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MENTION THE F-WORD Advice to practitioners on communicating falls prevention messages to older people Falling in older age can lead to increased anxiety and depression, reduced activity, mobility and social ... that can reduce the risk of falls, communicating these messages in a way that’s acceptable to older people can prove challenging. This briefing summarises the findings from the research report Encouraging
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geriatricians and other older people’s healthcare specialists, health care professionals without expertise in older people’s care and older people themselves. Among older people’s specialists the term ... healthcare professionals (HCPs), with less experience of older people’s care are thought to be more likely to use the term as shorthand for older people with complex care needs or in late old age. Importantly
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opportunity we provide. Age Cymru’s HOPE project provides independent advocacy support to local older people (50+) and carers so they can help shape the key decisions affecting their own lives and thereby ... support, raising awareness of advocacy, and developing volunteer skills. The project helps people who may need information and support with issues such as housing, accessing services, dealing with
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Age Cymru is the leading national charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people should be able to lead healthy and fulfilled lives, have adequate income, access ... services and the opportunity to shape their own future. We seek to provide a strong voice for all older people in Wales and to raise awareness of the issues of importance to them. We are pleased to respond
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Government Sustainable Social Services Third Sector Grant, will support the early identification of older carers to provide timely and person-centred information and advice.
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Briefing note – Government Services on line The Government wants more people to access public services online. The aim is to make services more efficient and cost-effective but also to provide information ... organisations. Age UK supports initiatives to improve digital inclusion which can benefit many older people. However it is important that those who are unable or unwilling to be on line are not disadvantaged
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estimated that up to £3.5 billion of state benefits in the UK goes unclaimed by older people. Could you be one of the people missing out? For more information call Age Cymru Advice on 0300 303 44 98
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areas where the human rights of older people in the UK are abused. It also examines the UK Government’s record of reporting on the human rights situation of older people to the UN human rights treaty bodies ... work every day to achieve this. We help more than 5 million people every year, providing support, companionship and advice for older people who need it most. The Age UK network includes Age UK, Age Cymru
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was based on an exercise programme developed by the Korean and Japanese Gymnastics Federations for people living with dementia. The British Gymnastics Foundation has taken the core principles of this programme ... music, social participation and adherence to structured activity for the current generation of older people in Britain. The programme has been specifically designed to be interactive with lots of humour
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highest proportion of older people in the UK and health services need to adapt and respond to the fact that more people are living longer, often with chronic conditions. Older people are the main adult users ... care, however, the NHS and health services often do not appear to be designed with older people in mind. Older people, wherever they live, should have free and fair access to health and care services that
