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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
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the local authorities across Wales, the social care leads, Care and Repair Cymru, and the older people and older carers across Wales who we spoke to – all of whom helped shape this work. 2 Why are we ... participate and engage) advocacy project and Age Cymru Advice all reported worrying delays in older people being assessed by social care for their needs, as well as delays in sourcing care packages once
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six years of Age Cymru’s cARTrefu programme, that brought artistic and creative experiences to older people living in care homes in February. The rising cost of living and the impact of energy costs have ... greater support for older people at this difficult time. We’re also encouraging people to maximise their income by checking their entitlements. We know for example that 40% of people entitled to Pension
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will use the service. The conversations they’ve been having are leaving their mark and allowing people to recognise the project now. They are so glad to be given the opportunity to network and collaborate ... alongside the HOPE project. Dementia Advocacy Project Our independent dementia advocacy project enables people living with dementia to access the services and support you need and to have a voice in decisions
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twitter.com/agecymru 2 The quarterly newsletter from Age Cymru Autumn Edition 2020 Understanding older people’s experiences of the first Covid lock-down By Victoria Lloyd, Chief Executive, November 2020 Age ... executive Victoria Lloyd explores the results of a nationwide survey of older people The results of our in-depth survey of older people’s experiences of the lock-down in Wales has highlighted some serious difficulties
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DIGITAL PROJECT? • Aim: understand if Digital Champions are an effective approach to motivate older people and equip them with the skills and confidence to safely use digital technology • Two partners: ... encourage older people to develop their digital skills and confidence. ACHIEVEMENT THE NUMBERS 95 intermediary organisations engaged 160 Digital Champions recruited & trained 3858 older people reached
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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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Foreword Many people experience loneliness at some point in their lives. For some it may be short-lived whilst for others it can become long term. It can have a devastating impact on people’s health and quality ... still carries a stigma and people may not want to admit to feeling lonely, so our latest work has been focussed on finding the best ways to reach and truly engage older people who are lonely: being eyes
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Age-friendly business Valuing and including older consumers in supermarkets and service companies February 2017 2 Introduction We often hear about our ageing society and the power of the ‘grey pound’ ... attracting and including older consumers is slow – many older people still struggle to access and navigate shops and other businesses. This results in exclusion and frustration for many people, and wasted opportunities
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Where we live and its immediate environment sets the tone for our daily life and while many older people continue to play an active part in their community, problems with mobility, vision and memory ... All neighbourhoods are different and the older people who live in them have diverse priorities and needs. But there are common issues that many older people report need to be improved to make their neighbourhood
