AgeUKIL1 How to stay safe when it’s hot. Staying cool in a heatwave. 2 High temperatures and humidity can present a risk to our health – especially as we get older. Here are some helpful tips on how to stay ... out and about. • Try to avoid spending too much time outside or exercising during the hottest part of the day (between 11 a m and 3pm). Try and keep in the shade when you can. • Wear a sun hat and carry
Consultation Response Strengthening the incentive to save: a consultation on pensions tax relief Ref: 2915 September 2015 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts ... purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Contact: Christopher Brooks christopher.brooks@ageuk.org.uk Age UK Tavis House
challenges of combining work and care in later life Introduction With more and more people providing care for friends and family, the role played by government and employers in supporting longer working lives ... the challenges and barriers facing carers aged 50+ as they attempt to juggle their caring responsibilities with work, as well as some of the potential solutions. Through our own research and focus groups
Workforce Strategy for Health and Social Care Health Education and Improvement Wales and Social Care Wales September 2019 Introduction Age Cymru is the leading charity working to improve the lives of all ... older people should be able to lead healthy and fulfilled lives, have adequate income, access to high quality services and the opportunity to shape their own future. We seek to provide a strong voice for
Regardless of age, very few people feel well all the time. Fortunately, there are a number of ways you can get help when you’re ill, or if you just need advice about your health.
social care in Wales Plaid Cymru Care Commission February 2019 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 ... healthy and fulfilled lives, have adequate income, access to high 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
Action Today Falls are not an inevitable part of growing older Care & Repair Cymru Let’s talk Do you worry about falling but don’t know what to do? • Tell someone about your concerns • Tell someone if you’ve ... com/falls or call 03442 640670 Steady On A strong core and good balance can be achieved by staying active and taking exercise • Look for a local strength and balance focused exercise opportunity such as Tai
services or supportive networks. Possible signs of emotional / psychological abuse A carer or family member deliberately isolating the adult who needs care and support, and refusing without good reason to allow ... allow them to see other people without them being present Hesitation in, and fear of, talking openly about concerns Anger, emotional distress or agitation without an apparent cause Sudden changes in behaviour
response to a significant increase in vulnerable adults becoming a victim of a scam or fraud. • The Banking Protocol is a partnership between UK financial institutions, law enforcement agencies and victim ... victim support and was rolled out in a phased approach, starting with the Metropolitan Police and London branches in October 2016 and is now live across all 43 police forces in the UK. • The key aims of this
celebrating creativity in older age. The aim of the festival is to: celebrate the opportunity of older age for renewal, growth and creativity, hence the connotations of new life in the name ‘Gwanwyn’ ... the arts and creative activity during the month of May promote the benefits to health and wellbeing for older people by participating in artistic and creative activity in local communities and Wales as