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with the help of older people, carers and expert peer reviewers. Published: February 2022 3 Contents What this guide is about 4 Talking about death Conversations with family and friends 6 Practical considerations ... Care from a hospice 31 Care homes 33 Advice and support for carers 35 Useful organisations 37 4 What this guide is about Thinking about your life coming to an end can be difficult and we tend to not
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befriending team to connect with older people on a weekly 30 minute friendship call. You can find out more about this role, and register as a volunteer on the Volunteering Wales website. Once you have ... Volunteering Wales, search on their website for 'Friend in Need' to find this volunteering opportunity. What happens next? Once you've registered on the Volunteering Wales website and applied for this opportunity
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Get Ready for Winter with Age Cymru and Nest What is Get Ready for Winter? Get Ready for Winter is a campaign led by Age Cymru and the Welsh Government Warm Homes Nest scheme to help older people in Wales ... The rise in energy bills and cost of living crisis means it’s more important than ever to do what you need to do to keep your home warm and yourself safe during winter. Whether it is getting your
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retirement housing November 2023 About this factsheet This factsheet explains options and issues to consider if you are thinking about buying retirement housing. This is specialist housing for older people, which ... information guide 8, Housing options. The information in this factsheet is applicable in England and Wales. If you are in Scotland or Northern Ireland, please contact Age Scotland or Age NI for further information
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celebration and spending time with family and friends. But for many older people, festive cheer remains out of reach, with a staggering 84,670 older people in Wales saying they will eat Christmas dinner alone
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walkers getting together, going out and enjoying themselves. I needed to do some form of exercise as I had completed 6 months of chemo. I suggested to my husband Michael, we try out the Nordic walking, he is ... to become a Leader and really enjoy being a leader. That is how we became involved with Age Cymru. What difference to your life has volunteering made to you? The volunteering has made a big difference to
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of the key messages in our Falls Awareness Campaign that you can read more on p9. You can also find out how you can get involved with the Age Cymru Big Step fundraising campaign. Over the last year our support ... the funds to deliver our vital services. Read on to find out how to get involved. To continue the activity theme, in this issue you can find out about some wonderful volunteering opportunities. We’re recruiting
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moving in the right direction to address care home commissioning issues. The direction of travel is what we would want to see, as reducing the complexity of arrangements will over time benefit older people ... providing value for money. Within this area of focus it will be important to look at whether changes in funding availability are linked to an identified level of need of the Welsh population and if there are any
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Have you been affected by any of the issues in this guide? Has Age UK’s information and advice helped? If so, we’d love to hear from you to provide relatable examples that benefit others. Email your story ... with the help of older people, carers and expert peer reviewers. Published: October 2022 3 Contents What this guide is about 4 Getting the help you need Am I a carer? 6 Help for carers 8 Assessing the
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legal document that allows someone to make decisions for you, or act on your behalf, if you’re no longer able to or if you no longer want to make your own decisions. There are a number of reasons why you ... temporary situation: for example, if you are in hospital and need help with everyday things such as making sure bills are paid. Alternatively, you may need to make longer-term plans if, for example, you have been
