Age Cymru's Policy and Public Affairs team has produced a range of publications about the issues affecting older people in Wales.
We'd like to introduce you to some of our amazing volunteers who help make a difference to the lives of older people in Wales.
Older People’s Experiences of Renting Privately A report commissioned by Age Concern and Help the Aged Julie Rugg and Karen Croucher Acknowledgements Our particular thanks go to all those people living ... their time and shared their experiences with us. In undertaking this project we have been assisted by a number of organisations in different parts of the UK that have helped us make contact with older people
Scams and nuisance calls David Teague Regional Manager, ICO Who is this man? “Cold calling capital of the UK” - ICO, March 2016 11,824 complaints 5,973 automated calls 4,521 TPS complaints 60 spam email ... annoying/and distressing…waking me up when I need to be sleeping” “I have a toddler and an autistic 7 year old. Unwanted phone calls on the landline wake sleeping kids up, cause anxiety and can lead to
Through Age Cymru’s previous care home volunteering pilots we know that volunteering has a positive impact on care home resident wellbeing, as well as staff, relatives and volunteers. From July 2023 ... impact of volunteering on the wellbeing of residents, staff and volunteers, and looked to understand what is needed to make volunteering sustainable. Read our full report Watch our video to hear about the experiences
Age Cymru Advice Statement of Service What we do .Age Cymru Advice provides an information and advice service to older people, their carers and families in Wales on a range of issues including: W elfare ... and opportunities to engage in new activitiesWe also provide a gateway to our national and local partner servicesin your areaThe service is free, independent and confidential and we w on’t pass your details
meters to double check and contact Age Cymru Advice for further information (see page 3). We’ve got a fantastic range of articles on the work of Age Cymru and Age Cymru local partners in this edition. I ... whether they’re making a friendship call, leading an activity session, advocating for an older person, raising funds, or in the many other ways people volunteer for Age Cymru. A huge thank you to all our
fit as a fiddle is a programme run by Age UK and funded by the Big Lottery Fund as part of the Wellbeing programme ... Organisations are provided with: training booklets; a USB stick, £500 and 14 hours of consultancy support. CT follows the overall objectives of Age UK’s wider fit as a fiddle portfolio which aims to promote the
surveys to celebrations, it’s been a busy few months at Age Cymru By Victoria Lloyd, Chief Executive, June 2021 Welcome to our summer edition of Age Matters. After a wet spring it’s great that early summer ... summer has brought us some sunshine. It’s been a busy few months at Age Cymru and we’re delighted to be able to share with you the findings of the survey we conducted in partnership with National Pensioners’
involves a company or business calling someone with whom they’ve had no prior contact. We only call people who have supported us in the past or told us they would like to hear from us. We only phone people ... contact them. We will always check first that you’re happy to speak to us when we phone. And if you don’t want to be phoned, just let us know. Every communication from us to members of the public will