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 ... and eligibility for services 7 4 The local authority financial assessment if you are a couple and one of you goes into a care home – issues regarding
1. What can be found roasting on an open fire in ‘The Christmas song’, sung by Nat King Cole? 2. Which fruit was traditionally put in a Christmas stocking? 3. Which hot drink do the characters sing about ... 5. What type of pudding is asked for in the popular Christmas carol, ‘We wish you a merry Christmas’? 6. What ingredient is traditionally layered under the icing of a Christmas cake? 7. What do you
supporting leg if standing Keep the moves gentle and avoid locking out the knees MARCH WIDE AND NARROW Stand tall or sit up tall in the front third of the chair Step each foot out wide to the side ... time SIDE TAPS Stand tall or sit up tall in the front third of the chair Step feet alternately out to the sides of the chair, keeping knees close together but not touching Keep back straight throughout
If you marry, register a civil partnership or live with someone as a couple, any means-tested benefits you receive , such as Pension Credit , Housing Benefit or help from the Council Tax Reduction ... as soon as possible. Your partner’s income is also included as part of the overall assessment. If your benefits are affected, the amount you receive may go up or down, you may no longer be entitled
with and listening to older people in different circumstances has given us a wealth of knowledge on what they want and think, including on consumer issues. In 2015 we held three workshops to hear people’s ... to 69 per cent between 2008 and 2015.3 Despite this, many people feel that businesses do not seek out older people as customers or meet any practical needs they have. Four in ten (40 per cent) people aged
general works reasonably well and there is a danger that if councils have to invest time and resources in setting up new procedures and running their own systems, considerably less would be available to ... who need support. While there would have to be some form of redistribution, however this is carried out it is unlikely to fully account for variation in local needs or be capable of easy adjustment to reflect
not getting exercise. To find out you have cancer means you need a support group. Age Cymru Nordic Walking programme covers all of these support, friendship and exercise. What difference to your life has ... something back. I benefited from the programme now I give others the opportunity to benefit as well. What do you enjoy most about your volunteering experience? Being active, outdoors and the pleasure I see
What matters to you? This is Age Cymru’s fifth annual survey undertaken in partnership with the four national older people’s organisations. This year we heard from over 1300 people aged ... aged 50 or over from across Wales about what really matters to them. Older people told us about accessing health and social care, digital inclusion, employment, experiences of being unpaid carers, finances
believe that one of the Committee’s priorities should be to focus on public transport as we’ve come out of lockdown. During March and April 2021, Age Cymru, Cymru Older People’s Alliance (COPA), Welsh Senate ... survey provides an insight into what older people need to emerge from the pandemic. The ability to travel is a major concern for many older people in Wales as we come out of lockdown. Many people mentioned
information and advice to 7.5 million people. ‘I can’t even begin to tell you how helpful you’ve been and what a difference you’ve made.’ Peter, Age UK advice line caller Going from strength to strength This year ... town and as a result had got lost on the way home. The incident left Honey anxious about getting out and about. Together, Fiona and Honey decided that catching the bus on her own would be one of Honey’s