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Baffled by browsers? Vexed by viruses? Our glossary of online terms explains what they mean.
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This Winter it's more important than ever for older people to help protect themselves against the flu. Getting your free flu vaccination is the best way to help protect your health this winter. What ... are the symptoms of the flu? Symptoms of the flu can include: a fever a dry cough sore throat headache muscle aches feeling sick and being sick diarrhoea feeling very tired. How can I treat the flu? As
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annual report on delays in access to social care in Wales for people aged 55 and over. Last year our dementia advocacy project, HOPE (Helping others participate and engage) advocacy project and Age Cymru ... Cymru Advice were all reporting worrying delays in older people being assessed by social care for their needs, as well as delays in sourcing care packages once an assessment had been completed. A year on
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Improving later life for people with sight loss 3 Contents 4 Welcome 6 Sight loss in an ageing society 10 The lived experience of people with sight loss 20 The policy environment 22 Ways forward ... recommendations 28 Agenda for action 29 References Dedicated to the memory of Alan Suttie, a former Trustee of RNIB who passed away in 2014. Alan dedicated his life to improving the lives of blind and partially
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abuse and neglect Factsheet 78w November 2022 2 of 74 Contents 1 Information about this factsheet 5 2 Background to elder abuse, neglect and safeguarding ... is elder abuse? 10 2.4 What is neglect? 10 2.5 What is meant by safeguarding? 10 3 Different types of abuse 11 3.1 Financial abuse 12 3.2 Neglect 14 3.3 ‘Self-neglect’ – potential relevance in abuse cases
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Experiences of people aged 50 or over in Wales during the first Covid-19 lockdown, and the road to recovery October 2020 Contents Page About this research 3 Experiences during lockdown • Challenges of lockdown ... experiences of lockdown 24 Views on future recovery • Challenges of moving out of lockdown 25 • Accessing health and social care 27 • Engaging with local communities 28 • Looking forward to moving out of lockdown
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Experiences of people aged 50 or over in Wales during the first Covid-19 lockdown, and the road to recovery October 2020 Contents Page About this research 3 Experiences during lockdown • Challenges of lockdown ... experiences of lockdown 24 Views on future recovery • Challenges of moving out of lockdown 25 • Accessing health and social care 27 • Engaging with local communities 28 • Looking forward to moving out of lockdown
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contributions and credits. When can I claim my State Pension? State Pension age is currently 66 years old for both men and women but will gradually increase from 6 May 2026. Do I get my State Pension automatically ... have to claim it. See page 8 for more information about how to do that. 3 Female. Date of birth. Before 6 April 1953. Date of birth. On or after 6 April 1953. Pension. New State Pension. Turn to. Page
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carers in Wales, with around 220,000 of those older than 50 years old. This figure is from the 2011 Census and is likely to have increased when factoring in the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Older ... created to focus on the general experiences of older carers, asking them to state the number of hours per week they’re caring, their opinions on support for older unpaid carers, and what three things would
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support you to have access to them if you wish. If you feel you’re at risk of harm, abuse or neglect, we can look at ways to help you feel safe. We welcome all feedback about our service. If you have any ... email advocacy@agecymru.org.uk Someone there for you and only you Someone to listen to you and support you so you can make your own decisions Someone to help you access and understand information and make
