ms Q wasn’t in receipt of Carers’ Allowance. Our HOPE Independent Volunteer Advocate helped her consider her options and Ms Q decided to buy a small flat near her friend that was also near
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like a GP surgery, pharmacy or hospital if they think they might have coronavirus. They should stay at home, and use the NHS 111 Wales service instead (unless symptoms are serious – see below) There are two ... one sided limb weakness or drooping face). • Severe injury/heavy bleeding that cannot be stopped. • Fitting now/unconscious (e.g. can’t be woken). Note: in helping the person to assess the potential seriousness
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Age Cymru Advice 0300 303 44 98 www.agecymru.org.uk Factsheet 61w July 2023 Help with NHS health costs in Wales and services which are free for older people Factsheet 61w July 2023 ... aged over 65 6 3.3 Free COVID-19 booster vaccines 7 3.4 NHS screening programmes 8 4 Help with NHS health costs if you receive Pension Credit 8 4.1 Guarantee Credit paid on its own, or with
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age friendly Wales Making relationships count A helpful guide for families, unpaid carers and care staff supporting a person moving to live in a care home. 2 Age Cymru: Making relationships count Introduction ... a care home. It aims to raise awareness of the needs of older carers and the value of engaging them as experts in the care of the person they care for. It also provides insights from care home staff. This
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Listen and Connect Volunteer is to: Empathetically listen to callers and where necessary, signpost them at their request Talk to callers being non-judgemental, confidential and compassionate; and explore the ... their stories and concerns, and offer reflection and support to help them find their own way forward Work from the comfort of your own home Provide resources and information as required Uphold and adhere
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calls for action 3 Promoting independence with accessible and adaptable homes 7 Tackling poor conditions and delivering decent homes 13 Integrating housing with health and social care 19 Building for the ... Scotland, Age NI, Age Cymru and the many local Age UKs and older people’s groups. We provide services at a local and national level including information and advice that reaches some 5.4 million people each
