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Every year in the UK, an estimated £1.2bn is lost to investment fraud, but only 10% of all crimes are reported. Find out how to protect yourself and what to do if you're a victim.
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Advice 0300 303 44 98 www.agecymru.org.uk Factsheet 10w April 2024 Paying for a permanent care home placement in Wales Factsheet 10w April 2024 (amended May 2024) ... care home costs 14 4.1 Assessment of needs and eligibility for services 14 4.2 Paying for care home placements to meet your eligible
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Age Cymru is committed to safeguarding adults from abuse, mistreatment, and neglect, and protecting their right to live in safety. Abuse is happening to thousands of people in Wales every day. We know ... humiliation and intimidation or other abuse that is used to harm, punish, or frighten their victim. Abuse happens in people’s own homes, in care homes, hospitals, day care and other settings. The vast majority
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Background to Human Rights Legislation in the UK The modern human rights legal framework stems from the response to the atrocities of the Second World War when the international community sought to define ... define the rights and freedoms necessary to secure the dignity and worth of each individual. As a result, the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948. International
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individuals improve the health of the over 50s. • Guidance relevant to individuals and employers on promoting good health could support other efforts to help people work for longer, for example the Health and Work ... often the result of a complex web of factors, and it is difficult to view it as the only factor that impacts upon an individual’s ability to work longer. Other factors, such as caring responsibilities, may
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(enclave) and deprivation) and pension protection among individuals from ethnic minority groups compared to the White British majority population. Key Points • The level of concentration of own-ethnic-group ... neighbourhood is negatively correlated with one’s likelihood to be in paid employment or being an employee. Furthermore, individuals are less likely to be members of an employer’s pension scheme if they live
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recently held an online Question Time Event where older people throughout Wales were invited to pose questions to politicians.
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Safeguarding is a term that refers our duty to protect an adult’s right to live in safety, free from abuse and neglect.
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Gearing up Housing Associations’ responses to tenants with dementia from black and minority ethnic groups Valerie Lipman, Jill Manthorpe About the Authors Valerie Lipman has worked in the older people’s ... with the Race Equality Foundation and the National Housing Federation. The authors are most grateful to all those Housing Associations that provided information – those whose experience and views are mentioned
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This is a free service Eyesight Do you struggle to see objects around you? Have you noticed any blurring or gaps in your vision? Contact your optician to book your eye examination Fear of falling Have ... ‘near misses’ and do you fear falling? Speak to your GP who may be to refer you to a falls service At home Have you thought about trip hazards in your home? Are you getting up during the night? Do you
