of 3 Job Description Job Title: Project Officer Location: Hybrid (Home) but working across Powys and Ceredigion Contractual Status of Role: Part time, 28 hours per week, fixed term until 31st March 2025 ... objectives by co-producing and implementing a regional framework for the development of advocacy across the region and supporting its delivery, and to recruit, train and support suitable volunteers within
Page 1 of 22 Factsheet 91 Pension Freedom and benefits June 2024 About this factsheet Changes to how you can use funds in your occupational or private pension were made in 2015. Once you reach the age ... age of 55, you now have much more freedom to access your pension savings or pension pot and to decide what to do with this money. This factsheet contains basic information about your choices with respect
As local authorities look for ways to cut spending, while continuing to support growing numbers of older people to stay healthy and active, this briefing makes the case for: • Building the effects of demographic ... to ageing and improved cross-sector and crossdepartment coordination • Protecting the most vulnerable • Delivery in full on existing statutory obligations and safeguards • Sustaining prevention • Placing
Programme Empowering volunteers to support older people to improve their health and wellbeing The Cascade Training Programme supported organisations to empower their volunteers and staff to help older people from ... groups to improve their physical, mental and social wellbeing. Building Better Buddies Training for older men to become peer buddies and mentors, to motivate and encourage vulnerable older men to take part
To tackle fuel poverty effectively, Welsh Government must provide updated estimates on fuel poverty and updated data on housing stock quality for Wales. Older people are the group most likely to suffer ... energy inefficient properties. Older people, defined as being aged 60 and over, are at greater risk of avoidable ill health and premature death from living in a cold home. Often living on fixed incomes
Ageing and Older People Mental health and older people Monday 20 March 2017, 4:00pm – 5:00pm Chair’s introduction Barbara Keeley MP, Shadow Cabinet Member for Mental Health and Social Care The meeting’s ... meeting’s chair introduced the topic and it was highlighted that mental health problems can present themselves in various situations. Older people with mental health problems were said to be 6 times more likely
1 Public health approach to preventing gender-based violence Equality and Social Justice Committee Consultation response April 2023 Age Cymru is the leading charity working to improve the lives of ... 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 in Wales and to raise
Option 1 Option 2 Advocacy Services in Bridgend 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 ... right to an IMHA (Independent Mental Health Advocate) ASC Advocacy Support Cymru 029 2054 0444 info@ascymru.org.uk Do they lack capacity and have no appropriate family / friends to consult? If not, are they
availability of, and gaps for, advocacy in the context of the requirements placed on local authorities by the Part 10 Code of Practice (Advocacy) (“the Code”) under the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) ... Population Assessment Toolkit. The briefing provides some basic information about the role of advocacy and the legal requirements that have been placed on local authorities. Key recommendation Briefing on Advocacy
Age Friendly Wales and together we work to make life better for older people in Wales through our influencing and campaigning, through free, high quality information and advice and through a range of services ... communication tools to support the work of our Dementia Advocacy project, funded by Welsh Government through the Gwent Regional Partnership Board to support older people with dementia and those who are going