-
timetable, one ticket: planning buses as a public service for Wales June 2022 Q1: Do you agree that change is required in how we deliver bus services to meet the needs of Wales’ citizens and respond to the climate ... our village as it is, we depend on the Bwcabus service to meet the 460 service in a nearby village along the A484. The 460 service has been reduced and does not run as often. So, it is a dilemma now for
-
results 21 2 1. Executive Summary Independent advocacy is a vital service for individuals to ensure that the person (and their well-being outcomes) is placed at the center of the work of support services ... There has been a small decrease in services providing advocacy to a wider client group. The reduction is from 44 to 41 services. • There are 54 full time paid advocates working across Wales with 10 of those
-
advocacy Creating an age friendly Wales Understand what’s happening at meetings or appointments Be represented in meetings so your views are heard Say what matters to you in meetings or sit alongside you ... upheld Look at ways to make you feel safe if you have been or are at risk of being harmed Age Cymru is a registered charity 1128436 ©Age Cymru 2017 Advocacy: Supporting you to be informed, heard and involved
-
of Tai Chi. What difference to your life has volunteering made to you? Volunteering has helped professionally and of course, personally as I enjoy interacting with people on these levels. What do you enjoy ... experience? What I enjoy most about volunteering is the feeling and satisfaction of watching others gaining confidence with what they are doing to improve their own lives through Tai Chi. What would you
-
with greater physical ability. The programme is novel to Britain and is different to its namesake of chair-based exercise. The focus of the programme is one of integrating the physical, cognitive and ... achieve a single goal for people with dementia, with each activity being assigned a specific music that is both action based and also memory evoking. The programme has shown to have a demonstrable benefit
-
inevitable part of growing older Care & Repair Cymru Let’s talk Do you worry about falling but don’t know what to do? • Tell someone about your concerns • Tell someone if you’ve fallen • Take action today ... using www.dewis.wales or contact Age Cymru on 02920 431 555 for other exercise opportunities Stay Safe Is your home safe and warm and does it help you manage well? • Contact Care & Repair on 0300 111 3333
-
Improving later life for people with sight loss Summary Society is in the midst of a longevity revolution. The prevalence of sight loss increases with age: currently there are almost 2 million people ... aged 65 and over living with sight loss in the UK. This number is rising because of the ageing population yet the number receiving support is falling. The number of blind and partially sighted people receiving
-
Manager (Evaluation & Impact) Research Department, Age UK Page 2 of 33 Age UK Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock Square London, WC1H 9NA Research@ageuk.org.uk © Age UK Research Department (January ... carrying out interviews with older people participating in the project. Author Vinal K Karania is Research Manager at Age UK with responsibility for Evaluation & Impact. He designs, manages and carries
-
#ProudtobeAgeUK A review of 2015/16 We’re Age UK Age UK is the country’s largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. We are national In the UK we help more than seven million ... charity, Age International, to fund programmes in over 30 developing countries. Age International is a member of the HelpAge global network and the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC). We’re proud to
-
Contact: Jane.vass@ageuk.org.uk 2 The Autumn Budget on 22 November was notable mainly for what it did not say, and in particular neither social care nor pensioners received a mention. However, ... whom live alone in poor quality housing that is hard to heat. Unfortunately there was little in this Budget to cheer older people like these. “The extra funding for the NHS is welcome but we fear will do
