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feelings so you lead the decision making? • Get the right support you need when you need it? • Be supported to say what matters to you and why? • Understand information about services or your rights? • Understand ... a carer of an older person, living in the community and have issues or concerns that you’re finding it difficult to resolve? If you think that HOPE can support you, please e-mail advocacy@agecymru.org.uk
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------------ Be clear about why you are conducting a survey or questionnaire, and what you want to learn from it Only collect information that you need, and that you do not have or will not be collecting ... collecting through other avenues Be clear about how the survey or questionnaire is to be administered and analysed, and thereby the resources required Consider discussing the survey or questionnaire
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UK’s telephone network is being upgraded, which means that landline services are changing. You’ll still be able to have a landline in your home, but the technology that powers it will be a bit different ... need to upgrade some of your equipment. What’s changing and when? The technology we currently use to make calls on landlines, called ‘analogue’, is being replaced with an internet-based
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and also to satisfy my desire to ‘give something back’ to society after many years focusing on work. What difference to your life has volunteering made to you? Volunteering has proven to be a very valuable ... and have been able to enjoy sharing physical and social benefits of Tai Chi t an expanding group What do you enjoy most about your volunteering experience? There are several aspects of volunteering I
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considering equity release as a way to release some cash (equity) from its value. However, equity release is a big decision. You should consider it carefully and get specialist advice before making any decisions ... reversion scheme: you raise money by selling your home, or a share of it, to a private company. You retain the right to live in it, usually until you die or move into long-term care. If you take out a
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The primary role of a 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; ... volunteering, we’ll work with you to identify the opportunities you need to realise and achieve your goals. It’s amazing the difference you can make through simply listening to someone who may be experiencing feelings
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We welcome your comments. Age Cymru's vision is a society which offers all people in Wales the best experience of later life. Older people are valued, included and able to shape decisions affecting ... any person or organisation to make a comment, compliment or complaint about Age Cymru, its services or staff. What can the comment, compliment or complaint be about? Comments, compliments and complaints
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Wales Accord on the Sharing of Personal Information (WASPI) code of conduct April 2023 Age Cymru is the leading charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people ... of Conduct under the provisions of article 40 of the UK General Data Protection Regulation. WASPI is a tool used for lawful and safe sharing of personal information that has been in place for over a decade
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Cymru with their friends sessions. I heard of this and thought it was a really worthwhile cause and wanted to be involved. Remo I think it’s to do with my character, I’m a really sociable person ... life where I have the time to take on things that I like, this has involved a lot of volunteering. It’s through these volunteering experiences that I found out about Age Cymru. Pre pandemic I was
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11 out of 41 respondents saw a poster 10 out of 41 respondents read about it newspaper 15 out of 26 respondents via Do-it.org 3 out of 26 respondents via another website 5 out of 26 via Manchester ... Of the 41 older people who responded, only single-digit number heard about it in person, by phone or through the post What motivated people? Older survey respondents Younger survey respondents
