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people by interests, meaning volunteers could help people dementia to access places and activities, keeping them engaged and interested in those areas. This also provides a break for carers and so has additional
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always done is good for your relationship and the confidence of the person with dementia – so try to keep it up for as long as you can. Singing classes and activity groups. Whether or not you can carry a ... clinic. • See our guide Healthy living to find out about important health tests and the importance of keeping active. • See our guide Bladder and bowel problems to find out more about continence issues. “I knew
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their newly gained skills and knowledge to use technology for a variety of purposes ranging from keeping in contact with friends and family, to online shopping or banking to pursuing hobbies. “I found ... showed her how to skype ” “I am feeling more and more confident, as an individual it will help me keep in touch with loved ones and facilitate my need to bank online. I also think I will benefit from using
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Ferguson 54 Minimise sedentary behaviour Dawn A. Skelton 56 Maintain vision Catherine Dennison 58 Keep teeth and mouths healthy Paula Moynihan and Angus Walls 62 Support proper nutrition John Mathers ... bearable’; and of having social or voluntary activities, not just for their self-esteem, but to help them ‘keep busy’, in order to stop them worrying, feeling lonely, or dwelling on the past. • The next most important
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through the Nest and Arbed schemes funded by the Welsh Government. Energy companies also operate the Warm Homes Discount for vulnerable customers. Action needed • The Welsh Government should use the current
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stimulation—the list goes on. Whatever terms we use, people believe that it is good for brain health to keep an active mind as the aging process continues. But when you begin to look for the scientific evidence ... encouragement and keep you learning. 6) Find an activity where someone will notice whether you are present. Someone who checks up on you if you miss a session can be an additional motivating factor to keep you going
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that the gender pay gap is higher for older women. For many of them one of the major challenges is keeping their skills updated, but for others the main challenge is the need to reduce their hours to accommodate ... Ensuring access to appropriate training is essential for helping older workers remain productive and keep working, if they wish to do so, until State Pension age or beyond. Personal development is important
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pension of £1,800. If I opt for the full amount, do I have to buy an annuity or am I able to just keep the cash? 9. Although we hope and expect take-up of Pension Wise to improve, as awareness increases ... clients or advisers. I have a small pension from work and have been offered a lump sum instead of keeping the pension. I was made bankrupt 5 years ago and I need to know if any lump sum would be confiscated
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commitment to the development and implementation of good practice. 13. Trustees must be familiar with and keep under regular review the articles of association of Age Cymru. Any changes must be made in accordance ... knowledge of Age Cymru and to give themselves credibility, trustees should endeavour to maintain links and keep in touch with Age Cymru by regular visits to the charity’s offices. Unless there is a good reason
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public health policies are crucial to a good later life. Increases in healthy life expectancy are not keeping pace with increases in life expectancy, meaning that more of us spend more years living with long-term ... significant changes to life expectancy, both at birth and at age 75, we can see no valid rationale for keeping age 75 as a threshold in “premature” mortality indicators. As such, we propose that all existing
