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evaluation of the situation) 41 7.4 Social services reports and case records 43 7.5 Care and support protection plans for an older person experiencing, or at risk of, abuse 44 7.6 A person-centred ... advocacy – how these relate to the safeguarding procedures 51 7.11 The Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) and Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) 53 8 Other elements of the statutory
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experiencing, or at risk of, loneliness. This involved the local Age UKs raising awareness amongst health and care professionals and others in the community (such as hairdressers, librarians, firefighters, faith leaders) ... not had the chance before to focus on how to make a real impact on people’s lives. It has brought home the importance of both working with people to respond to practical needs, such as wellbeing advice
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and hidden from view in the pressure caldron that characterises our contemporary health and social care system. This Older People’s Narrative serves to remind us of vital core values to which we all might ... Consultant Geriatrician, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Head, Academic Unit of Elderly Care and Rehabilitation, University of Leeds Preface ... a narrative for coordinated support for older
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many challenges of winter. Our key message this year is to make sure you keep yourself and your home warm despite the financial challenges. And our recently launched More Money in Your Pocket guide ... your heating this winter. But to maintain health it is important to keep at least some parts of your home warm. Keeping warm puts less strain on the heart and lungs, improves the symptoms of existing health
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live longer, more of us will need to get out and about as consumers, to volunteer, to work and as care givers. We will need to ensure that those who are less mobile or not online are not left behind. There ... neighbourhoods and communities to work for us as we age. As we grow older, we often spend more time in our homes and communities, so our immediate environment has a significant impact on our health, wellbeing and
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examples of the advocacy principles were generated in the group discussions including the hard work of care homes and 2 advocacy services to offer reactive flexible support with appropriate risk assessments and ... upon the way referrals were made after the COVID-19 situation was resolved. The health and community care settings need to be more flexible, with appropriate risk assessment procedures, PPE and information
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Responding to customer vulnerability 35 4.7 Age-friendly products 37 5. Age-friendly banking checklist 38 6. Further reading on age-friendly banking 42 7. Acknowledgements 43 2 3 Index of case studies ... in the UK and USA have begun to address them. The featured case studies show that with thought, careful design and good implementation, significant progress can be made. What is age-friendly banking? By
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Advice dealt with more than 25,000 enquiries on a wide range of issues such as money and benefits, care, and rights. Money can be tight as more than 120,000 older people in Wales currently live in poverty ... later life. There are many benefits available to older people that could help with housing costs, care needs or general day-to-day living expenses. We’ve recently launched our free guide More money in
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points and recommendations Putting social care on a sustainable footing: the Government should publish proposals by early 2018 at the latest for placing social care on a sustainable financial footing. These ... recipients, to include properly funded, practical measures for improving the quality of and access to care for older people in need of it today. Indeed, for Age UK a 'cap', while welcome, is the lower of these
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People https://gov.wales/yourrights-care-and-support-older-person booklets produced by Social Care Wales in partnership with the Welsh Government, and the Social Care Wales Hub learning resources https:// ... wales/older-peoples-rights-care-and-support. The second version is written with the general public in mind, in plain and clear language. This booklet is available at https://gov. wales/your-rights-care-and-support-older-person
