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If you want to stay independent in your own home for longer, there are adaptations that can make your life easier. Read more information about adaptations and funding them here.
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4.1 Being eligible to apply 10 5 Making an application 11 5.1 Help with your application 12 5.2 Information you should include in your application 12 5.3 Updates whilst you are on a waiting list 13 5.4 ... 4 Can you apply to more than one local authority? 13 5.5 ‘Common housing registers’ 14 6 Local authority allocation schemes 14 6.1 Who gets priority on the list – ‘reasonable preference’ 14 6.2 Extra priority
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Liberty Safeguards (DoLS). These relate to people who lack the mental capacity to make decisions about their care and treatment, and who are deprived of their liberty in a care home or hospital. This factsheet ... what can be done if there are concerns about a deprivation of liberty. Further information about mental capacity is in factsheet 22, Arranging for someone to make decisions on your behalf. The information
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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 to high quality services ... 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 to the Climate
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Scotland, Age Cymru and Age NI and, additionally, many local Age Concerns are changing their name to Age UK. We are the new voice for millions of people in later life. We believe that by combining our ... solutions, and with your help, we can do more to enrich the lives of many, both at home and abroad. By joining forces, we will ensure that more of our funds go where they are needed. We are now one of the most
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the modules 1 Module 1 – About Advocacy Aims to increase knowledge and understanding of independent professional advocacy Module 2 – Well-being Aims to promote real choice and control in line with the ... the well-being principles and duties of the Act Module 3 – Golden Thread Aims to promote understanding of advocacy as the Golden Thread that runs throughout the Social Services and Well-being (Wales)
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150 words summarising: • where the older person was before ( not employed/ employed /in need of support), • what they did with the Age at Work programme • what happened as a result. o attitudinal change ... o behavioural change - got a new job, got promoted , sorted out finances , lead an older person initiative at work ET cetera ET cetera Ideally, it would be good to include a quote, attributed by name &
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Age Cymru is a registered charity 1128436. Company limited by guarantee and registered in Wales and England 6837284. Registered office address Ground Floor, Mariners House, Trident Court, East Moors Road ... Advocacy is an important service to support people to have their voices heard, their wishes respected and to feel equal in relationships with others so that they can feel empowered to speak up and be involved
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Musselwhite Page 24 Housing options for older people - Catherine Boswell and Janet Beauchamp Page 29 A spotlight on the Greater Manchester Ageing Programme - Paul McGarry Page 33 References and further information ... should aspire to be an age friendly country, in which all older people have the same respect, rights, opportunities and access to services as the rest of the population. This is vital at a time when the
