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friendly country, in which all older people have the same respect, rights, opportunities and access to services as the rest of the population. This is vital at a time when the number of older people in Wales ... of our society. Devolved government, the traditional values of Welsh society and the size of the nation provide us with an opportunity to raise the aspirations of what being ‘age friendly’ means in Wales
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care homes and respite services, all of which are disproportionately relied upon by older people. The complexity of the mixture of public, private and third sector care services means that change can not ... help drive improvements in health and social care services, some of which will be improved working conditions for staff. The funding allocated to services for older people has often resulted in poor terms
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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 all older people ... The Welsh Government’s Assessments and Social Services for Adults in Wales, 2015-16 showed that: a. the provision of adult community-based care services is falling year on year b. the provision of home
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please visit the Welsh Government’s website for all the latest information in Wales, such as current national and/or local restrictions that may be in place: www.gov.wales/coronavirus Some of the basic measures ... 1954 are entitled to the Winter Fuel Payment. • Page 17, 18, 19 & 24: The Speakeasy Energy Advice service is no longer available. • Page 18: The Nest scheme – in addition to the existing qualifying criteria
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Developing a Social Prescribing Framework Welsh Government October 2022 Age Cymru is the leading national charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people should ... 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 all older people
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1w January 2024 4 of 66 19 Priority Services Registers 45 19.1 Gas and electricity supplier registers 45 19.2 Network operator registers 46 20 ... full benefits check carried out – see section 25 below for contact details for our Age Cymru Advice service. Factsheet 1w January 2024 6 of 66 Note:
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date and accurate. Please note that the inclusion of named agencies, websites, companies, products, services or publications in this information guide does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement by ... possible, the information in this guide is applicable across the UK. Where the guide refers to ‘social services’, this includes health and social care trusts in Northern Ireland. To find out more about different
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ward off the winter chills. • Get your heating system serviced every year to ensure it’s running safely and efficiently. Gas heating must be serviced by a qualified Gas Safe-registered engineer (see page ... electric blanket serviced at least every three years. (also see page 13 for more information on electric blanket testing). • Make sure your smoke alarm is working. You can ask your local fire service to check
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published a report on Domestic Homicide Reviews showed that over a quarter of cases (7/24) of intimate partner homicide victims were aged 58 and above. The oldest recorded victim was 81 years of age. When this ... specialist financial investigators Can be very challenging cases for both the police and social services where the line between an unwise choice and undue pressure placed upon an older person can be blurred
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the proposed transfer would create a patchwork of different local approaches in place of a single national scheme of eligibility and assessment which gives older people, and their families, clarity over ... surprisingly, AA plays a strong preventive role and reduces pressures on health, social care and other services. It is widely agreed that helping older people with multiple long term conditions to self-care and
