likely to suffer from fuel poverty, where having to spend a disproportionate amount on fuel takes money away from other essentials. The consequences for older people living on a low income can be devastating; ... problems of loneliness and isolation and place health and wellbeing at risk. Some older people miss out on socialising and activities because even small charges for these are beyond them. Many older people
Choosing to make the arrangement yourself 65 20.3 If you are self-funding, but your capital is reducing towards the capital limit 65 20.4 If you have been self-funding, but the care home will ... available from the local authority for older people needing care in a care home in Wales. It also covers if you are arranging and paying for care yourself. Depending on your circumstances, you may also find
Attorney (LPA) is a way of giving someone you trust the legal authority to make decisions for you, if either you can’t make them yourself or don’t want to. Page 6 Advance Decision (Living Will) While you ... make choices about your care. This includes the types of medical treatment you want, or would refuse, if you were unable to make or communicate your own decisions in the future. An Advance Decision (sometimes
that affect them, and if necessary to represent people's views at meetings. The Golden Thread Advocacy Programme was funded by Welsh Government for four years (2016 to 2020) to run alongside and support ... support improvements to safeguarding by giving people with protected characteristics a stronger voice. What did people get from the programme? At the end of the programme all stakeholders: had a greater understanding
Friend’ Who can be a ‘Friend’? • Potentially anyone in Wales who is not self-isolating can be a ‘Friend’ if they know someone who needs support locally. • You may already be a ‘Friend’ Why is a ‘Friend’ necessary ... self-isolating or shielding and don’t have this support may need other people they know to help them. What would be the alternative without a ‘Friend’? • People could become lonely and increasingly fearful
choices, be involved, share experiences, raise awareness of advocacy, and develop skills and knowledge. What does HOPE deliver? • HOPE delivers advocacy support at a community level through a range of advocacy ... and outcomes of advocacy. HOPE promotes advocacy in all its forms to show how important it is and what a difference it can make. • HOPE establishes a programme of training, workshops and events enabling
essential – without this, employees will be at the mercy of employers who can decide what ‘reasonable’ means and at what value to buy back the shares at a later date (e.g. when the employee leaves the business) ... offer. 1. Introduction We have significant concerns with the proposed scheme. It is not clear what, if any, substantive value it will bring to business or the economy. Instead it will undermine individuals’
attend medical appointments, socialise,vii participate in their local community and prevent loneliness. If the Government were to change the licensing rules that apply to not-for-profit community transport ... viii Overall, for Age UK and charities like us, these proposals would make it incredibly difficult to run community transport projects. By requiring volunteers to undertake significant cost and time commitments
Services in Cardiff In addition to the services above, the MCA, MHA and SSWB Acts set out statutory rights to advocacy. If they apply, you may also choose from the services below. Children Self advocacy Are ... a community treatment order or in hospital informally receiving treatment for their mental health? If so, they have a legal right to an IMHA (Independent Mental Health Advocate) ASC Advocacy Support Cymru
Carmarthenshire In addition to the services above, the MCA, MHA and SSWB Acts set out statutory rights to advocacy. If they apply, you may also choose from the services below. Children Learning Difficulties ... a community treatment order or in hospital informally receiving treatment for their mental health? If so, they have a legal right to an IMHA (Independent Mental Health Advocate) AWW-EGC Advocacy West Wales