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BY AGE UK Older people living with frailty are disproportionately affected by public and private services that are not geared to their needs. They are often the faces behind the headlines on poor-quality ... something a person lives with, not what they are. We believe this is a vital distinction. Society and services are organised around frailty as a state, often perceived as inevitable and irreversible, rather
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The United Nations International Day of the Older Person. Led by Age Cymru in collaboration with acclaimed photographer Jon Pountney, the This is Older exhibition goes on show at The National Library for ... and vigour to be found in later life. The exhibition is being shown at the Gregynog Gallery, the National Library for Wales, Aberystwyth until 10 December 2021. To book your free ticket, please visit
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should be able to lead healthy and fulfilled lives, have adequate income, access to high quality services and the opportunity to shape their own future. We seek to provide a strong voice for all older people ... /Wales-briefing.pdf 2 Figure cited in the Older People’s Commissioner for Wales’ ‘State of the Nation’ report (2019). 3 Independent Age (2019) Credit where it’s due: Ending the £3.5 billion Pension Credit
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Local Government and Communities Committee National Assembly for Wales Inquiry into Human Rights in Wales February 2017 Age Cymru is the leading national charity working to improve the lives of all ... should be able to lead healthy and fulfilled lives, have adequate income, access to high quality services and the opportunity to shape their own future. We seek to provide a strong voice for all older people
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minutes to complete. Your response is anonymous but if you want us to contact you about the survey you can include your contact details at the end of the survey. Thank you for your support in completing this ... (Select any that apply) e TV news e Radio e Facebook e Twitter e National newspaper e Local newspaper e WhatsApp e Face to face services e Telephone helpline e Local notice board/community centre e Online
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happen next 14 Introduction By Mike Hedges AM Chair Cross Party Group on Older People and Ageing, National Assembly for Wales Scams and swindles are amongst the cruellest of crimes and have moved from Dutch ... action by Royal Mail some victims of mail scams are now being identified to agencies such as social services, police and trading standards who can offer help and support. Age Cymru has formed partnerships
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it’s been for people to get the care they needed during the pandemic crisis. Nationally, work is being done to try to prevent the scale of this issue ever happening again. But there are ... draw up a will. You could do this through a solicitor, a professional will-writing service, charities that offer this service, your bank, or you could draw up your will yourself. A will is a legal document
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contraindications with prescribed medicine with local pharmacist. Co-ordinate - Assist the normal services that would support the individual, and alert if the person is unwell and may have infection to protect ... and that communication networks are in place. Comfort - As many day care and voluntary sector services may experience reduced hours due to staff sickness or temporarily close during Coronavirus peak
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UK): p5 3 Carers Wales (2014): State of Caring 2014: p3 4 House of Lords Select Committee on Public Service and Demographic Change (14 March 2013): Ready for Ageing? (HL Paper 140): p82 5 Welsh Government ... who have needs that are specific to their situation which are not necessarily being met by current service arrangements. In addition, pressure continues to grow on older people who provide care as they are
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review the accessibility of their services for people living with dementia. Since 2013, 46 local Age UKs in England have been supported to help shape their services to be more inclusive for older people ... raising for staff, volunteers and trustees. • Network – collaborative working with local and regional partners. • Resources – effectively using internal resources and gaining ‘buy-in’ from all. What were the
