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concerned about someone If you have a non-emergency concern for someone aged 50 or over you’re supporting you can contact Age Cymru Advice for support on 0300 303 44 98. If the person is aged under 50 you ... you’re worried about someone’s physical health contact the NHS: • Online: https://111.wales.nhs.uk/ (for help and advice) • Phone: 111 (if symptoms get worse) • Phone: 999 (if someone’s life is at risk) If
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Age Cymru Advice 0300 303 44 98 www.agecymru.org.uk Factsheet 24w September 2024 Direct payments for social care services in Wales Factsheet 24w September 2024 ... Practice guidance 6 2.1 Welsh Government Code of Practice documents – guidance for local authorities to follow when conducting social care assessments 7 2.2 Welsh
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www.agecymru.org.uk facebook.com/ twitter.com/agecymru Still not enough protection for older people! Scams and swindles Registered charity 1128436 2 Creating an age friendly Wales Inside: ... and their carers to beat scammers Nuisance calls – action at last 10 Online threats – 11 a growing industry Justice and restoration 12 WASP – a vision to make Wales 13 a hostile place for scammers What
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quality 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 ... specific Objectives are provided below: WG Equality Objective 1: ‘By 2024, we will improve outcomes for those most at risk of living in low income households, particularly those with protected characteristics
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.................... 3 State help with costs in retirement housing for pensioners ............................ 4 Which pensioners pay the extra costs in retirement housing? ....................... 4 Conclusions ... housing ............................................................................... 9 Reasons for moving into retirement housing ...................................................... 10 Other factors
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Consultation Response Ref 1916 Department for Business Innovation & Skills call for evidence on improving the consumer landscape and quicker switching June 2016 All rights reserved. Third parties ... parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice.
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care plan for an individual. By contrast, non-specialist 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 ... social care that they need. If true, this would have important implications to approaches to care for older people. Purpose and objectives of this research BritainThinks was commissioned by Age UK and
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needing support to identify supporters who would help them during the Coronavirus Crisis. At least two ‘Friends’ in separate households would need to be available for each person needing support, and quarantine ... telephone, commodity ‘drop off’ and virtual support will be necessary with Coronavirus than was the case for ‘swine flu’. No face to face contact with the person being supported would be expected if they or their
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means a world in which older people will: • b e equal citizens with equal rights • h ave enough money for a secure and decent life, and have access as consumers to the products and services they need at a ... • provide practical support to help people stay independent at home • c reate local opportunities for people to enjoy life, stay well and beat isolation • a ddress market failures with age-friendly services
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parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. ... administration and expenditure of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on behalf of the House of Commons and the electorate. It is inviting written evidence for its inquiry into the coverage, delivery and
