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available in the adult advocacy sector. Our concerns are that, as currently drafted: 1. The regulations will compromise the fundamental independence of advocacy services, and therefore militate against the ability ... states: The Advocacy provider and advocates will put the people they advocate for first, ensuring they are directed by their wishes and feelings. Advocates will be non-judgmental and respectful of people’s
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accessible homes. 3 Key points and recommendations A dramatic increase in the older population will have profound implications for all aspects of society, including the demand to live independently ... the challenge of an ageing society We are seeing a dramatic increase in the older population, which will have profound implications for all aspects of society, including the demand to live independently
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points of note in the new legislation. Where relevant, further information on some of these elements will be included in the text below, or can be found within our other housing factsheets. Changes in terminology ... landlords’ (private registered providers of social housing will also be classed as a community landlord). Private rented sector landlords will continue to be referred to as ‘private landlords’, so there
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272786), and their trading and other associated companies merged on 1 April 2009. Together they have formed the Age UK Group, dedicated to improving the lives of people in later life. The three national Age ... Concerns in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales have also merged with Help the Aged in these nations to form three registered charities: Age Scotland, Age NI and Age Cymru. ID200042 06/12 Our vision Age UK’s
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supporting an individual in relation to their care and/or support needs. Advocates which undertake this form of advocacy are referred to as an Independent Professional Advocate (IPA)”3. Paragraph 47 of the Code ... process requires the social care professional, “In partnership with the person, (to) determine which form of advocacy is most suitable, including appropriate individual, formal advocacy6 etc.” If an appropriate
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is important to be clear about why you want to return and try to find out whether your expectations will be met. If you have been absent for some time, there may have been changes to life in the UK that ... deciding to return permanently to the UK, you should consider: ⚫ what will your income be on returning and will it be as much as now? ⚫ will you be entitled to any benefits? ⚫ how do prices and costs compare
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the start of a move to a wider ISAbased approach to pension saving which will not be the right option for many young savers, and will leave them considerably worse off in retirement. Most ISAs are held in ... in cash, which over the longer term is likely to be a sub-optimal investment choice that will have a negative impact on income adequacy in retirement. 2.7 A LISA might be a better alternative for low
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Pension age will start to rise beyond 65 for both women and men. These changes have come about as a result of the very positive news that, on average, we are living longer. But not all of us will have a long ... Age UK will be responding to this. However, in the meantime we have published this paper which looks at the impact of rising State Pension age from the perspective of some of the individuals who will be heavily
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than customer or resident which are sometimes used). We refer to housing units to reflect the many forms of accommodation provided by HAs. The term ‘Extra-care housing’ is used to refer to accessible self-contained ... cultural difference as a training imperative and all had Equality & Diversity policies addressing all forms of disadvantage, including race and ethnicity. • Levels of dementia awareness and skills among staff
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and Dementia UK have helplines for those affected by dementia Advance care planning is a specific form of end-of-life care planning. It means thinking about how you would like to be cared for in the future
