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the availability and adequacy of mental health support, and the stigma surrounding mental health. A number of risk factors were mentioned: Loneliness Life changes, eg bereavement Financial insecurity ... people who care for them. Depression can have a wide range of problems that can worsen other areas. A number of other mental health problems were discussed, including anxiety, of which 5-20% of those with dementia
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particularly important factor and there are differences between areas: coastal and rural areas have a higher number of older people, for example. Community solutions like good neighbour schemes and village agents ... central and rural areas are behind in this. Loneliness Chronic loneliness is affecting a growing number of older people, in line with the increase in the older population. Loneliness can contribute to
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population aged 85+ years, by 127%1. 2. In Wales, healthy life expectancies are increasing, but the number of years spent living with poor health is also increasing2. Public Health Wales states that men and ... deprived areas3. 3. The instance of diseases people in Wales are living with is changing. Although the number of disability adjusted life years (DALYs) due to cardiovascular disease has fallen by 42% over the
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Thinking skills (cognitive ability) Delayed word recall: Number of correct items Immediate word recall: Number of correct items Subtract 7: Number of correct answers Verbal fluency: Count of correct answers ... ‘Emotional stability’) Worrying a lot Getting nervous Being relaxed (inverse) Live with other people number of people in household Working Current economic activity Widowed Legal marital status Satisfaction
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charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 and registered company number 6825798). The registered address is Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock Square, London WC1H ... and care professionals. Age UK’s comments Comment No. Page number or ‘general’ for comments on the whole document Line number or ‘general’ for comments on the whole document Comments 1
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charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 and registered company number 6825798). The registered address is Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock Square, London WC1H ... this is still a significant proportion (over half of over 65s) and the trend is for increasing numbers of older people to use the internet. Many older people already rely on the internet. One man we spoke
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charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 and registered company number 6825798). The registered address is Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock Square, London WC1H ... working well, and where it is not. For example a local Age UK adviser told us of a client with a number of serious health problems who had dealt with a Job Centre where staff were very understanding of
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November 2017 Summary Social care is a term that covers a wide range of services that are provided in a number of different locations. The term can be used to designate any service that is designed to help people ... to live well1 and remain independent for as long as possible. An ageing population and increasing numbers of people with complex long-term health and care needs are placing the current system of social services
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Who should make the assessments ?This is very much down to you, and it may well relevant for any number of different people to complete the self-assessment from within an organisation.Who will see the ... assessments)Please indicate which good practice statement your key strength corresponds to ( using the numbered list in the self –assessment tool above). Areas for development (for amber or red assessments)Please
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potential for exploitation. ZHCs are used across a range of occupations and sectors. A significant number of all workers employed under a ZHC work in health and social care, especially in domiciliary care ... hard to find. This has been partly due to problems of definition and because information about the numbers of people affected by ZHCs has only recently started to be collated. There is considerable debate
