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Getting the ball rolling Different types of care home 8 Care needs assessments 9 Paying for care Who pays for my care home place? 12 Will I have to sell my home? 17 Third party top-up fees 20 Paying ... Paying for your own care home place 21 Choosing a care home How to find the right care home 23 Can I choose where I go if the council or NHS is paying? 26 Settling in Making it feel like home 28 If you’re
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team of advocates across Wales. For those of you who refer into the project please continue to do so and email: dementiaadvocacy@agecymru.org.uk. We can provide a referral form as well if you don’t have ... although by supporting the person with dementia it is likely to make the carer’s life better anyway. • We can support anyone over 18 as we’ve been asked to support people with early onset. We don’t take anything
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week, and that from 10 hours carers suffer significant detriment to their employment prospects, which can lead to significant financial and social disadvantage. We make a series of recommendations to government ... responsibilities with work and family life can be difficult and I thank Age UK and Carers UK for their insight into an often complex issue.’ Baroness Altmann, Minister of State for Pensions Contents Foreword 4 Executive
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is at 1.02 million, the highest unemployment record in 19 year Economically inactive young people who are not pursuing any studies or training are regarded as a socially excluded group 45% of young say ... aged 30 and younger are not friends with a person aged 70 and older. Young people’s online skills can be a lifeline for someone older Young people: Number training older people Young people: Training
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the internet ................................................................................. 4 2 Who are the older digitally excluded? ................................................................ ... ...... 34 3 Age UK Digital Inclusion Evidence Report 2013 Marcus Green and Phil Rossall What can Age UK do to digitally include older people? .....................................................
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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 ... consultation This consultation paper from HM Treasury explores possible options for the future of pensions tax relief. There are three possibilities suggested – firstly maintaining the status quo; secondly
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looking for volunteering opportunities. We feature Clare Gabriel, our volunteer walk leader in Cardiff who explains all about the benefits she gets from volunteering, such as having a sense of achievement from ... which is recruiting volunteers to support older people in local communities. And for those of you who want to shape and influence your communities and local services, we highlight our new guide to creating
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and guidance can change during the year. If you need more detailed advice or representation, you can contact a local service. Age UK Advice, Age Cymru Advice, or Age Scotland Helpline can give you contact ... details for services in your area. Contact details for any organisation mentioned in this factsheet can be found in the Useful organisations section. Age UK factsheet 79 August 2024 Equality, discrimination
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infected. These are potentially difficult times for many older people, especially those living alone who may not have anyone to share their concerns. Others may just want to have a chat about what they saw ... people cope with some of the challenges arising from the Coronavirus outbreak. Anyone over 70 in Wales can register free of charge, to receive a regular telephone call from us in either English or Welsh. All
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choices and views. Independent advocacy services can play an important role by helping people to have a voice and regain control in difficult situations. It can help secure their rights and represent their ... that people’s rights are upheld and that they are respected as individuals who are listened to and understood irrespective of who they are or any health condition or diagnosis they may have. The report calls
