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or seen active service in the merchant navy for one day or more, and aged 65 or over. The project can also provide support and guidance for families and carers of eligible veterans. The project is funded
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Creating an age friendly Wales Making relationships count A helpful guide for families, unpaid carers and care staff supporting a person moving to live in a care home. 2 Age Cymru: Making relationships ... care home. It aims to raise awareness of the needs of older carers and the value of engaging them as experts in the care of the person they care for. It also provides insights from care home staff. This guide
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contains general advice only, it should not be relied on as a basis for any decision or action and cannot be used as a substitute for professional advice. Neither Age UK nor any of its subsidiary companies ... written with you in mind. This information guide has been produced with the help of older people, carers and expert peer reviewers. Published: May 2023. 3 Contents What this guide is about 4. Going into
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Age Cymru’s HOPE project provides independent advocacy support to local older people (50+) and carers so they can help shape the key decisions affecting their own lives and thereby avoid getting into ... raising awareness of advocacy, and developing volunteer skills. The project helps people who may need information and support with issues such as housing, accessing services, dealing with loneliness
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Summer edition of Age Matters. Summer is on its way and we’ve just celebrated Volunteers Week and Carers Week which are both important points in the Age Cymru annual calendar. We are indebted to the 400+ ... unpaid carers in all communities across Wales our health and care services could not function, and Carers week provides a fantastic opportunity for us collectively to pay tribute to all carers and to highlight
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experiences 5 2. Access to healthcare 8 3. Access to social care 15 4. Current challenges 17 5. Unpaid carers 24 6. Veterans 26 7. Employment 27 8. Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic 29 9. Communication 31 The ... respondents identify as non-binary, and 2% of respondents preferred not to disclose. 31% of people who responded to us live with a disability, and 4% of people served in the Armed Forces. In terms of Welsh
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changes the way that couples are treated within the benefits system when one is over the qualifying age for Pension Credit and the other younger. In the future, couples in this situation could receive much lower ... more on their retirement savings to support a younger partner who is unable to work. Carers and people with limited capacity to work who have an older partner will receive additional elements in Universal
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Age Cymru’s HOPE project provides independent advocacy support to local older people (50+) and carers so they can help shape the key decisions affecting their own lives and thereby avoid getting into ... raising awareness of advocacy, and developing volunteer skills. The project helps people who may need information and support with issues such as housing, accessing services, dealing with loneliness
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basic right. Abuse can occur in a person’s own home or whilst they are receiving a service – for example in a hospital or care home. The abuse may be perpetrated by a friend, family member or ... person. We produce a detailed factsheet which is designed to help you if: You are an older person who is being abused or neglected, or may be at risk of this. You are concerned on an older person’s
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That’s why we’re still encouraging people who might not have received their energy vouchers for pre-payment meters to double check and contact Age Cymru Advice for further information (see page 3). We’ve ... partners in this edition. I wanted to take this opportunity to say how proud I am of the whole team for their work in achieving the Investing in Volunteer Quality Mark and how much we value the contributions
