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in the cold this winter Keep well and warm during the cold weather with our myth-busting tips. As well as a hat, wrapping a scarf around your neck and mouth can help to protect your health. Breathing in ... the ideal temperature for your bedroom to ensure that you are warm and well in winter. It’s best to keep your house at a stable temperature as sudden changes can be dangerous. Try to keep your main living
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Delivery Guidelines About these guidelines Read these notes carefully before you complete the online ‘GIFTS Request Form’. Should you have any queries about any aspects of the delivery, please contact Heather ... Separately, more technical guidelines on using the GIFTS system can be found on the Age Cymru website. If you require assistance with the GIFTS system, please email grants.unit@ageuk.org.uk The deadline for
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face in opening an account because they do not possess the identification documents required, such as passports or driving licences. Many older people with accounts find them difficult to use and have ... trouble accessing their money. Almost one-fifth of people aged 65+ use others to draw cash for them as a result of a variety of issues including their inability to access a physical financial services or
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questions from the stakeholders we’re working with. The answers are not necessarily exhaustive and if you have further queries or questions please don’t hesitate to get in touch. Contact details can be found ... oversees the strategic direction and implementation of the work. Age Cymru is the lead organisation and as such employs the team. 6. Where is HOPE be delivered? This is a Wales wide project but we’ll be working
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March 2024 to February 2025. The information in this factsheet is applicable in England and Wales. If you are in Scotland or Northern Ireland, please contact Age Scotland or Age NI. Contact details can be ... designed to protect your rights if the care or treatment you receive in a hospital or care home means you are, or may become, deprived of your liberty, and you lack mental capacity to consent to those arrangements
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to claim DLA if: You were born before 8 April 1948 and are already currently claiming DLA You are claiming on behalf of a disabled person under the age of 16 To continue to claim DLA you will need to show ... show that you meet the criteria for either or both of the two components – the ‘care component’ and the ‘mobility component’. You may be eligible for the care component if you require help with everyday
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devastating impact on the health of older people. Every winter 25,000i older people die needlessly, as a result of cold weather in the UK. The UK’s excess winter death rate is much higher than other colder ... the risk of falls and injuries.iii GP consultations for respiratory infections can increase by as much as 19 per cent for every 1°C drop in mean temperature below 5°C.iv Age UK has estimated that the cost
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appointments and home visits) 11 5.1 Registering with a practice 11 5.2 Registering with a practice if you live in a care home 12 5.3 Home visits 13 5.4 Making and attending an appointment 13 5.5 Seeking a ... 7 Changing your practice 15 5.8 GP services when you are resident somewhere temporarily 15 6 Services to which your GP may refer you 15 6.1 Referral to an NHS consultant or other specialist
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Volunteering Role Description Template as at November 2018 Role Title: Culture Club Volunteer Department & Location: Heathy Ageing – Arts and Creativity South Wales Hours of work: Min 2 hours ... desirable Additional Circumstances: - you will be required to undertake a Volunteer Induction and have the opportunity to undertake Walk Leader Training - you will be required to undertake a Disclosure
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Matters. We hope that this newsletter will give you a taste of some of the work we’ve been doing in communities across Wales over the last few months and bring you up to date with the issues we’ve been addressing ... they think they won’t get it and so don’t claim. So please check and encourage others to do the same. As we head towards Spring, we are once more working with our partners in the national older people’s organisations
