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Consultation Response Age UK’s response to the DCLG consultation Self-sufficient local government: 100% Business Rates Retention September 2016 Age UK reference number: 2316 All rights ... paper seeks to identify some of the issues that should be kept in mind when designing the 100 per cent business rate retention system and associated reforms. The consultation is of interest to Age UK because
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Wales Contents Introduction to Age Cymru’s Carers Project 3 Identifying and supporting older unpaid carers in Wales 4 Your rights 5 Carers needs assessment 6 Should I talk to my GP? 8 Benefits and financial ... support 11 Help with Council Tax 13 Working carers 16 Complaints 17 NHS Service 20 Organisations to support you 22 • National organisations 22 • North Wales 25 • Mid Wales 28 • West Wales 31
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Post Office comes to an end in 2018 and so this consultation will be important in determining support for the network in the future and also for ensuring that the government is able to comply with any EU ... aspirations of people in late life. Our vision is for a world where everyone can love later life. Age UK provides information and advice to over 5 million people each year, runs public and parliamentary campaigns
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AgeUKIG31 Practical advice for making and updating your will. Wills and estate planning. 2 We’d love to hear from you. 1) Join our Readers’ Panel. Have your say and be involved in updating our guides by ... uk/readers-panel. 2) Tell us your story. 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
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Falls awareness education resource pack Key stage 2 2 Falls awareness education resource pack How to use this resource Falling over is a leading cause of injuries, especially among older adults, however ... and the people around them can do to reduce the risks. This resource is designed to help children think about falling over, the impact that this could have on people, how they can support friends, relatives
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leading charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people should be able to lead healthy and fulfilled lives, have adequate income, access to high quality services ... 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 are pleased to respond to the Older People’s
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Advice Statement of Service What we do. Age Cymru Advice provides an information and advice service to older people, their carers and families in Wales on a range of issues including: Ø Welfare benefits ... of Attorney Ø Bereavement and death Ø Local services and opportunities to engage in new activities Ø We also provide a gateway to our national and local partner services in your area The service is free
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Advice Statement of Service What we do. Age Cymru Advice provides an information and advice service to older people, their carers and families in Wales on a range of issues including: Ø Welfare benefits ... of Attorney Ø Bereavement and death Ø Local services and opportunities to engage in new activities Ø We also provide a gateway to our national and local partner services in your area The service is free
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Preserving what matters : integrating mental health into care home transitions Mental health affects us all, regardless of age or ability. Like physical health, it’s something we all manage throughout our ... lives. In the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Welsh Government provided funding for Age Cymru to undertake research into the mental health of older adults in care homes in Wales. Our report produced
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Creating an age friendly Wales Photo collage 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! • ... done, talk to each resident about what they’d love to do 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
