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Wales. 75,000 older people in Wales have reported ‘always or often’ feeling lonely – it’s a daily reality for many older people. Feeling lonely is detrimental to the wellbeing of older people and there is ... the opportunity and impetus for people and organisations to work together in their local communities to create an Age Friendly Wales where no one has no one. Older people in Wales have told us they would
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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 in the Christmas classic, Polar Express ... country is it now traditional to eat KFC for a Christmas dinner? 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
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1 Public Policy Statement Safeguarding older people June 2017 Summary All older people in Wales have the right to a life free from abuse. There are ‘few more basic human rights than that of being ... being protected from violence or exploitation’.1 Older people must not be placed at risk of abuse or neglect. Agencies must work together to safeguard individuals, to uphold an individual’s fundamental right
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Creating an age friendly Wales Experiences of people aged 50 or over in Wales during the winter Covid-19 lockdown, and the road to recovery Survey Results May 2021 Contents Page 1. About this research ... 3 2. Accessing information about Covid 19 4 3. Positive experiences of lockdown 6 4. Challenges during lockdown 7 5. The impact of lockdown 9 6. Experience of accessing Health and Care services 10 7
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volunteers to support older people to improve their health and wellbeing The Cascade Training Programme supported organisations to empower their volunteers and staff to help older people from ‘hard to engage’ ... social wellbeing. Building Better Buddies Training for older men to become peer buddies and mentors, to motivate and encourage vulnerable older men to take part in new activities. Moving Movements Training
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a daily reality for many older people; 75,000 older people in Wales have reported ‘always or often’ feeling lonely. Feeling lonely has many detrimental effects on older people, and there is increasing ... loneliness. Removing these barriers to create an age friendly Wales will increase opportunities for older people to pursue an interest, join in and have a role in their communities. Tyˆ John Pathy, 13/14 Neptune
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Age UK briefing – discharging older people from hospitals June 2016 How and when someone is discharged from hospital, and the support they receive in the aftermath, are critical determinants of their ... hear talk of older people staying in hospital when they no longer need hospital care. Sometimes there seems to be a tendency to blame the patients, it being implied that some older people and their families
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Age Cymru is the leading national 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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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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Briefing Last updated: October 2010 This briefing explores older peoples’ involvement in volunteering and politics. Nearly 4.9 million people aged 65 and over in England (58%) take part in volunteering ... that 41% of people over retirement age in the UK volunteer on a regular basis (this could be formally or informally).2 Similarly, Government surveys in England have found that that 39% of people aged 65-74
