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as people and organisations that represent older peoples interests, to consider their representation in the media. The representations we currently see fall into extremes and reinforce stereotypes of ageing ... year old. In reality, the over 50’s fall within the grey areas and can be active, less mobile, sociable, isolated, glamorous, happy to blend in, happy, sad and the full range of emotions in between, well-off
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policy@ageuk.org.uk www.ageuk.org.uk Age UK is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 and registered company number 6825798). The registered address ... most of later life. The Age UK network includes around 165 local Age UKs reaching most of England. In 2014-15 nearly 5.7million people came to Age UK and our local partners for information and advice on
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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 ... Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 came into force in April 2016. The Act puts adult safeguarding on a statutory footing and forms a legal framework for adult protection in Wales. The Welsh Government has developed
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hospital discharges are delayed? We are regularly reading articles in the media about ‘bed blocking’ and hearing talk of older people staying in hospital when they no longer need hospital care. Sometimes there ... to remain in hospital, thereby denying hospital care to others who are in greater need. However, at Age UK we simply do not believe that the problem of older people and families staying in hospital longer
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bowel problems. 2 We’d love to hear from you. 1) Join our Readers’ Panel. Have your say and be involved in updating our guides by joining our Readers’ Panel. You don’t need any specialist knowledge at all. ... www.ageuk.org.uk/readers-panel. 2) Tell us your story. Have you been affected by any of the issues in this guide? Has Age UK’s information and advice helped? If so, we’d love to hear from you to provide
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April 2018 Age Cymru is the leading national charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe that older people should be able to lead healthy and fulfilled lives, have adequate ... older people in Wales and to raise awareness of the issues of importance to them. Introduction We are pleased to respond to the Welsh Government’s consultation about local toilets strategies in Wales. Public
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policy@ageuk.org.uk www.ageuk.org.uk Age UK is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 and registered company number 6825798). The registered address ... 2 About this consultation Under legislation already in place, women’s State Pension age will be 65 from November 2018, 66 for both men and women from October 2020 and 67 from March 2028. Current legislation
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usually defined as over 12 months out of work, is one of the most serious problems facing the 50+ cohort in the modern labour market. Of all older workers who are unemployed, nearly 47 per cent have been so ... other barriers. In principle Age UK supports its objectives. However, so far the Programme has not worked well for older jobseekers. This report provides analysis and recommendations in relation to older
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policy@ageuk.org.uk www.ageuk.org.uk Age UK is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 and registered company number 6825798). The registered address ... needing to work for longer, it is inevitable that the welfare-to-work system will experience a rise in the number of older jobseekers over the next few years. People aged 50+ on the Work Programme make
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post-Covid will facilitate the creation of an age friendly Wales in line with the proposed Strategy for an Ageing Society. Built environment in communities During March and April 2021, Age Cymru, Cymru Older ... Wales, and Pensioners Forum Wales worked together to gather the experiences of people aged 50 or over in Wales during the winter Covid-19 lockdown and to understand the perspectives of older people on recovery
