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People across Wales, including those living in care homes, have seen their human rights breached and their access to advocacy, health and social care suspended during the pandemic, finds a survey of 72
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Age-friendly business Valuing and including older consumers in supermarkets and service companies February 2017 2 Introduction We often hear about our ageing society and the power of the ‘grey pound’ ... older people still struggle to access and navigate shops and other businesses. This results in exclusion and frustration for many people, and wasted opportunities for businesses. Age UK is the UK’s largest
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Do you need help from a trained Independent Dementia Advocate to: • Understand your accommodation options? • Understand the choices you can make? • Access the services you need? • Stay connected to ... matter to you? • Know your rights, and make sure they are respected and upheld? • Feel safe and get the help you need when you need it? • Have your voice heard in all aspects of your life? • Have a voice
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One Digital Learning from the Age UK Project Vinal K Karania (Research Manager), December 2016 BACKGROUND WHAT IS ONE DIGITAL? • Big Lottery-funded venture led by a partnership of Digital Unite, Affinity ... Sutton, AbilityNet, SCVO, Age UK and Citizens Online • Each partner delivered specific projects, through the use ‘trusted intermediaries’ to promote and deliver basic digital skills to end beneficiaries •
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primary role of a Listen and Connect Volunteer is to: Empathetically listen to callers and where necessary, signpost them at their request Talk to callers being non-judgemental, confidential and compassionate; ... explore the issues that are important to them Provide our clients with time and space to listen to their stories and concerns, and offer reflection and support to help them find their own way forward Work
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Creating an age friendly Wales Making relationships count A helpful guide for families, unpaid carers and care staff supporting a person moving to live in a care home. 2 Age Cymru: Making relationships ... decision to support someone to move into a care home. It aims to raise awareness of the needs of older carers and the value of engaging them as experts in the care of the person they care for. It also
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people aged 50 or over in Wales of the Covid-19 pandemic This survey is a follow up to the second survey we undertook in February to April 2021 for people aged 50 or over across Wales. It’s being undertaken ... this survey we want to gather the current experiences of people aged 50 or over in Wales in the ongoing pandemic and what they need to move forward. This survey will take 15 minutes to complete. Your response
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We have a number of exciting volunteering opportunities you can get involved in.
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Cold Weather Payment is an annual payment to help with heating costs. Find out if you can claim Cold Weather Payment.
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AgeUKIG44 How to stay driving safely. In the driving seat. 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 our Readers’ Panel ... uk/readers-panel. 2) Tell us your story. Have you been affected by any of the issues in this guide? Has Age UK’s information and advice helped? If so, we’d love to hear from you to provide relatable examples that
