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factsheet 5 1.1 Local authority social services departments 6 2 Legislation covering the social care system in Wales 6 2.1 The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 6 3 How to access local authority ... charging rules and procedures – an introduction to the general principles 11 4.1 The majority of homecare / non-residential social care services will be charged for 11 4
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Wales, contact Age Cymru for further advice. The information in this factsheet is applicable in England and Wales. In Wales, following the implementation of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act on 1 December 2022 ... NI for further information. Contact details can be found at the back. Contact details for organisations mentioned in the factsheet can be found in the Useful organisations section. Age UK factsheet 64
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renting from 1 December 2022 onwards and have a community landlord – i.e. you landlord is the local authority (council) or a housing association 10 3.3 If you ... 12 3.5 Exceptions where people may not have an occupation contract 13 4 The eviction process (by occupation contract type) 14 4.1 Converted secure contracts with a community landlord
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Check in and Chat Service The service continues to provide some reassurances to older people, answer basic queries and link people to local services and support during the Coronavirus outbreak. We ... We have all been advised to self-isolate as much as possible to help protect us from the virus. This is particularly important for people over 70 and those with underlying health conditions because they
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facilitate the inclusion and participation of older people, which can help overcome loneliness and isolation. Age Cymru has separate public policy statements on the built environment (which includes the provision ... people in Wales reported ‘always or often’ feeling lonely1, and there is increasing evidence that this can have severe implications for physical and mental health. People may become increasingly isolated
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Delays in social care in Wales July 2023 Contents Executive Summary 3 1. Introduction 5 2. Purpose of the research 8 3. Method 10 4. Findings 12 Issues continue with data collection 12 Nature of calls to Age ... from requests into a care plan 18 Waits for care to be in place 19 Communications 21 5. Addressing the issues 22 How local authorities are reducing waiting lists 22 Support for unpaid carers 23 Domiciliary
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ageing society 10 The lived experience of people with sight loss 20 The policy environment 22 Ways forward and recommendations 28 Agenda for action 29 References Dedicated to the memory of Alan Suttie ... Suttie, a former Trustee of RNIB who passed away in 2014. Alan dedicated his life to improving the lives of blind and partially sighted people, championing the cause of older people. 4 On 22 June 2015, Age
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A booklet produced for statutory bodies on the effective engagement of older people Are you listening? Acknowledgements This booklet has been produced in partnership between Age UK, South East Network ... by Help the Aged in 2007, as well as further discussions between Age UK staff and representatives of older people’s forums and networks. Age UK, the new force combining Age Concern and Help the Aged,
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at all. Join our Readers’ Panel at www.ageuk.org.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 ... action and cannot be used as a substitute for professional advice. Neither Age UK nor any of its subsidiary companies or charities accepts any liability arising from its use and it is the reader’s sole responsibility
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money in your pocket How to claim the right benefits in later life Money matters Creating an age friendly Wales 2 More money in your pocket We are Age Cymru. Age Cymru is the national charity for older people ... and programmes directly to older people in the community and we ensure the highest standards so you can be assured of consistency and quality wherever you see the Age Cymru name and logo. Our family includes
