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Public Policy Statement Carers August 2019 Summary The Welsh Government defines a carer as “anyone of any age, who provides unpaid care and support to a relative, friend or neighbour who is disabled, physically ... ill, or affected by substance misuse”1. According to the 2011 census, there were 369,186 carers2 living in Wales, representing 12% of the population, the highest proportion of carers of all UK countries
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Consultation Response: voices of older people The Care Act: consultation on draft regulations and guidance to implement the cap on care costs and policy proposals for a new appeals system for care and ... may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Name:
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Creating an age friendly Wales Experiences of people aged 50 or over in Wales during the winter Covid-19 lockdown, and the road to recovery Survey Results May 2021 Contents Page 1. About this research 3 2. Accessing ... during lockdown 7 5. The impact of lockdown 9 6. Experience of accessing Health and Care services 10 7. Easing of lockdown 18 8. Challenges of moving out of lockdown 19 9. Support needed to engage in local
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We want to hear the views and experiences of people aged 50 or over across Wales
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com/agecymru twitter.com/agecymru Creating an age friendly Wales Follow us on: 1 Contents Why we need Wales to be age friendly 2 Goal 1: Equality, rights and participation 6 Goal 2: Informed and included 9 Goal 3: ... need Wales to be age friendly Our purpose in embarking on such a programme is to ensure that older people are able to live the most fulfilled lives possible in communities across Wales. The changes we
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people flourish. We are here to stand up for the 14 million people in the UK and 846 million people internationally who have now reached later life, but also to speak for the long-term interests of every ... every one of us, working to ensure that experiences of ageing improve from one generation to the next. We aim to improve later life for everyone through our information and advice, campaigns, products, training
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Information about concessions on the TV licence available to older people - television licence benefits for older people.
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factsheet 3 1.1 Definitions and terminology 3 2 Legislation covering the social care system in Wales 5 2.1 The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 and accompanying Code of ... relevance to the social care system in Wales 5 3 Background – obtaining help from your local authority and the financial means test for care home
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Consultation Response The Care Act: consultation on draft regulations and guidance to implement the cap on care costs and policy proposals for a new appeals system for care and support Ref: 0715 Date: ... may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Name:
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some of Wales’ most creative artists to give older people access to quality arts activities. Our cARTrefu artists have enabled hundreds of older people in Wales to create their own art through sessions ... designed to help you run your own cARTrefu sessions, whether you’re a carer or a resident. Creating an age friendly Wales cARTrefu How do I use this pack? This pack has a number of activities for you to try
