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in your pocket We are Age Cymru. Age Cymru is the national charity for older people in Wales. We campaign, we research and we fundraise to make sure we build a better life for all older people. We ensure ... heard, we challenge and change attitudes and we fight discrimination wherever we find it. We provide a range of national and local services and programmes directly to older people in the community and we
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2014 No requirement for local authorities and health boards to arrange provision of IPA under the SSWb Act, but consider other forms of support and advocacy. Is the person eligible for IMCA? In partnership ... partnership with the person, determine which form of advocacy is most suitable, including appropriate individual, formal advocacy etc. Is an appropriate individual and/or suitable advocacy available? Make reasonable
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has a particular interest in race and ethnicity in the sector. She is currently a post-doctoral research intern at the Social Care Workforce Research Unit, King’s College London. Jill Manthorpe is Director ... Director of the Social Care Workforce Research Unit at King’s College London. She has worked in the voluntary sector and as a Board member of national and local older people’s groups. She carries out research
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case law and practice highlighting how and why the protection offered by human rights legislation is so important for older people in the UK 1 The Human Rights Act and Older People– An Evidence Paper ... to define the rights and freedoms necessary to secure the dignity and worth of each individual. As a result, the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948. International
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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 is Tavis House 1-6 ... Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9NA. 2 About this consultation The Women and Equalities Select Committee is running this inquiry into older workers in order to examine the effectiveness of the Department for
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risk. The nightmare scenario is an older person alone and cut-off in a crisis – this is what we must work to avoid. The Government recognises that our changing climate poses a growing threat to particular ... particular groups. The energy and financial services industries are developing a more nuanced understanding of ‘vulnerability’ where people’s changing circumstances – such as bereavement – as well as long-standing
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discharge as this an area that disproportionately affects older people and older carers. Age Cymru provide a person centred, independent advocacy service that amplifies the voice of both older people living with ... their voices heard to empower them. We provide nonstatutory advocacy and that allows us to work with a broad range of advocacy needs. The projects have been managed and delivered by Age Cymru during 2020-21
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Advice 0300 303 44 98 www.agecymru.org.uk Factsheet 24w September 2024 Direct payments for social care services in Wales Factsheet 24w September 2024 ... this factsheet 5 1.1 Local authority social services departments 5 2 Legislation covering the social care system in Wales – the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014
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AgeUKIG47 Practical help and emotional support. Caring for someone with dementia. 2 We’d love to hear from you. 1) Join our Readers’ Panel. Have your say and be involved in updating our guides by joining ... Age UK and contains general advice only, it should not be relied on as a basis for any decision or action and cannot be used as a substitute for professional advice. Neither Age UK nor any of its subsidiary
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support victims. Key Stats The average age of mail scam victims is 74. Over half of people aged 65+ believe they have been a target of a scam. An estimated 3.8 million fraud incidents and 2.0 million ... experienced by adults aged 16+ in England and Wales for the year ending March 2016. Given that there were a total of 6.3 million incidents of all other crimes in the same period, adding fraud and cyber-crime
