Parliamentary briefing How you can change the lives of lonely older people. Most of us have felt miserably and lonely at some point in our lives. For many, life moves on and the feelings pass. But for some loneliness ... relationships. Age UK is proud to be a member of the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness. During her time as an MP, Jo Cox was dedicated to combating loneliness in the UK. Jo formed an independent, cross-party Commission
recruit as many volunteers as possible to support the over 70s during these very challenging times. It will be launched on 1 June 2020 to coincide with the start of Volunteering Week.
Cymru Advice 0300 303 44 98 www.agecymru.org.uk Factsheet 38w June 2024 Treatment of property in the means test for permanent care home provision in Wales Factsheet 38w June 2024 ... about this factsheet 5 1.1 Definitions and terminology 5 2 Legislation covering the social care system in Wales 7 2.1 The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 and accompanying
This is a great activity to get people thinking about their hopes and wishes. They can think about the future or create a dream where anything is possible! • Print out photos of residents’ faces ... most in the world • Residents can look through old magazines or images online that you can print, and collect images that can be used to make a picture • Residents can make a collage from the images
and we w on’t pass your details to anyone else without your permission. How we provide support.Telephone support. Our advice line is open Monday to Friday between 9am and 4pm. Call us on:0300 303 4498(charged ... local rate). We can call you back if you’re concerned about your phone bill.Email advice: You can email us directly at:advice@agecymru.org.ukWebsite: There’s support available via the information and
gyfeillgar Gwanwyn: a potted history A national festival celebrating creativity in older age Covering the length and breadth of Wales Began in 2007 Over 3,500 events Over 75,000 people £250,000 issued to local ... over 75 organisations each year Approaching retirement and plucking up the courage to be more creative. Gwanwyn has come just at the right time and feels like a good start! Thank you.‘‘ ‘‘ Gwanwyn, which
The HOPE Project (Helping others participate and engage) is a partnership project between Age Cymru, Age Cymru local partners and Age Connects Wales partners throughout Wales. HOPE is funded by Welsh Government ... Government under the Sustainable Social Services Grant until the end of March 2025. This exciting project helps by supporting people to engage, participate, gain information, have their voices heard, understand
Policy Wales: Edition 10 Welsh Government May 2018 Introduction Age Cymru is the leading charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people should be able to lead ... 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 awareness of the issues of importance to them. We
Information about the two parts of pension credit: Savings Credit and Guarantee Credit, and how much money pension credit will give you
Purpose of the research 6 3. Method 9 4. Findings 10 • Issues with data collection 10 • Waiting for care 11 • Addressing the issues 14 • Support whilst waiting for care 18 • Support from the third sector ... 22 Recommendations 24 References 27 Tables Table 1 Time from a request for a care assessment and the assessment being completed 19/20 and 20/21 11 Table 2: Percentage completed assessments from referrals