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6 Getting a care needs assessment. As we get older, lots of us find we need help with everyday activities – such as getting up, washing and dressing, and using the bathroom. It’s normal to feel a bit reluctant ... needs assessment can help guide you as you make your own arrangements. To get started, contact the social services department of your local council. Explain that you need some help at home and ask for a
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and will be rolled out in the coming months, with initial priority given to frontline health and social care workers as well as those aged 80 and over. It’s also a good time to reflect on the overwhelming ... started rolling out a vaccine for Covid-19. The initial roll out will target frontline health and social care workers as well those at highest risk of catching the virus, including those aged 80 and over
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well-being, it’s recognised that some people will need help to achieve this. The Act will change the way social services and health, as well as other care services, voluntary and community groups, work together ... Act Mean for me? A learning and development resource for direct care and support workers on the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014" on the Care Council Learning Hub
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health and health services; highways and transport; housing; local government; public administration; social welfare; sport and recreation; tourism; town and country planning; water and flood defence, and the ... over used the internet. In addition, large parts of rural Wales cannot access the full range of social media platforms due to the prevalence of so called ‘not spots’. For many older people, reductions
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photographs of residents. The care home can share approved photographs with you or post on their social media / website. • As a guide your appearance should be casual but tidy, clean and smart • Logos ... raising concerns is included in the Safeguarding and Whistleblowing process. • Public comment on social media should not be used to highlight concerns or comments about a care home Contact with media
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Golden Thread Aims to promote understanding of advocacy as the Golden Thread that runs throughout the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (the Act) and the duties on professionals Module 1 – About ... 4 • The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act was implemented on 6 April 2016. Part 10 of the Act is about advocacy and complaints • A statutory code of practice on the exercise of social services
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breaking down, or being unable to afford the cost of transport needed to visit a friend or go to a social club. How is poverty measured? Poverty and low income can be defined and measured in a number ... with no-one else in the household. Renters: 33 per cent of private tenants and 29 per cent of social rented tenants, compared to 12 per cent of owner occupiers. BME pensioners: 27 per cent of Asian
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practice, housing-related support costs are usually eligible for social rented tenants and ineligible for private tenants and owner occupiers. Social rented tenants receiving housing benefit have these costs ... a week cap on the amount that pensioners themselves have to pay. In Scotland, eligible personal social care is free for those aged 65 and above. ● With care, the question of what is eligible is very significant
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covering the social care system in Wales 7 2.1 The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 and accompanying Code of Practice guidance – relevance to the social care system in ... pay more than its usual cost? 26 7.1 Has the service user made an active choice to move somewhere more expensive? 26 7.2 Usual costs set at unrealistically low levels / arbitrary
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them less often or in smaller portions. Eating well means that you’re likely to feel healthier, stay active for longer and protect yourself against illness. You might be surprised by how much more energy you ... than biscuits and sweets. 11 Healthy eating • Keeping active can help improve your appetite. Try going for a short walk every day or find another activity you enjoy that keeps you on the move. If you find
