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a crisis in the UK. Being lonely affects your health, your wellbeing and the way you see yourself. It can make you feel invisible and forgotten.
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proportionate assessment • necessary to prevent harm to person, & proportionate to likelihood & seriousness of such harm • must have regard to person’s wishes and feelings • person has a mental disorder ... is no “appropriate person”, and • person has capacity to consent to appointment & makes a request, or • person lacks capacity to consent, unless being represented and supported by an IMCA would not be in
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We do this by addressing health inequality, reducing loneliness and isolation, improving retirement incomes and tackling poverty and discrimination against those in later life in all its forms. We also ... Research, and Professor Alan Walker from the New Dynamics of Ageing, for help identifying authors and research for this book. We also thank Age UK’s Research Department for assistance with editing. And not least
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healthy and fulfilled lives, have adequate income, access to high quality 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 ... importance to them. We provide information and advice to older people and carers; support through our Helping Others Participate and Engage (HOPE) project; and support through our Dementia Advocacy project
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Loneliness and isolation are a daily reality for many older people – 75,000 older people in Wales have reported ‘always or often’ feeling lonely. Age Cymru believes loneliness and isolation should be recognised ... recognised and treated as a public health priority.
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to health appointments 6 • Accessing GP surgeries and appointments 9 • Access to treatment and ongoing checks 10 • Access to surgical procedures and in-patient care 11 • Access to dental services 12 ... 24 • Isolation and loneliness 26 • Transport 28 • Blue badge applications 30 • Housing 31 • Bereavement and grief 33 • Scams 35 Unpaid carers 37 • Unpaid carers accessing health and social care 38
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abuse and neglect Factsheet 78w November 2022 2 of 74 Contents 1 Information about this factsheet 5 2 Background to elder abuse, neglect and safeguarding ... safeguarding 5 2.1 Introduction 5 2.2 Legislation and government guidance in regard to safeguarding older people 6 2.3 What is elder abuse? 10 2.4 What is neglect? 10 2.5 What is meant by safeguarding? 10 3
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Age Cymru is a registered charity 1128436. Company limited by guarantee and registered in Wales and England 6837284. Registered office address Ground Floor, Mariners House, Trident Court, East Moors Road ... someone If you have a non-emergency concern for someone aged 50 or over you’re supporting you can contact Age Cymru Advice for support on 0300 303 44 98. If the person is aged under 50 you can call Citizen’s
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Elder abuse can take many forms, including financial, emotional, physical and sexual. Find out what elder abuse is and some examples of abuse.
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