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or informal carers that will come across older or vulnerable people at risk of a fall or having already fallen. Their assistance in managing situations or preventing a fall will be critical. Did you know ... 000 older people will fall more than once in their own home • • 8,100 will suffer a serious injury and end up in hospital • • 3,000 will need a hip replacement • • 1,500 will lose their independence
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Help through the NHS Low Income Scheme 10 5.1 Could you qualify? 10 5.2 How to apply? 13 5.3 When will you know the result of your application? 14 5.4 Full or partial help with health costs 14 5.5 Refunds ... who live in Wales, regardless of income and savings. To benefit from the free prescriptions, you will generally need to: be registered with a GP in Wales; and obtain your prescriptions from a pharmacist
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quarterly newsletter from Age Cymru Autumn Edition 2021 Funding our services to meet an increasing demand will be one of our key challenges By Victoria Lloyd, Chief Executive, September 2021 This year, the months ... and we know that many people will be reassured by the recent news that Covid Boosters will be provided to over 50s in the coming months. In our next issue of Age Matters we will focus on the things we can
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our 2024 What matters to you survey which I know many of you completed. We feature two articles that will hopefully encourage and help you to claim all your benefits and entitlements. Last year we helped ... you then you can switch off and attempt a dogbased cryptic quiz devised by one of our volunteers. It will either make your toes curl or drive you barking mad! Have a great summer everyone. General Election
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contact their energy supplier to have a voucher reissued even if it’s expired. The reissued voucher will then be valid for three months from the date it has expired. It also said that when a voucher is not ... suitable participant and will work with them over a 12-week period to achieve a goal that the participant helps set. The volunteer supports the participants to overcome their fears and will provide much needed
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social services department is to ask for an assessment of your needs. The local authority will generally not be able to assist you until it has first carried out the assessment. The authority
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has now passed. However, you can still make a claim and receive some backdated payments, but these will be much less than the full amount. There are two different rates of BSP: If you're not responsible
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alone in their struggles and that there are lots of charities and government agencies out there willing to help which are handily listed at the back of the guide. Perhaps the first steps you can take towards
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Cardiff especially Rebecca she is always there to assist and help if I have an enquiry or a problem and will point me in the right direction. Age Cymru Volunteer "The benefits of volunteering can be enormous
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make someone’s day today and carry out a random act of kindness. One small act of kindness can and will make a huge difference. Feel free to share your acts of kindness with us on social media, we'd love
