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currently provided to disabled older people through Attendance Allowance (AA) to councils in England, as part of a consultation on business rates. Currently 1.23 million people age 65+ in England receive ... range of ways in which DLA and AA are currently enabling elderly and disabled people to afford to pay for services and items they need (Section 7.1.3). The benefits have preventive roles in helping people
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be equated with age alone; many older people are capable and self-reliant and do not wish to be seen as vulnerable. 4. However, we do not think it necessary to define ‘vulnerable customers’ in contrast ... Circumstances that can lead to vulnerability include bereavement, diagnosis of a health condition, and going into hospital or care. 6. Suppliers should take steps to identify customer vulnerability, plan in
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help people to feel independent and secure in their own homes. By leaving us a gift in your will, you can help us to be there for people like Huw, Emlyn and Gwen. We’ll be here to keep Huw company After ... around. You can help to make sure we’ll always be here for people like Huw, Emlyn and Gwen. Turn over to find out how. We’ll be here to give Emlyn advice When Emlyn’s heating broke down just as he needed
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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 will bring. Levels of loneliness and isolation amongst older ... were 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,
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2019 Summary Social care has historically suffered as a consequence of under-funding and this situation has been further aggravated in recent years as a result of widespread reductions in public sector ... the care and support they have been assessed as needing. Future arrangements for funding social care should ensure fairness on the “who pays” and “how we pay” for social care, including between the generations
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particular thank you to the 36 individuals that took part in an interview with us, not only for giving up their time but for being so open with us. We hope you enjoy reading the report which you contributed ... little as the recruitment progressed as it was difficult for gatekeepers to meet the stringent criteria and they were not always aware of whether their learners fully met all the different criteria. As interviewees
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review and we will work with others with the aim of improving practice across the charity sector. If you have any questions or concerns about this, or any aspect of our work, please don’t hesitate to email ... they comply with the Code of Fundraising Practice and with this Promise We will comply with the law as it applies to charities and fundraising We will display the Fundraising Regulator badge on our fundraising
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awareness of the issues of importance to them. We welcome the opportunity to respond to this consultation as statistically, older people are more likely to be living with increasing health needs including comorbidities ... frequent users of social care. As such, their needs for health care and how they are able to access it can be more complex. If complexity of need is more fully considered – such as providing frequently used
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40 8 Arrangements if you are eligible – including locations where you may receive NHS CHC 40 8.1 Confirmation of the decision 41 8.2 The type of services you might receive and where ... between NHS CHC and direct payments 49 8.8 If you have concerns about the NHS CHC services you are being offered 51 9 If you’ve been informed that you are not eligible for NHS CHC
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Age Concern and Help the Aged Julie Rugg and Karen Croucher Acknowledgements Our particular thanks go to all those people living in the private rented sector who so generously and patiently gave us their ... us make contact with older people living in the private rented sector. We are grateful to them all as the project would not have been impossible without their support. Contents Summary and key findings
