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services May 2018 Summary Staying well, feeling good and remaining as independent as possible are of vital importance to everyone in Wales. All older people should be supported to make informed choices ... choices about maintaining and improving their health and independence. Opportunities for healthy living should be increased and barriers removed, particularly for disadvantaged older people. Public health messages
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higher use of medication and greater dependence on medical and social services and other forms of care. Despite the fact that there are many different interventions that can reduce the risk of falls, communicating ... interventions and services. The impact of falls • About a third of all people aged over 65 fall each year, with higher rates among those over 75. • Falls represent over half of hospital admissions for accidental
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service improvement; we believe that much of the complexity relates to the challenge of providing a service where demand far outstrips supply and against the backdrop of ever reducing funding levels. Funding ... levels impact greatly on commissioners’ ability to plan for and meet the needs of those that need services. Despite the will of staff and leaders to provide good quality care and support as envisaged through
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The Age UK almanac of disease profiles in later life A reference on the frequency of major diseases, conditions and syndromes affecting older people in England David Melzer, Joao Correa ... Correa Delgado, Rachel Winder, Jane Masoli, Suzanne Richards, Alessandro Ble University of Exeter Medical School Ageing Research Group
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fit as a fiddle is a programme run by Age UK and funded by the Big Lottery Fund as part of the Wellbeing programme www.ageuk.org.uk www.fitasaf iddle.org.uk Age UK’s fit for the future ‘Social ... from Tom Clarke CIRCLE (Centre for International Research on Care, Labour and Equalities) University of Leeds July 2015 2 Contents Acknowledgements ...................................................
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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 to high quality ... 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 to the Economy, infrastructure and Skills Committee’s
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2024 Deprivation of assets in the means test for care home provision in Wales Factsheet 40w August 2024 2 of 36 Contents 1 Information ... 1 The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 and accompanying Code of Practice guidance – relevance to the social care system in Wales 6 3
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January 2023 2 of 45 Contents 1 Information about this factsheet 5 2 Structure of the NHS in Wales 5 2.1 Local Health Boards 6 2.2 NHS Trusts 7 2.3 Community ... 2 Registering with a practice if you live in a care home 12 5.3 Home visits 13 5.4 Making and attending an appointment 13 5.5 Seeking a second opinion 14 5.6 Out-of-hours services 14 5.7 Changing your practice
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reserved. Third 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 ... consultation Following the introduction of greater flexibility in pension decumulation in April 2015, this consultation explores how the Government can extend some of these flexibilities to people who have
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.................................................................................... 13 Prevalence of disability increases with age ............................................................... 13 How ... ........ 22 Appendix A - Brief explanation of JSA and ESA ........................................................... 24 Appendix B – Work Programme payment structure .................................
