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support when they need it Understand their options and choices Access services like doctors, housing and benefi ts Communicate with utilities, banks, insurance companies and professionals. Volunteers ... Cymru, Ground Floor, Mariners House, Trident Court, East Moors Road, Cardiff, CF24 5TD Tel: 029 2043 1555 E-mail: enquiries@agecymru.org.uk www.agecymru.org.uk Age Cymru is a registered charity 1128436
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companies or charities accepts any liability arising from its use and it is the reader’s sole responsibility to ensure any information is up to date and accurate. Please note that the inclusion of named agencies ... relatable examples that benefit others. Email your story to stories@ageuk.org.uk. 3 Contents What this guide is about 4 Thinking about moving 6 Getting the ball rolling Different types of care home 8 Care
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towards care home fees – how your income is viewed 25 7.1 Disregarded income 26 7.2 Income that is partly disregarded 27 7.3 ‘Notional’ income 29 8 ‘Deprivation of assets’ ... ‘self-fund’ care – is any sort of assistance still available? 59 20.2 Choosing to make the arrangement yourself 60 20.3 If you are self-funding, but your capital is reducing
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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 ... ‘Friend’? • Potentially anyone in Wales who is not self-isolating can be a ‘Friend’ if they know someone who needs support locally. • You may already be a ‘Friend’ Why is a ‘Friend’ necessary? • Many people in
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was accepted. What difference to your life has volunteering made to you? I have improved my life as a result, I have increasing social circle, and a skill which destresses and relaxes me. What do you enjoy ... a few additional topic of conversation. The best buzz is the look on a person’s face at the end of the class. What would you say to someone who is thinking of becoming involved with volunteering? Give
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fitness regime. I had enjoyed learning tai chi many years ago and I thought it was the ideal solution. What difference to your life has volunteering made to you? I had been worrying over how unfit I was and ... was an ideal solution. What do you enjoy most about your volunteering experience? I have volunteered for many agencies over the years, and continue to do so. Volunteering form me is a way of life and has
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friends and family at reasonable cost, in reasonable time and with reasonable ease and that transport is vital to leading an active and independent life. 2. A lack access to transport can have a profound ... reliable public transport or community transport is essential, with a particular concern being the ability to travel to medical appointments. 3. Age UK is calling for all areas and means of transport to
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million older people Energy prices have risen by around 150 per cent over the last 10 years There is a fuel poverty gap of nearly £900 million (which equates to an average of £370 per household) Energy ... homes under ECO and the Green Deal from their launch in 2013 to Match 2016 Recommendations Age UK is calling for the Government to: reform its energy efficiency programmes make energy efficiency
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and now take 3 classes What difference to your life has volunteering made to you? I have made so many friends and both the mental and physical stimulation keeps me on my toes. What do you enjoy most about ... and have fun. That is so much better than staying at home alone I feel. Any worries one may have suddenly become smaller issues and I have improved I feel on my listening skills too. What would you say to
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my life I also wanted to do some preventative healthcare (which I think tai chi is with its falls prevention research). What difference to your life has volunteering made to you? I have got to know a section ... otherwise meet, and met some lovely, funny people - I actually look forward to these sessions every week! What do you enjoy most about your volunteering experience? Connecting with the participants – in sessions
