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Cymru Advice 0300 303 44 98 www.agecymru.org.uk Factsheet 41w May 2024 Social care assessments for older people with care needs in Wales Factsheet 41w May 2024 ... making a referral 9 3.2 Needs assessment for the person with care needs (and, where relevant, also an assessment for their carer) 10 3.3 Eligibility criteria 11 3.4 Provision
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contains general advice only, it should not be relied on as a basis for any decision or action and cannot be used as a substitute for professional advice. Neither Age UK nor any of its subsidiary companies ... written with you in mind. This information guide has been produced with the help of older people, carers and expert peer reviewers. Published: February 2022 3 Contents What this guide is about 4 Talking
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moving in with family. What sort of care will you need and who will be able to provide this for you? Will the home need to be adapted? Will you pay rent or help towards bills? If your family members are claiming ... working, for example, if you need to move into a care home? If you invest in your relatives’ property, or purchase a property jointly, there may be implications if you have to be means-tested for assistance
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people and older carers. Age Cymru provide a person centred, independent advocacy service that amplifies the voice of both older people living with memory concerns or dementia, and for those with capacity ... have had positive outcomes, despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and changes necessary for service delivery. We have gathered information from our Dementia Advocacy project and HOPE (Helping
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Golden Thread Advocacy Programme introduction page. Basic background and outline of work for the newly funded programme.
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emergency help through an alarm system communal areas, such as gardens or lounges social activities for residents. Features vary from scheme to scheme. At some schemes you get more support than others. If ... you’re interested in a particular scheme, make sure you understand what is available and how it is paid for. Meals, help around the home and personal care services such as help with bathing are not usually provided
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Understand your options and choices? HOPE has trained independent Volunteer Advocates who will be: • Someone there for you and only you • Someone to listen to you and support you so you can make your own ... heard Independent Advocacy: supporting you to be informed, heard and involved Are you aged 50+, or a carer of an older person, living in the community and have issues or concerns that you’re fi nding it diffi
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information about the new State Pension for people reaching State Pension age on or after 6 April 2016. It also has information about the old State Pension for people who reached State Pension age before 6 ... and what to do if you have a change of circumstance. The information in this factsheet is correct for the period April 2024 to March 2025. Benefit rates are reviewed annually and uprated in April but
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to low pay and caring responsibilities. Reducing pensioner poverty should also be an objective. The level of the single-tier pension needs to be high enough to provide an adequate platform for saving ... Communications about the changes and their impact present a challenge. We welcome the protection in the Bill for some derived rights. However this needs to ensure everyone with a legitimate expectation of receiving
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We’re proud to introduce an exciting new project that’s ready to support older people (50+) and carers all over Wales. The HOPE project (Helping others to participate and engage) was officially launched ... 2023. Thirteen of the fifteen project staff are now in post and already working with older people, carers, volunteers and organisations across Wales. This exciting new project will be supporting people
