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people flourish. We are here to stand up for the 14 million people in the UK and 846 million people internationally who have now reached later life, but also to speak for the long-term interests of every ... every one of us, working to ensure that experiences of ageing improve from one generation to the next. We aim to improve later life for everyone through our information and advice, campaigns, products, training
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Information about this factsheet 5 1.1 Local authority social services departments 5 2 Introduction to disability equipment and home adaptations 6 2.1 Disability equipment 6 2.2 Adaptations 7 2.3 Differences ... needs assessment 8 3.2 Legal duty to carry out an assessment 10 3.3 The provision of equipment and/or an adaptation if you are found to have eligible needs 10 4 Disability
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Freedom to Speak Up Review Consultation on the implementation of the recommendations, principles and actions set out in the report of the Freedom to Speak Up Review Ref: 1115 Date: June 2015 ... 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. Name:
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survey on attitudes to a secondary annuity market This briefing looks at the main findings from polling commissioned by Age UK to uncover more information about older peoples’ attitudes to cashing in an existing ... existing pension annuity. July 2015 Contact: Christopher.brooks@ageuk.org.uk 2 Contents 1. Key points .....................................................................................
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dementia advocacy Getting to know and understand the people we support Planning for the future Our success stories Making a referral Introduction We all deserve the right to have a voice in our lives. ... in almost all areas of their lives. Age Cymru’s independent dementia advocacy project is committed to championing the voices of people living with dementia through these challenges. Our dementia advocacy
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Human rights belong to all of us simply because we are human. They embody key values in our society such as fairness, dignity, equality and respect.
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Assistance Project) Location: Home based with potential office space in a partner office, covering the South and South East Wales Region Contractual Status of Role: Part time, 21 hours per week Fixed ... South East Wales) Job Purpose: To meet the Community Assistance Project objectives by recruiting, inducting, training and supporting suitable volunteers within the region to deliver support at a community
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Today, we’re really excited to be launching our Gift Box Appeal 🤶🎅🎄We’re appealing to you to fill a wrapped shoe box with gifts in our aim to help make this Christmas a little brighter. Christmas can ... many older people who have no close family to visit over the festive period, we hope that having a gift to open may make a huge difference. Your amazing gift boxes will be delivered to either a care home
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Age UK is the new force combining Age Concern and Help the Aged. With almost 120 years of combined history to draw on, we are bringing together our talents, services and solutions to do more to enrich ... enrich the lives of people in later life. We have brought together leading experts in the field to create this authoritative guide to ageing better. We are grateful to all the contributors who gave their
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unique volunteering activity? This is a chance to make a real difference for care home residents, care home staff and yourself. It would suit someone keen to offer the following qualities and skills: • ... positive communication skills • Understanding of confidentiality • Understanding of and empathy with the needs of older people • Reliability, patience, and sensitivity • Interested in engaging with projects
