The quarterly newsletter from Age Cymru Spring 2024 Tell us what matters to you in our 2024 survey Be wary of offers to insulate your loft with spray foam Hear how one of our walk leaders gets a buzz ... thinking about becoming active and there’s plenty of information in this edition to get you going, particularly if you’re looking for volunteering opportunities. We feature Clare Gabriel, our volunteer walk leader
country’s largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. We believe in a world where everyone can love later life and we work every day to achieve this. We help more than 5 million ... million people every year, providing support, companionship and advice for older people who need it most. The Age UK network includes Age UK, Age Cymru, Age NI and Age Scotland and around 165 local Age
Housing Quality Standard (WHQS) 8 4 How can you get community landlord housing? 8 4.1 Being eligible to apply 10 5 Making an application 11 5.1 Help with your application 12 5.2 Information you should include ... include in your application 12 5.3 Updates whilst you are on a waiting list 13 5.4 Can you apply to more than one local authority? 13 5.5 ‘Common housing registers’ 14 6 Local authority allocation schemes
different locations. The term can be used to designate any service that is designed to help people who have support needs to live well1 and remain independent for as long as possible. An ageing population ... 65 and over is projected to increase by 292,000 (44 per cent) between 2014 and 2039, whilst the number of people aged between 16 – 64 is projected to decrease by 5%.2 The need for social care increases with
parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. ... Square, London WC1H 9NA. 2 About this call for evidence The Home Affairs Committee has announced an inquiry into hate crime and its consequences in response to a number of recent events namely; The rise
fault dismissal’ for micro businesses 8 June 2012 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent ... consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Name: Christopher Brooks Email: christopher.brooks@ageuk.org.uk Age UK 1-6 Tavistock Square London WC1H 9NB T 020
‘You need a philosophy for life – a combination of peace, happiness and positivity.’ Nicole, 67 2 Age UK. Love later life We are many things to many people Ageing is different for everyone and, of course ... the demands are different for everyone too. At Age UK we are many things to many people – a source of advice, information, companionship and support. But one thing is the same for everyone: we’re always here
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 to high quality services ... 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 to respond to the consultation
Getting your affairs in order and thinking about your care needs Thinking about end of life 2 We’d love to hear from you. 1) Join our Readers’ Panel. Have your say and be involved in updating our guides by ... Panel at www.ageuk.org.uk/readers-panel. 2) Tell us your story. We want to include real voices of real people in our guides. We’d love to hear about your experiences. Email us at stories@ageuk.org.uk. This
unpaid carer for the other person/s they live with. It’s useful for you to be aware of this when you’re providing help. • A carer is anyone of any age, who provides unpaid care and support to a relative ... and dressing the person cared for; helping with toileting needs; administering medication; and providing emotional support. It might help the person you’re supporting to connect with other carers – Carers