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impact of cost of living pressures The Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee May 2022 Introduction Age Cymru is the leading national charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales ... older people should be able to lead healthy and fulfilled lives, have adequate income, access to high quality services and the opportunity to shape their own future. We seek to provide a strong voice for
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medication usage review. This is a free service Eyesight Do you struggle to see objects around you? Have you noticed any blurring or gaps in your vision? Contact your optician to book your eye examination ... and do you fear falling? Speak to your GP who may be to refer you to a falls service At home Have you thought about trip hazards in your home? Are you getting up during the night? Do you struggle with stairs/steps
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servicesExposure to the cold can have a 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 ... winter death rate is much higher than other colder countries. Research suggests that cold weather morbidity is preventable and a result of thermally inefficient houses that are difficult to keep warm.ii Cold
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- Neuadd in the Senedd buildings, Cardiff Bay The event, kindly sponsored by Mike Hedges MS, explored how employers in Wales are creating workplaces where older workers can thrive, and the benefits that ... workforce can bring to organisations. It also explored how some of the barriers that older people face when seeking and staying in employment. Minister for Economy Vaughan Gething MS focused on the Welsh Government’s
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Consultation Response The Cost of Caring for an Ageing Population Finance Committee January 2018 Introduction Age Cymru is the leading national charity working to improve the lives of all older people ... older people should be able to lead healthy and fulfilled lives, have adequate income, access to high quality services and the opportunity to shape their own future. We seek to provide a strong voice for
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Consultation Response The Cost of Caring for an Ageing Population Finance Committee January 2018 Introduction Age Cymru is the leading national charity working to improve the lives of all older people ... older people should be able to lead healthy and fulfilled lives, have adequate income, access to high quality services and the opportunity to shape their own future. We seek to provide a strong voice for
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ConfidenceEQUALITIES AND DIVERSITY MONITORING FORM Age Cymru is strongly committed to equality and diversity. This commitment is fundamental to the achievement of Age Cymru’s vision and objectives. So that ... anonymised monitoring form. The information gained from this form will be used for evaluation purposes only. If you would rather not answer the questions posed under any of the headings please simply leave
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We’d like to hear about the experiences of older people in Wales who’re looking after someone unpaid, this could be a family member, a friend or a neighbour. If you can answer Yes to all of the following ... following questions, we’d like to hear from you: • Are you aged 50 or over and live in Wales? • Do you, unpaid, look after a family member, a friend or others because of longterm physical or mental ill-health
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older people from the UK and other high income countries shows that fear of crime is often significantly associated with low quality of life, limited mobility and poor health status. There is no systematic ... and frail older people are most susceptible to fear of crime Fear of crime is associated with reduced social networking outside the home Fear of crime is associated with depression, poor self-reported
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October 2018 Issue No 11 Advocacy Counts 6 Through the Golden Thread Advocacy Programme (GTAP), Age Cymru has recently completed Advocacy Counts 6, the 6th report on advocacy provision for adults in Wales ... Wales with a particular emphasis on older people. Over the last 12 years Age Cymru has been reviewing availability of services, issues around funding and sustainability, quality of service, training
