Introduction – Victoria Lloyd Page 5 Dignity and choice: the voice of older people – Professor John Williams Page 8 The recognition of advocacy as a means of securing and exercising older people’s rights – ... Wales: what did service users say about the beneficial impact of advocacy for them? – Dr Juping Yu and Professor Mark Llewellyn Page 20 Welsh speakers’ dementia care – Lowri W. Williams Page 23 Making voices
action Over the past year we have been proud to chair the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness, which Jo set up before her death in summer 2016, to shine a powerful spotlight on the millions of people who are ... communities. The Commission was a response to Jo’s own experience - of finding herself a fish out of water at university and experiencing deep loneliness, and later of seeing the devastating effects of loneliness
Universal Credit is a new benefit gradually being introduced nationally. It will eventually replace a number of existing benefits.
What matters to you? Current experiences of people aged 50 or over in Wales August 2024 Contents About this research 3 Current experiences of people aged 50 or over 4 Access to healthcare 4 • Getting ... • Access to surgical procedures and in-patient care 11 • Access to dental services 12 Accessing social care 13 • Challenges - those needing social care for self comparison 18 Current challenges 20 •
make a significant contribution to Welsh life and the Welsh economy. Age Cymru believes that all people have an innate value in themselves, regardless of their age or other personal characteristics. Nevertheless ... helpful to quantify the size of the contributions that are made by older people in order to combat ageist assumptions or negative attitudes. This policy statement focuses primarily on the major economic contributions
• Sometimes I don’t understand the information people give me about my care and support • I think I might need help but I don’t know how to go about it or what will happen next • I am not able to say ... say what matters to me especially when lots of people are telling me what would be best for me. • I need someone independent to help me say how I feel • Sometimes I struggle to remember information
Advocacy Counts 6 A review of advocacy services for adults in Wales with a particular focus on older people Contents 1. Executive Summary 3 Findings since Advocacy Counts 5 4 Number of respondents and services ... support and build the capacity of the advocacy sector in Wales 11 3. Awareness raising 11 4. National developments in advocacy 13 Social Services and Well-being Wales Act (2014) - “the Act” 13 Regulation
information Back cover About Age UK Age UK is the country’s largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. Age UK provides a wide range of services and its information and advice ... advice reached nearly 6 million people last year. The Age UK network comprises more than 150 local Age UKs covering most of England. Our family also includes Age Cymru, Age NI and Age Scotland. Contents December
1 Consultation response to Housing Standards Review – Technical Consultation Ref 2414 Date: October 2014 Name: Joe Oldman Email: joe.oldman@ageuk.org.uk All rights reserved. Third parties ... 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. Age UK Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock
Response Social Care Wales consultation on practice guidance for social care managers and social workers November 2018 Age Cymru is the leading charity working to improve the lives of all older people ... quality services and the 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. The Golden Thread Advocacy