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opportunities for people with dementia… the team have made commitments to take forward gardening activities, organising a summer day out, walks, and looking to develop ‘men in sheds’, working with a local ... volunteers. • Unwillingness of older people to include older people living with dementia in their activities. • Lack of engagement from some external organisations. • Time and financial resources required
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and the care home staff. “It was a good feeling to be able to assist the Home in this important activity - important for residents and visitors. The feeling of doing something useful in my community.” ... practitioner and care home Activity Coordinator to create a themed project • Help conversation come to life using the Age Cymru using the ‘Tell Me More’ cards • Help to lead a group activity What is not required:
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new and all appreciated being able to speak in their own preferred language, Welsh or English.” – Activity Coordinator 3 Residents have also fed back about how they enjoyed the experience: “Jon was ... the project and that their loved ones had been captured in a way that is so original and lasting – Activity Coordinator 5. The Senses Framework and the ‘Tell Me More’ Project Our guiding framework for
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demand. Age UK analysis shows that in 201112 there was a reduction in spending on older people‟s social care of £341 million, or 4.5 percent since 2010-11. Taking into account growth in demand over the ... across the range of council provision such as housing, leisure and adult education which keeps them active and independent. Better neighbourhoods At a neighbourhood level all ward councillors have the
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1 Consultation response Impact of the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 in relation to carers Welsh Assembly August 2018 Introduction 1. Age Cymru is the leading charity working to improve ... them. 2. We welcome the opportunity to respond to the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee’s consultation on the impact of the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 in relation to carers.
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parents. The Commission has prompted moving debates in Parliament and commitments on loneliness and social isolation in the manifestos of the two main parties at the 2017 General Election. We have brought ... we have a mismatch between the quantity and quality of social relationships that we have, and those that we want. It is often associated with social isolation, but people can and do feel lonely even when
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engage) project Age Cymru HOPE St Andrews Park Queens Lane Flintshire, CH7 1XB Social media You can talk to us on our social media channels. Age Cymru on Facebook Age Cymru on Twitter
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require care? It can be difficult to organise care from abroad, as to receive social care services from a local authority’s social services department you must be able to show that you are ‘ordinarily resident’
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benefits and flexible working hours, as well as how your caring role could affect your wellbeing and social life. It also points you in the right direction if you need support – so you know you’re never alone ... applicable across the UK. When we refer to local council social services departments in England and Wales, we also mean local health and social care trusts in Northern Ireland. Throughout the guide, this
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requirements placed on local authorities by the Part 10 Code of Practice (Advocacy) (“the Code”) under the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (“the Act”). It is intended as an additional resource alongside ... alongside those provided in the Strategic Considerations section of the Help Guide in the Social Care Wales / SSIA Population Assessment Toolkit. The briefing provides some basic information about the role
