9 Pension Credit: tops up your weekly income 12 Your home Help with Council Tax 15 Help with housing costs 18 Help with heating costs: a warmer home for winter 20 Your wellbeing Help with urgent or one-off ... benefits that you haven’t been able to claim before. These can help you keep your independence and improve your standard of living by helping with housing costs, care needs or general day-to-day living expenses
Terms you may hear 27 Thinking about where you’d like to be looked after 29 Care homes 30 Hospice care 32 Care at home 34 Advice and support for carers 35 Useful organisations 37 4 What this guide is about ... as she used to. ‘I was diagnosed several years ago. I’ve been looking after myself well enough at home, taking my medication, doing a bit of exercise and eating well – but there are some things I can’t
are likely to increase loneliness, such as bereavement, having to stop driving or moving to a new home or residential care; • Agree specific local actions to reduce loneliness and monitor and evaluate
we’re going to do monitoring our work and evaluating results to enable us to continuously improve seeking opinion, listening to people and taking action being accessible, approachable and professional
on the signs and risks of malnutrition and dehydration to raise public awareness of the issue and improve early detection. A simple nutritional assessment tool, for example the ‘Malnutrition Universal ... those diagnosed with dementia. Local authorities must ensure a reasonable provision of residential homes and locations are available to people in their area. Ensure that citizens in Wales are fully aware
their ward. We believe they should: - Make time to listen to older people - Make change happen to improve older people‟s quality of life - Make an ongoing commitment to keep people involved. Role of councillors ... father] would not be dressed and got out of bed, as that was when they have staff shortages [in the care home]” “It became apparent that you needed to be on death‟s door before even being considered and we were
gift to open may make a huge difference. Your amazing gift boxes will be delivered to either a care home in Wales or someone who receives a friendship call from our Friend in Need telephone befriending service
Age: Carer: Yes No Address (Permanent/Temporary): What type of accommodation (own home, sheltered housing etc): Postcode: Tel no: Mobile: E-mail: Cultural/ethnic origin (ask the person/family):
this basic right. Abuse can occur in a person’s own home or whilst they are receiving a service – for example in a hospital or care home. The abuse may be perpetrated by a friend, family member
that is used to harm, punish, or frighten their victim. Abuse happens in people’s own homes, in care homes, hospitals, day care and other settings. The vast majority of people have positive relationships