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2016, with the aim of understanding if Digital Champions are an effective approach to motivate older people and equip them with the skills and confidence to safely use digital technology. It was delivered ... 160 Digital Champions who promoted the benefits of digital technology to 3858 older people and supported 1274 older people to learn new digital skills. Digital Champions are individuals who register to
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residents A national arts in care homes participatory and mentoring programme It’s estimated that 80% of older care home residents are living with dementia. In 2013 the Alzheimer’s Society surveyed relatives of ... and staff to participate in the arts and to develop and mentor artists to deliver sessions for older people in care settings. 80% 1 2 3 4 5 6 2013 Poetry/proseP erforming arts Visual arts Music ... inspiring
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Programme Supporting older people to achieve a healthier lifestyle fit for the future was a person-centred programme to improve the physical health and mental wellbeing of older people living with at least ... member or volunteer met with an older person and developed with them a personal, tailored plan to suit their health and wellbeing needs. The support provided to older people included sign-posting, referrals
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partner of Age Cymru, together we can change older people's lives and bring lasting benefits to your company too. Why partner with us? Thousands of older people across Wales are facing some of the hardest ... enterprising corporate partners to work with us to help make a real difference to the lives of these older people. Working together in partnership, we can make a difference. Ways we can work together As a corporate
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Information, advice and advocacy May 2021 Summary Good quality information and advice is essential for older people. Factually accurate and impartial information and advice help us to make informed decisions, plan ... and entitlements and contribute to society. Advocacy services are essential to ensure that every older person has a voice and receives the support they need. The Social Services and Well-being (Wales)
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skilled board. We are particularly interested to hear from people with fundraising expertise, those living in north and mid Wales, Welsh speakers, people from ethnic minority groups and from LGBTQ+ communities ... presented many challenges for older people. We needed to adapt how we delivered our services to address the loneliness and isolation experienced by many older people during lockdown. As we come out of
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EnvisAGE A spotlight on the mental health and wellbeing of older people No. 16 2023/24 Featured articles Page 2 Introduction – Ceri Cryer, Age Cymru Page 5 Unequal access to and provision of mental health ... health services – Dr Lis Boulton, Age UK Page 9 The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on older people’s mental health and wellbeing – Sam Young, Age Cymru Page 13 The impact of caring on health in Wales
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Introduction Age Cymru is the leading charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people should be able to lead healthy and fulfilled lives, have adequate income, access ... services and the opportunity to shape their own future. We seek to provide a strong voice for all older people in Wales and to raise awareness of the issues of importance to them. We are pleased to respond
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indebted to the 400+ volunteers that give their valuable time to Age Cymru and the wellbeing of older people each week. Similarly, without the vital contribution of unpaid carers in all communities across ... and to highlight the issues they face. This edition includes feedback on our latest survey into older people’s experiences of Covid. We’d like to thank everybody who took the time to share their thoughts
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of older carers and carers of people living with dementia, funded by the Welsh Government Sustainable Social Services Third Sector Grant. The project will support the early identification of older carers ... advice, enable older carers to influence policy, service design and delivery and decision making by ensuring their voices are heard, and better meet the needs of older carers, carers of people living with
