‘Living longer brings many things to the surface. I’m happy and contented in my life.’ Velda, 76 Our year Annual Review 2013/14 Age UK’s vision is for a world where everyone can love later life. We know ... stop us being ourselves. We still want to laugh, love, be needed and keep doing the things that matter to us. We’re very proud of the achievements that will help make our vision a reality – the achievements
AgeUKIG43 Creating an age friendly Wales Winter wrapped up A guide to keeping warm, safe and well this winter Health & wellbeing 1 Winter wrapped up Contents What this guide is about 2 Preparing for winter ... extra money could I be eligible for? 16 Heating your home efficiently 17 Useful organisations 21 Helpful telephone numbers 25 Supporting the work of Age Cymru 26 With a little preparation, and by following
AgeUKIG07 What to expect when you go into hospital, while you’re there and when you’re discharged. Your hospital stay. 2 We’d love to hear from you. 1) Join our Readers’ Panel. Have your say and be involved ... 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 benefit others. Email your story to stories@ageuk.org.uk. This information
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’ ... attracting and including older consumers is slow – many older people still struggle to access and navigate shops and other businesses. This results in exclusion and frustration for many people, and wasted
Information, advice and advocacyMay 2021Summary Good q uality information and advice is essential for older people. Factually accurate and impartial information and advice help us to make informed decisions ... services and entitlements and contribute to society. Advocacy services are essential to ensure that every older person has a voice and receives the support they need.T he Social Services and Well-being
rhag sgamiau a thwyll, ac i gynorthwyo dioddefwyr. Working together to help better protect people in Wales from scams and fraud, and to support victims. Gall cael eich sgamio neu eich targedu gan dwyll ... awareness and de-stigmatising scams We will • Improve public awareness of scams and fraud and increase knowledge about the steps people can take to protect themselves. • Remove stigma and embarrassment
1 Consultation Response Competition and Markets Authority market study of Care Homes Statement of Scope January 2017. Ref. 0117 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this ... purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Name: Stephen Lowe Email: Stephen Lowe@ageuk.org.uk Age UK Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock
Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 and accompanying Code of Practice guidance – relevance to the social care system in Wales 5 3 How the local authority ... authority can help you if you have care and/or support needs 6 3.1 Introduction 6 3.2 Initial contact with the local authority and making a referral 7 3.3 Having an assessment of your needs 9 3.4 Deciding
covering the North and Mid Wales Region Contractual Status of Role: Full time, 35 hours per week Fixed term until December 2024 Job Title of Line Manager: Regional Coordinator (North and Mid Wales) Job ... Job Purpose: To meet the Community Assistance Project objectives by overseeing the regional delivery of services, supporting the Regional Volunteer Officer and working closely in collaboration with local
as required. Key areas will be: 1. Cardiff & Vale and Morgannwg 2. Gwent (Blaenau Gwent, Monmouthshire, Newport, Caerphilly, Torfaen) 3. Swansea and Neath Port Talbot 4. Carmarthen & Pembrokeshire Contractual ... Purpose: To meet the HOPE project objectives by recruiting suitable volunteers within the region to deliver advocacy support at a community level and to support and oversee the establishment and running