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third edition of our ‘Care in Crisis’ technical briefing, which aims to set out the key figures on funding for social care. Since our last edition in 2012, the Care Bill has addressed some of our concerns ... for care and support of older people1. In addition, the Government has committed to transferring £3.8 billion from the NHS for joint NHS and local council decisions about the funding of heath and care services
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Age Cymru welcomes the development of the workforce strategy for health and social care. This, along with other linked developments should help increase the number of staff recruited to work in this field ... the longer term. Importance of a Real Living Wage We welcome the Welsh Government’s commitment to ensure that all care workers receive a Real Living Wage within the term of this Senedd. This development
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celebrations are underway By Victoria Lloyd, Chief Executive, June 2022 Welcome to the Summer edition of Age Matters. Summer is on its way and we’ve just celebrated Volunteers Week and Carers Week which ... volunteers that give their valuable time to Age Cymru and the wellbeing of older people each week. Similarly, without the vital contribution of unpaid carers in all communities across Wales our health and care
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Centre for Policy on Ageing – Review May 2014 Changing family structures and their impact on the care of older people. Summary Families in the UK are changing. This brief review looks at how chan ... later, increased levels of marital disruption and more complex family relationships or greater geographical separation of families, may have an effect on the availability of care. • The change fa
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Missed opportunities: the impact on older people of cuts to rural bus services Missed opportunities: the impact on older people of cuts to rural bus services 1 Introduction 2 Changes to Bus Services ... studies 13 Conclusion 24 Recommendation 25 Contents Missed opportunities: the impact on older people of cuts to rural bus services 2 Introduction Bus services provide a lifeline for many older people. For
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8191397 www.qaresearch.co.uk Company registration: 3186539 ‘Pressing the Right Buttons’ – New Users of the Internet at Older Ages For Age UK May 2013 ‘Pressing the Right Buttons’ ... ................................................................................... 19 5.1 Profile of participants .....................................................................................
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. 4 Direct measures of subjective loneliness ........................................................................................ 4 Multi-dimensional instruments to measure of loneliness ......... ... ..................................................... 5 Loneliness as part of wider well-being scales ................................................................................. 6 3 Factors associated
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unwell. 2. Specifically a Wales ‘Ffrind mewn Angen’ ‘Friend in Need’ would be signposted to key sources of advice and support. They would have four key functions; Connect, Communicate, Coordinate and Comfort: ... health/social care worker needing to visit/have telephone contact, to assist in the future. Ensure supplies of home self-care cold and flu medicines, checking that there is no medical contraindications with prescribed
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1 Summary of findings from Age UK’s survey of disabled older people who receive Attendance Allowance September 2016 Introduction The Government is asking for views on transferring support currently ... provided to disabled older people through Attendance Allowance (AA) to councils in England, as part of a consultation on business rates. Currently 1.23 million people age 65+ in England receive AA, so although
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for any purchases made for them, and leave it in the bottom of the shopping bag. They can then check this against the amount requested in payment. • Encourage the person you’re supporting to give their post ... a call to discuss which available methods of accessing cash best suit their needs. • Not take cash or cards to pay for goods or services. There are a number of different ways to safely access cash and pay
