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information & advice and advocacy for people with care needs 15 3.4 If someone is in hospital and may need to move into a care home 16 3.5 Possible alternative ... – are there other ways in which care needs can be met? 17 3.6 What happens if you do not wish to move into a care home? 18 3.7 Care homes and
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Who is the Responsible Body? • If arrangements are mainly carried out in an NHS hospital, the “hospital manager” (eg the NHS trust) • If arrangements are mainly carried out in an independent hospital, the ... the local authority or LHB • If arrangements are mainly via CHC, the LHB • Otherwise, the local authority (the authority meeting the person’s needs or in whose area the person is ordinarily resident) www
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diabetes. The greatest benefits are gained when you start taking part in regular physical activity even if you’ve been inactive for a while. You will notice the difference as soon as you begin. You don’t need ... comfortable clothes and a pair of flat shoes which will provide the best support. Taking the first step If you have been inactive for a while, a good place to start is to try and build more activity into your
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thumb in turn, then reverse Clench and stretch o Make a fist then stretch the fingers and thumbs out as far as possible Piano playing o Play an imaginary piano keeping the elbows tucked in and the forearm ... elbows into the waist, bend the elbow to a right angle with the palms facing up. Open the hand and arm out to the side. Side twist Gently turn the body to one side keeping the hips still, then repeat to the
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older people’s experiences of loneliness – Christopher Williams Page 7 Loneliness in later life: what are the risk factors? – Dr Deborah Morgan Page 12 Combatting loneliness amongst older people – prioritise ... shared their ideas to combat loneliness. We continue to work with a range of stakeholders to share what works and to develop new ways of working with older people to combat loneliness. In this edition of
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time to adjust their future working plans, for example by re-training, and so they have time to sort out their pension.The ‘career MOT at 50’, which we also refer to as simply the ‘MOT at 50’, should also ... aspirations, skills needs, and how to achieve these should remain at the heart of the ‘career MOT at 50’.If people are to re-train through formal or semi-formal education, then the MOT needs to be delivered
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set up and run a successful forum, offers guidance on how to campaign, provides advice on publicity, and how to engage with politicians. You can download a copy of the Forum Resource Manual or if you would
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Community Calculator, based on our original 2010 version,1 enabled survey respondents to allocate a score (out of 10) to each of 10 key elements in their community that enable older people to remain active and ... when viewed through the eyes of older people. The table below presents the average score in Wales (out of 10) across all local authorities for each element of an age friendly community. The average score
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-referraloReferral by family member/friend o Referral by other service provider o Referrer’s details (if not self-referral) Name: Job title: Agency and address: Postcode: Tel no: E-mail: Date of referral: ... Male o FemaleDate of birth: Age: Carer: Yes No Address (Permanent/Temporary): What type of accommodation (own home, sheltered housing etc): Postcode: Tel no: Mobile: E-mail: Cultural/ethnic
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professionals 17 Training paid carers 20 Getting information to older carers 20 Carers’ stories – What it is like to be a carer post-retirement 22 Contents 2 Care and support is currently in crisis due ... the purpose for which it was intended. Resources should be transferred from protected NHS spending if necessary. As soon as the economic situation improves, funding should be increased. Cutting support
