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2010-based, Office for National Statistics, 2011 1 The year in numbers 02 Money matters 05 Health & wellbeing 09 Home & care 13 Travel & lifestyle 17 Work & learning 21 Closer ... people and have fun. We awarded grants totalling £985,122 for 11 new research projects to improve the health & wellbeing of older people. Our first gym day saw 250 gyms up and down the country open their doors
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comments about gay people in the hearing of one of the workers whom they know to be a lesbian. Victimisation Victimisation is about treating people unfairly as a result of making a complaint about discrimination ... user complains to a home care agency that some of its care workers have made transphobic comments about him. A worker who has witnessed these comments corroborates his complaints. She then finds that
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ask me scheme… …aims tobreak the silence about domestic abuse within a community, and remove the barriers that make it hard for survivors to tell others about their experiences. Where did the idea for ... That Lasts Community Ambassador come from? “We know that [communities] are often the first to know about abuse, and that they can act as gate openers or gate closers in terms of help seeking.” Finding the
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and diverse group, and the PRS encompasses a range of housing situations. However, little is known about the role of the PRS in meeting the housing needs of older people or in extending their housing choices ... most had properties with no outstanding repairs or property deterioration that might impact on their health n relationships between landlords and tenants varied. Those in regulated tenancies had good and bad
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our volunteers share with us. What our volunteers told us Nordic Walking volunteer What I enjoy about volunteering with my Nordic Walking groups is the camaraderie with our members and the friendships ... physical health. It can reduce stress, combat depression, keep you mentally stimulated, and provide a sense of purpose. Giving in even simple ways can help those in need and improve your health and happiness"
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November 2022 2 of 74 Contents 1 Information about this factsheet 5 2 Background to elder abuse, neglect and safeguarding 5 2.1 Introduction 5 2.2 Legislation ... 11 If you have reported a concern about abuse, but are not satisfied with the response 59 11.1 Concerns raised with social services and/or the health service (NHS) 59 11.2 The role of
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an age friendly Wales Creating an age friendly Wales Equality Opportunities Transport Information Health care Social care Money Community Tyˆ John Pathy, 13/14 Neptune Court Vanguard Way, Cardiff CF24 5PJ ... Informed and included 9 Goal 3: Social inclusion 11 Goal 4: Quality social care 14 Goal 5: Quality health care 16 Goal 6: Financial inclusion 19 Goal 7: Homes and communities 21 Goal 8: Transport 24 References
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with regard to, for example, retirement, benefits advice, changing or declining physical or mental health, social care, sensory or cognitive impairment, bereavement and funerals,changes in housing or living ... are vitally important to all of us. It is essential that older people feel empowered to speak up about their own choices and views. Independent advocacy services can play an important role by helping people
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volunteer-led advocacy service for vulnerable older people in Wales: what did service users say about the beneficial impact of advocacy for them? – Dr Juping Yu and Professor Mark Llewellyn Page 20 ... us. It is essential that older people feel empowered to speak up about their own choices and views. Voice, choice and control are about identity, self-determination, self-expression and human rights. The
