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1. What can be found roasting on an open fire in ‘The Christmas song’, sung by Nat King Cole? 2. Which fruit was traditionally put in a Christmas stocking? 3. Which hot drink do the characters sing about ... 5. What type of pudding is asked for in the popular Christmas carol, ‘We wish you a merry Christmas’? 6. What ingredient is traditionally layered under the icing of a Christmas cake? 7. What do you
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know this has been such a tough time for you all. We’d love to connect with some of your residents to find how they are doing at the moment via zoom. Having a chat can really help wellbeing in general ... general but we’d also like to record resident’s thoughts and feelings at this time. This will go towards a Welsh Government report which may help to shape future care policy. For more info email suzy.webster@agecymru
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the festival. This information pack is intended to help you: a. understand the types of events we can support and b. provide the simple forms you need to apply for funds. We would request that you ... need £250 please apply for £250 (Max. £500). This will enable us to maximise the number of events we can support. The scheme is a competitive fund. The total fund available for the entire programme is
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the festival. This information pack is intended to help you: a. understand the types of events we can support and b. provide the simple forms you need to apply for funds. We would request that you ... need £250 please apply for £250 (Max. £500). This will enable us to maximise the number of events we can support. The scheme is a competitive fund. The total fund available for the entire programme is
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professionals 17 Training paid carers 20 Getting information to older carers 20 Carers’ stories – What it is like to be a carer post-retirement 22 Contents 2 Care and support is currently in crisis due ... supported so that they are not forced into financial hardship by their caring role. This is too long a time-frame for older carers. The current Government has established a Care Commission and has said that
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own research and focus groups, it investigates the stories of 50+ carers, looking at what works – and crucially what’s needed – to improve their employment prospects. And new analysis for this report finds ... week, and that from 10 hours carers suffer significant detriment to their employment prospects, which can lead to significant financial and social disadvantage. We make a series of recommendations to government
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at this again. We wanted people to tell us how they spent their AA and explain, in their own words, what impact it has. 1 Disability and poverty in later life ... heating, and disability equipment. Some people used the allowance to help with their care needs. This can be through formal payments to carers or by meeting the costs of family and friends to enable them to
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survey providing an invaluable insight into older people’s experiences in terms of what were the biggest worries, what worked well, and how we need to proceed as we look towards the challenges that winter ... lonely, rising to 55% amongst those living alone. “I live on my own and am very independent, but as I was no longer engaged daily with the usual activities, I was often lonely” – Female, aged 75-79, Vale of
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Through funding from Age Cymru, one-off grants of up to £150 are available for social events at winter time. Eligibility In order to apply for this grant programme applicants must be a local older people’s ... account, as the grant will only be paid by BACS. Grants cannot be made to individuals. What type of activity can be funded? Christmas lunches or Christmas parties New Year celebrations Chinese New
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after the isolation of Covid-19 which disproportionally affected older people. With reference to what would help people to have confidence to get back out and about into the local community, in terms ... and reduced public transport has also meant some people can no longer get to the theatre or other social activities. Poor public transport can impact people accessing healthcare appointments. This was
