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The experience of the pandemic showed that when there's insufficient knowledge or understanding about older people in Government, decisions can be made that are damaging to them. In our national survey ... active . A warm home, nutritious food, occasional treats and being able to get out and about are all good for health and wellbeing, helping older people to make the most of later life. This should not just
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September 2024 2 of 47 Contents 1 Information about this factsheet 5 1.1 Local authority social services departments 5 2 Legislation covering the social ... 38 19.3 Safeguarding older people 39 20 Complaining about a decision or service provision 39 21 Useful organisations 40 22 Further information about Age Cymru 43 Factsheet 24w September
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1 The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Wales) Regulations 2023 Consultation response April 2023 Age Cymru is the leading charity ... communication on changes in where various health services are available, lack of public transport to get to health appointments and delays and halting of ongoing health checks through the pandemic period.
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Brain Health The Brain–Body Connection: GCBH Recommendations on Physical Activity and Brain Health 1 The Global Council on Brain Health (GCBH) is an independent collaborative of scientists, health professionals ... and policy experts from around the world working in areas of brain health related to human cognition. The GCBH focuses on brain health relating to peoples’ ability to think and reason as they age, including
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hear from older people about their experiences and what matters to them. This survey will take 15 minutes to complete. Your response is anonymous but if you want us to contact you about the survey you can ... ____________________________________________________________________ A3. Do you find it easy to access information about services and support? e Yes e No Please tell us more ___________________________________________
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numbers of older men are ‘doing the right thing’ and caring. We are living longer, often with multiple health problems; the State is failing to meet the care needs of our ageing population; and working life ... being forced to do so will only get higher. Something has to give. At the moment too often it’s the health and finances of carers. This isn’t fair and it isn’t sustainable either. We need to implement the
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of treating mixed age couples as working age for benefit purposes including providing information about the numbers and circumstances of those affected over time. The Government wants to ensure that ... pensioners who have a younger partner. Age UK is concerned that the changes could affect the health and wellbeing of some older people, will increase pensioner poverty, force people to use their retirement
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become submerged and hidden from view in the pressure caldron that characterises our contemporary health and social care system. This Older People’s Narrative serves to remind us of vital core values to ... who participated in the survey and workshops, to all of the day centres, hospitals and community health services who assisted with the recruitment of participants, to those that volunteered time to help
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contact with friends and family and limited opportunities to participate in social occasions) health (poor health, limited mobility, social care needs or cognitive and sensory impairment) individual characteristics ... associated with depression, sleep problems, impaired cognitive health, heightened vascular resistance, hypertension, psychological stress and mental health problems. For more information call Age Cymru Advice
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be effective in preventing falls. Clinical Commissioning Groups, Public Health professionals, commissioners of care services, health and care service providers, local Age UKs and other voluntary sector providers ... exercise • Outlines the benefits of evidence-based falls prevention exercise for older people and health and care services • Presents a range of services delivering to the evidence Amy Charters, Age UK
