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England gathered at Westminster to hear from politicians and party leaders about what they would do, if elected, for older people today and in the future. In a lively debate with considerable media interest ... sighted and finds it hard to get out and about. Worried about Jinnie’s wellbeing, last year her carer referred Jinnie to Age UK’s telephone befriending service, Call in Time. Call in Time matched Jinnie
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qualification for carers, to provide carers with recognition of their skills and opportunities to develop them. However, there is concern that the accreditation programme may pigeonhole carers’ skills within ... and fail to recognise that many carers may wish to develop skills and seek opportunities which have nothing to do with their caring role. It is essential that no carer feels obliged to undertake training
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efficiently to support well-being outcomes. Work with representative groups of potential service users and carers to raise awareness of advocacy in all its forms, in exercising control over their well-being outcomes ... these might be described as being ‘above the line’, and the other two sit below, by which we mean that if you are assessing yourselves as amber or red there is clearly much more work to be done in order to
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undertaken to improve knowledge of the benefits of IACL. 3 • For most older learners, moving into employment is not the reason why people participate. IACL is not a substitute for vocational training. • Placing ... money could be used to target certain groups, there was concern about restricted access to learning if BIS-funded provision was withdrawn because of difficulties meeting the cost (see below). Access to
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Recruitment & Employment Confederation Age opportunity A best practice guide for recruiters An ageing population, the end of forced retirement and a rising State Pension age, mean there is a growing number ... number of over 50s in the jobs market. Using this talent pool will be crucial for employers as demand for skills and expertise grows. More information and guidance on recruiting and managing older workers:
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Have you been affected by any of the issues in this guide? Has Age UK’s information and advice helped? If so, we’d love to hear from you to provide relatable examples that benefit others. Email your story ... written with you in mind. This information guide has been produced with the help of older people, carers and expert peer reviewers. Published: July 2023. 3 Contents. What this guide is about. 4 Staying
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cannot afford to replace a cooker if it breaks down Over four million cannot afford a holiday About a million cannot afford to go to the hairdressers or barbers Employment About 1.2 million people aged ... aged 65+ are in employment Workers aged 50+ are the most likely to be made redundant and the least likely to get a new job within three months Prices Pensioners benefitted more than the average household
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Narcissistic abusers 32 4.4 Domineering or bullying abusers 32 4.5 Sadistic abusers 32 5 Making the first step if someone is experiencing abuse – how to put a stop to it 33 5.1 Employees who ... orders (APSOs) 46 7.8 If an adult at risk does not want to participate in the safeguarding proceedings – information if the person has mental capacity 48 7.9 If an adult at risk does
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written with you in mind. This information guide has been produced with the help of older people, carers and expert peer reviewers. Published: July 2023. We’d love to hear from you. 1) Join our Readers’ ... Have you been affected by any of the issues in this guide? Has Age UK’s information and advice helped? If so, we’d love to hear from you to provide relatable examples that benefit others. Email your story
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acts as a ‘gateway’ benefit to enable carers to claim Carer’s Allowance and other financial support, so we are very concerned about the potential impact on carers of transferring AA. 3 The Local Government ... demographic change. The administration of AA in general works reasonably well and there is a danger that if councils have to invest time and resources in setting up new procedures and running their own systems
