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timely repairs with potentially serious health implications for vulnerable older people. Older tenants in damp and mouldy homes, exacerbating chronic health conditions. This is often accompanied by ... tenants who are on a low income and who may also be vulnerable for other reasons, such as chronic ill health. This briefing paper does not claim to be representative of all older private tenants. Many older
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a low income can be devastating; it can exacerbate problems of loneliness and isolation and place health and wellbeing at risk. Some older people miss out on socialising and activities because even small ... highlights that 57% of working age adults in Wales don’t feel that they understand enough about pensions to make decisions about saving for retirement. Furthermore, it is estimated that over £200 million of Pension
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and why, to understand information about services or their rights and to understand their options and choices. Older people can be marginalised, made assumptions about and feel disempowered by those providing ... to ensure the safety of all its staff and volunteers and is following Welsh Government and Public Health Wales Guidance. We have been seeking innovative ways to deliver our advocacy service until it’s safe
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18 months on, for the Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales to move to pilot video conferencing for people who are seeking to appeal their detention under the Mental Health Act (1983). The table below ... homes Hospital settings stopping visitors Change of accommodation DNACPR Providing health treatment Withholding health treatment Withholding care and support Providing care and support Hospital settings
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number 6825798). The registered address is Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9NA. 2 About this consultation Mental Capacity and Deprivation of Liberty: A Consultation Paper considers how ... scheme as a sticking plaster for deficiencies and underfunding elsewhere in health and care services. Our recent report, the Health and Care of Older People highlights significant underfunding, and any reform
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working in the combined health and social care systems4. It is these carers, rather than health and social care professionals, who provide the bulk of care to those who need it. The health and social care systems ... providing personal care and also includes activities such as managing finances, negotiating with health and care services and acting as the person’s advocate, particularly if the person lacks mental capacity
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miserable for those at the less favoured end of the spectrum and they are the older people we should worry about the most. At this General Election we want to see every political party bring forward policies ... ourselves and those we love. Many key areas that we know impact on older people in Wales such as health services, transport and housing are devolved to Wales. Our priorities for the General Election 2019
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hear from older people about your experiences and what matters to you. This survey will take 15 minutes to complete. Your response is anonymous but if you want us to contact you about the survey you can include ... __________________________________________ A3. How easy do you find it to access the information about support and services you need? (Select one option) e 1 – Very easy e 2 – Easy e 3 – Neither easy
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after-effects of even the most minor fall can be catastrophic for an older person’s physical and mental health. Fear of falling again, among older people and those who care for them, reduces quality of life and ... Department of Health, general practitioners, primary care trusts and local authorities. • Evidence-based exercise programmes to be made available to all older people who are at risk of falling. • Health services
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Application and Delivery Guidelines About these guidelines Read these notes carefully before you complete the online ‘GIFTS Request Form’. Should you have any queries about any aspects of the delivery, please ... personnel can have difficulties coping after leaving the service and, in particular, accessing the health and social care they need to live a fulfilled life. Project 360° aims to ensure that services provided
