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older people and anyone who advocates on behalf of older people. This might include friends, family, carers, a professional or a volunteer advocate. We hope that it helps to support informed discussions around ... uk/cymru/our-work/advocacy/ HOPE delivers independent advocacy support through a network of trained volunteers. If you would like to find out more about this or would like to volunteer for the project, please contact
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Requirements to publish information 10 Eliminating unlawful discrimination 12 Age discrimination in employment 13 Goods and services 16 Advancing age equality 22 Taking steps towards age equality 23 Fostering ... recognise the hugely valuable resource that older people offer our society – as employees, volunteers, carers, parents and grandparents, elected representatives and in many other roles. The older population
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appetite and try and make sure you’re eating well. It's always better to eat something, even if it's small snacks throughout the day instead of three main meals. Getting enough energy is important ... preventing falls. Keep hydrated As well as eating well, you should make sure you’re drinking plenty. If you don’t drink enough it’s likely that you’ll start to feel light-headed which will
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their usage or become outdated. The information in this factsheet is applicable to England and Wales. If you are in Scotland or Northern Ireland, please contact Age Scotland or Age NI for information and ... wellbeing 12 6.4 Sexual health 12 7 Your rights 13 7.1 The Gender Recognition Act: the basics 13 7.2 If you are in an existing marriage or civil partnership 14 7.3 The Equality Act 2010 14 8 Hate crime 16
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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 relatable examples that benefit others. Email your story ... written with you in mind. This information guide has been produced with the help of older people, carers and expert peer reviewers. Published: December 2023 3 Contents What this guide is about 4 The bladder
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cannot give advice about what options are best for you. If possible and you can afford it, speak to a regulated independent financial adviser if you need advice about your decisions. See factsheet 43, ... Page 4 of 22 1 Introduction ⚫ When you reach 55 years of age, you have choices about how, when, and if you can access private pension savings or pension pots. This applies to ‘defined contribution pensions’
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grass); Motor sports; Angling or Fishing; Archery {if Age > 64}; Yoga or pilates {if Age > 64}; Bowls (indoors or outdoors) {if Age > 64}; Croquet {if Age > 64}; OTHER SPORTING ACTIVITY such as triathlon ... retirement / state retirement (old age) pension a pension from a previous employer a pension from a spouse s previous employer a private pension / annuity a widow s or war widow s pension a widowed mother
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can speak for myself or have someone who can do it for me and I get care through the Welsh language if I need it. “ Advocacy services are fundamental to supporting people to engage actively and participate ... to support well-being outcomes. Work with representative groups of potential service users and carers to raise awareness of advocacy in all its forms, in exercising control over their well-being outcomes
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needed. 4 Welsh Government sought to improve staff recruitment and retention by increasing carer’s wages to the Real Living Wage in care homes and community settings in 2022. However, the cost of ... coordinators varies widely, and so a focus is needed on how resourcing can be provided across Wales. If care home residents are provided with opportunities to actively be involved in creative activities
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Attorney (LPA) is a way of giving someone you trust the legal authority to make decisions for you, if either you can’t make them yourself or don’t want to. Page 6 Advance Decision (Living Will) While you ... make choices about your care. This includes the types of medical treatment you want, or would refuse, if you were unable to make or communicate your own decisions in the future. An Advance Decision (sometimes
