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Age Cymru Advice 0300 303 44 98 www.agecymru.org.uk Factsheet 39w July 2024 Paying for a care home in Wales if you have a partner Factsheet 39w July 2024 ... financial assessment if you are a couple and one of you goes into a care home – issues regarding income and capital 8 4.1 Background information on the financial
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in many communities and at certain times, which is likely to be exacerbated by cuts in support for subsidised services. There are significant variations in the challenges faced in different parts of Wales ... services where there are currently few, such as evening and Sunday services in much of Wales, and those at any time in rural areas. Ensuring the mobility of older people when they are unable to use bus services
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all sizes to promote a wide range of arts activities, from stand-up to stitching, from Bollywood to book clubs. Gwanwyn Festival offers opportunities for older people to become involved in arts and creative ... creative activities, either as practitioners, organisers or audience members. Gwanwyn Festival also helps older people to recognize the benefits that being creative can bring to their health and well-being
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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 ... charities. Information written with you in mind. This information guide has been produced with the help of older people, carers and expert peer reviewers. This guide has been kindly peer reviewed by the
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and control – putting an individual and their needs at the centre of their care and support, with voice and control over the outcomes that will help them achieve well-being; The Act gives people a stronger ... control over the support and services they receive to help them achieve well-being and the things that matter most to them – whether that’s to attend a class at their local community centre or access services
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self-isolate as much as possible to help protect us from the virus. This is particularly important for people over 70 and those with underlying health conditions because they are at higher risk of developing more ... want to have a chat about what they saw on television last night. Hopefully, this initiative will help older people cope with some of the challenges arising from the Coronavirus outbreak. Anyone over
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independent of any other service people living with dementia use. This means the person with dementia will be at the heart of the decision making process, and we can support and represent them without any conflict ... of personal freedom. This principle is at the heart of advocacy services for people living with dementia. The need for advocacy for people with dementia, who face complex issues around social exclusion
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vi winter months also bring anxiety about escalating energy bills and the struggle to keep their homes warm. Yet many older people are largely unaware of the link between poor heating conditions, exposure ... in a cold home and that health and social care professionals need to play a key role in identifying older people at risk. The effect of cold weather on the health of older people Cold homes cost the
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vaccination. 40% of people told us that they’d like the opportunity to share experiences of the pandemic to help the Covid-19 inquiry. We received responses from every local authority area in Wales. This report ... before March 2020. The pandemic has just acted to magnify these endemic problems and inequalities facing older people across Wales. This research has been funded by Welsh Government. We’re grateful to everyone
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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 ... charities. Information written with you in mind. This information guide has been produced with the help of older people, carers and expert peer reviewers. Published: December 2023 3 Contents What this guide
