of Batley and Spen. Jo recognised that loneliness was a huge problem, that it could affect anyone of us, and that its impacts were real and lasting. She wanted to bring new focus and attention to loneliness ... to break down boundaries. She wanted the Commission to be crossparty, something we’ve continued, working together as co-chairs since Jo’s murder. And it was to be led by a wider coalition – 13 charities
experiences of people aged 50 or over in Wales2 About this research During March and April 2024, Age Cymru worked in partnership with the four national older people’s organisations to understand what really matters ... fulfilled lives. More than 1300 older people told us their views by completing our survey online, offline via paper copies or by telephone, or wrote to us directly about their experiences. Almost 20% of
matters to them. This survey will take 15 minutes to complete. Your response is anonymous but if you want us to contact you about the survey you can include your contact details at the end of the survey. Thank ... information e Other ____________________________________________________________________ A2. Do you use the internet? e Yes e No A2.a. If yes, how do you access the internet? e Own smartphone e Own tablet/iPad
mainstream services more friendly to people living with dementia. It is based on our experience of working with more than 70 local Age UKs from 2012–2015 as part of the Dementia Friendly Programme, initially ... accessible is your environment? How accessible is the information you produce? Working with your local and regional partners Making use of internal resources Empowering your team to understand and support people
on climate change Welsh Government December 2022 Introduction Age Cymru is the leading charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people should be able to lead ... panels in the buying and selling of houses. Transport To create a modal shift and encourage people to use more sustainable modes of transport, reliable, accessible and sustainable public transport services
labour market performance of ethnic minorities and thus impact upon individuals’ pension protection. Using data from the UK Household Longitudinal Study (Understanding Society), linked with a range of neighbourhood ... indicators associated with pension protection such as being in paid employment, being an employee, and working for an employer who offers a pension scheme. However, the concentration of one’s own ethnic group
range of articles on the work of Age Cymru and Age Cymru local partners in this edition. I wanted to take this opportunity to say how proud I am of the whole team for their work in achieving the Investing ... Investing in Volunteer Quality Mark and how much we value the contributions volunteers make to the work of the Charity every day, whether they’re making a friendship call, leading an activity session, advocating
older can bring challenges. But that doesn’t stop us being ourselves. We still want to laugh, love, be needed and keep doing the things that matter to us. We’re very proud of the achievements that will help ... ambitions that shape everything we do, ambitions driven by the priorities that people in later life tell us matter to them – money, wellbeing, health & care, home and community. Our achievements are set out
No one should have no one Working to end loneliness amongst older people No one should have no one 03 What is Age UK doing to address loneliness? 05 What have we learnt? 10 What can you do to prevent ... Age Cymru, Age NI and Age Scotland. Contents December 2016 Report author: Jill Mortimer 3 Most of us have felt very lonely and alone at some point in our lives.1 It’s a profoundly personal and painful
not just a problem for older people but for everyone in those areas. Technology keeps the system working and many technological advances would be beneficial to older people. Driverless cars, for example ... In addition, as feelings of loneliness are based on expectation, people in rural areas may be more used to isolation and there may be more acceptance of feeling lonely. If someone has lived in one place