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adequate standard of living and a level of income which enables them to live comfortably and afford essentials. No one should have to endure a calamitous reduction in their standard of living when they ... Wales are estimated to live in poverty.1 The UK Government have been taking forward reforms to the State Pension for future generations of pensioners and employers are now obliged to automatically enrol
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on the stairs, in the bathroom, on steps, or find it difficult to manage in your home? Do you struggle to keep as active as you used to, to get about, and feel confident on your feet? Do you struggle with ... footwear? Do you struggle with your eyesight, or to maintain a healthy diet, or worry about the side effects of your medication? We are here to help you just to Talk, give Advice or provide Help. Staying Active
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Wales Executive summary About the research Age Cymru’s dementia advocacy project, HOPE (Helping others to participate and engage) advocacy project and Age Cymru Advice all reported worrying delays in older ... wanted to understand: • The scale of the issue of waiting for care for older people across Wales • The local authority plans for care service recovery • The help available for older people who are currently
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Option 1 Option 2 Advocacy Services in Bridgend In addition to the services above, the MCA, MHA and SSWB Acts set out statutory rights to advocacy. If they apply, you may also choose from the services ... act, under guardianship or subject to a community treatment order or in hospital informally receiving treatment for their mental health? If so, they have a legal right to an IMHA (Independent Mental Health
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Option 1 Option 2 In addition to the services above, the MCA, MHA and SSWB Acts set out statutory rights to advocacy. If they apply, you may also choose from the services below. Advocacy Services in Conwy ... act, under guardianship or subject to a community treatment order or in hospital informally receiving treatment for their mental health? If so, they have a legal right to an IMHA (Independent Mental Health
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for Care Home Volunteers 1. Do I need to have had both Covid-19 Vaccinations? Check with the care home for their policy on vaccination requirement. 2. Will I need to take a Covid test and wear PPE? The ... Covid infection. Do not attend the care home if you have symptoms of Covid or if you’ve met someone who has received a positive test. 3. What training will I receive? You’ll be trained in essential subjects
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Advocacy: Supporting you to be informed, heard and involved Someone there for me and only me Someone to listen to me so I can make my own decisions Someone to support me Someone to help me access and understand ... understand information Someone to represent me Why might I or someone I know need an advocate? Because… • Sometimes I don’t understand the information people give me about my care and support • I think
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want to learn from it Only collect information that you need, and that you do not have or will not be collecting through other avenues Be clear about how the survey or questionnaire is to be administered ... relevant stakeholders to help get the focus right Pre-test / Pilot the survey or questionnaire with a small number of people who are likely to be representative of the target group to understand how they
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exercising functions under the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014.All references are to the Part 10 Code of Practice (Advocacy). 1. As part of t he initial conversation, and throughout the ... may lack capacity to make a decision and an assessment of their capacity under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 should be made. This may affect the type of advocacy which it is appropriate to provide for the
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possible to find out when the next prescription is due. If it can be ordered at least seven days beforehand this will help the pharmacist deal with urgent requests and queries. • You may need to take ID ... ID with you and you will need to know the name and address of the person you’re collecting for. For further information https://www.nhs.uk/ common-health-questions/caring-carersand-long-term-conditions/
