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able to secure another 12 months funding for our Dementia Advocacy Project which we are thrilled about. This is such an important service and we have a dedicated and highly trained team of advocates across ... Choice Bereavement and Loss Awareness with Marie Curie Mental Health Act for Advocates with Natasha Fox, Advocacy West Wales Mental Health Act Reform for Advocates with Natasha Fox, Advocacy West Wales
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a minority were still in work or looking for work. Interviewees were asked to talk a little bit about themselves at the start of the interview, including a description of a typical day in their lives ... interviewees did not have a clear idea about the potential benefits of the internet. They were curious but did not know much about the internet and had few pre-conceived ideas about how they might benefit by being
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shine a spotlight on the mental health and wellbeing of older people. Dr Lis Boulton from Age UK explores the barriers that older people may experience in accessing mental health services, and Sam Young at ... on older people’s mental health and wellbeing. Laura Tipper of Veterans NHS Wales provides an overview of the specialised priority service to improve the mental health and wellbeing of veterans. Claire
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spend on average about 3 years receiving care1 although the length of time spent in residential care has been declining2. Home care might cost around £5,000 per year while residential care costs about £28,500 ... 1 Housing and Finance Working Group (2013), Department of Health Steering Group ‐ Housing and Equity 2 Lievesley et al (2011), The changing role of care homes
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waste of skills, and for the individual it is often devastating in relation to personal finances, health and self-esteem. Age discrimination in employment is now illegal and the Default Retirement Age ... an essential part of making work better. 2 Older workers may also need to think differently about work and their own retirement aspirations than they would have done in the past. This might include
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people, carers and expert peer reviewers. Published: June 2024 3 Contents What this guide is about 4 Thinking about your options 6 I want to stay where I am Making changes at home 8 Getting support at home ... housing 24 Other types of housing 28 Care homes 30 Useful organisations 31 4 What this guide is about. They say there’s no place like home – but as we get older, it can start to get more difficult to
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lead member on the Local Government Association Community Wellbeing Board, and the lead member for Health and Adult Social Care in the London Borough of Havering. Councillor Ford – Councillor Ford explained ... had not kept pace. Therefore integration and devolution were fundamentally important to meeting the health and care needs of older people, as well as a way of responding to the extremely challenging financial
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waste of skills, and for the individual it is often devastating in relation to personal finances, health and self-esteem. Part of the picture is that older jobseekers often find they are unable to access ... incidence of disability or health conditions among older people, and research analysis has concluded that age is in itself a barrier to work. The same research made recommendations about the support requirements
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The Way We Pay Payment systems and financial inclusion About Age UK With more people needing our services than ever before, Age Concern and Help the Aged have joined forces, combining almost 120 years ... over 1 million older people. Age UK has received many letters and calls from older people concerned about how they would pay for things if cheques were withdrawn. It is also a major issue with older people
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Ageing and Older People Mental health and older people Monday 20 March 2017, 4:00pm – 5:00pm Chair’s introduction Barbara Keeley MP, Shadow Cabinet Member for Mental Health and Social Care The meeting’s ... introduced the topic and it was highlighted that mental health problems can present themselves in various situations. Older people with mental health problems were said to be 6 times more likely to be on
