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cARTrefu: Creating artists in residents A national arts in care homes participatory and mentoring programme It’s estimated that 80% of older care home residents are living with dementia. In 2013 the Alzheimer’s ... professional artists in Wales who were then supported by experienced mentors, delivering weekly participatory creative sessions with residents, staff and family members, over 8 - 12 weeks, ... In April 2015, the
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people aged 65+ in the UK have never used the internet 36% of people aged 65 and over in the UK feel out of touch with the pace of modern life Over a third (34%) of people aged 65+ in Great Britain feel ... savings of £560 per year from shopping and paying bills online Young people: The jobless total for 16-24 year olds is at 1.02 million, the highest unemployment record in 19 year Economically inactive
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policy@ageuk.org.uk www.ageuk.org.uk 2 Age UK is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 and registered company number 6825798). The registered address ... reaching most of England. In 2014-15 nearly 5.7million people came to Age UK and our local partners for information and advice on a range of issues to do with later life. We work closely with Age Cymru,
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policy@ageuk.org.uk www.ageuk.org.uk Age UK is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 and registered company number 6825798). The registered address ... The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is undertaking the Retirement Outcomes Review, due to report in 2018. This consultation is also the interim report, and highlights the emerging findings from its analysis
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No one should have no one Working to end loneliness amongst older people No one should have no one 03 What is Age UK doing to address loneliness? 05 What have we learnt? 10 What can you do to prevent ... December 2016 Report author: Jill Mortimer 3 Most of us have felt very lonely and alone at some point in our lives.1 It’s a profoundly personal and painful experience and people can feel completely hopeless
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Mandatory concessionary fares scheme in Wales Welsh Government January 2018 Introduction Age Cymru is the leading charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people ... people in Wales and to raise awareness of the issues of importance to them. We welcome the opportunity to respond to the Welsh Government’s consultation on the mandatory concessionary fares scheme in Wales
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Home & care 16 Travel & lifestyle 20 Work & learning 24 Closer to home 28 Around the world 34 Message from the Chairman and Chief Executive 2 The year in numbers 4 In 2011/12, Age UK was voted by MPs and ... and Peers as the most influential charity in Westminster. Our campaigning activities have focused on social care and pension reform and we have received significant media coverage about these and other
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Age Cymru is a registered charity 1128436. Company limited by guarantee and registered in Wales and England 6837284. Registered office address Ground Floor, Mariners House, Trident Court, East Moors Road ... advice and stay at home. We’re communicating with hundreds of older people every day through our check-in-andchat service for the isolated over 70s as well as our usual Advice services, has issued a brief
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National Network for Adults Advocacy in Wales The National Network for Adult’s Advocacy in Wales promotes and supports a quality advocacy service for people in Wales. Purpose To contribute to the ... the development of advocacy policy and campaigning in Wales through the identification of key issues. To have a shared understanding of the role of advocacy and to develop, implement and monitor advocacy
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then fully training and supporting project volunteers. HOPE aims to support people at an early stage in their issues or concerns to prevent them slipping into crisis. We want to help people to get the help ... sure the service we provide is right for the needs of older people and carers in their areas. We want to make sure we work with and complement the existing advocacy providers and forums across Wales. •
