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need someone to talk to. If you need care and support, you can contact your local council’s adult social services department . They can provide safeguarding support , and will work with you to consider ... council’s adult social services department . They will make safeguarding enquiries and work with the adult to consider the action that needs to be taken. Contact your local council’s social services department
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in Wales and Northern Ireland. Please note that where we refer to the social services department, this includes health and social care trusts in Northern Ireland. This symbol indicates where information ... need to wait for help to be offered, though. Consider asking friends and family to take on certain activities, like doing the shopping, popping round for half an hour so you can go out, or just calling every
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5. General help. 8. Money matters. 9. Legal and consumer issues. 13. Crime. 18. Housing. 20. Social care. 24. Health. 28. End-of-life support. 34. Employment and rights at work. 36. Leisure and learning ... Line. We publish information guides and more detailed factsheets on a variety of topics – including social care, housing, benefits, legal affairs and health. Find these resources on our website at www.ageuk
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Preventing poor mental health and maintaining mental wellbeing Healthy eating, being physically active, not smoking and only drinking alcohol in moderation can prevent or delay the onset of serious conditions ... loneliness and a paucity of relevant information about the most beneficial lifestyle choices or activities that would help to improve their health. The nature of the message and the channels used to communicate
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this factsheet 4 1.1 Definitions and terminology 4 2 Legislation covering the social care system in Wales 6 2.1 The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 and accompanying ... accompanying Code of Practice guidance – relevance to the social care system in Wales 6 3 Introduction – local authority assessment of care needs and
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including ignoring medical or physical care needs, failure to provide access to appropriate health, social care or educational services, the withholding of the necessities of life, such as medication, adequate ... protection from the sun or heat, inadequate heating Inconsistent or reluctant contact with health or social care agencies Avoidable and unnecessary deterioration of health or well-being of the individual Behavioural
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poverty advice/support to those most in need). We can collaborate on campaigns (e.g., loneliness and social isolation, fraud and scams, and later life planning campaigns). We can offer support to your frontline ... can also set up payroll giving and offer unique volunteer opportunities. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) If you're committed to older people within your CSR, we're committed to helping
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the care and support older people need to leave hospital safely is usually done through the NHS or social care staff. Some have arrangements with charities to help get people home safe and well. Family, ... care arrangements where the older person leaving hospital wishes them to be involved. In Wales the Social Services and Well-being Act (Wales) 2014 gives a legal framework for individuals to have voice and
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shows increased delays in social care provision Nearly one in ten older people had to wait more than 30 days to have their social care needs assessed through local authority social care departments last year ... year. And once their needs had been assessed, nearly a third had to wait more than a month for a social care package, while nearly one in seven had to wait more than 60 days, according to recent research
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adversely affected but so have some older age groups, particularly due to the underfunding of the social care system. Introduction 1. Age UK welcomes the opportunity to respond to this inquiry. The ... Factors linked to age and life stage rather than cohort, bearing in mind the impact of demographic and social changes. For example, increasing longevity, and more years spent in education, will affect the ages
