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who took part in the deliberative events for older people: Age UK Waverley in Surrey; Age UK Wyre Forest in Worcestershire; the Warrington Older People’s Forum in Cheshire and Age UK’s engagement and ... ContentsAge UK would like to thank the following people and organisations, without whom this report would not have been possible: 54 We frequently hear from older people about the problems they face with money
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donors we would be unable to carry out the vital work we do for older people in Wales. We respect the fact there are many older, vulnerable people in the communities where we operate, so we abide by a charter ... charter to give our supporters peace of mind. You can be sure we would never knock on people's doors in order to ask for donations and we'll never sell your personal information to other organisations. Our
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Older people, fraud and scams Key facts 5 million targeted Almost 5 million older people (65+) believe they have been targeted by scammers.1 12% responded While only 12% of those targeted responded to ... means around half a million older people could have fallen victim.2 Single older people Single older people are more likely to respond than married people, and half of all people aged 75+ live alone.3 2
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April 2023 Age Cymru is the leading charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people should be able to lead healthy and fulfilled lives, have adequate income, access ... services and the opportunity to shape their own future. We seek to provide a strong voice for all older people in Wales and to raise awareness of the issues of importance to them. We welcome the opportunity
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April 2023 Age Cymru is the leading charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people should be able to lead healthy and fulfilled lives, have adequate income, access ... services and the opportunity to shape their own future. We seek to provide a strong voice for all older people in Wales and to raise awareness of the issues of importance to them. We are pleased to respond
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research This is Age Cymru’s second annual report on delays in access to social care in Wales for people aged 55 and over. Last year our dementia advocacy project, HOPE (Helping others to participate and ... and engage) advocacy project and Age Cymru Advice were all reporting worrying delays in older people being assessed by social care for their needs, as well as delays in sourcing care packages once an assessment
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Policy on Ageing – Review May 2014 Changing family structures and their impact on the care of older people. Summary Families in the UK are changing. This brief review looks at how changing fam ... es will influence the supply and demand for formal and informal care by older people? • Most informal care for older people is provided by partners and adult children. Changes in family structure,
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programme by running local exercise sessions for older people. Purpose: LIFT is a series of activities and games designed specifically for older people to take part in physical activity in a local ... promote LIFT locally, and attract participants to the programme. You will deliver LIFT sessions to older members of local communities and deliver taster sessions to other interested groups. You will work
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dementiaadvocacy@ agecymru.org.uk DEWIS CIL Supporting people already known to mental helath services 01633 288440 advocacy@ dewiscil.org.uk Age Cymru Gwent Support for people in care homes or thinnking about living ... uk Deaf People British Deaf Association Support for Cultural Deaf whose their first language is BSL (British Sign Language) cao.wales@ bda.org.uk Mental Health IMHA IMCA IPA RPR Cwm Taf People First Supporting
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later life. Age UK provides a wide range of services and its information and advice reaches 5 million people each year. The Age UK network comprises around 170 local Age UKs reaching most of England. Our family ... Loneliness inspires thousands of people and organisations to do more to tackle loneliness in older age. We are a network of national, regional and local organisations and people working together through community
