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see Factsheet 6w Finding help at home in Wales for more information. Respite care (in various forms). Day care (i.e. away from the home in a local authority run day centre for older people, for example) ... Welsh Government’s assessment guidance to support the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act states that: “A local authority must offer an assessment to any adult where it appears to that authority
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in either the discharge planning process or the transfer to a more appropriate care setting”. It states, however, that it should only be used in instances “where all other avenues to ensure care is provided ... with you, where appropriate: GP and other community NHS services (though the latter might often form part of a higher level care package); home from hospital support and possible help with domestic
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older people’s voices to be heard within the social care system. The Part 10 Code of Practice states that “Independent professional advocates must ensure individuals’ views are accurately conveyed irrespective ... is in the best interests of the individuals.” It is therefore inappropriate for Regulation 10 to state that advocacy service providers must work to Social Care Wales 2 guidance on the professional duty
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social care has been to establish a legal framework to deliver “sustainable social services” in the form of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (SSWA) which came into force on 6 April 2016 ... treatment of occupational pensions in determining a charge. While income from earnings is disregarded (rightly) for the purposes of determining a charge, occupational pension income is not. We believe
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Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 puts adult safeguarding on a statutory footing and forms a legal framework for adult protection in Wales. The Codes of Practice and Regulations shape the implementation ... that referrals and concerns are processed. Furthermore, they must ensure that safeguarding referral forms are accessible and available in a range of formats to facilitate referrals by third parties, including
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older people’s voices to be heard within the social care system. The Part 10 Code of Practice states that “Independent professional advocates must ensure individuals’ views are accurately conveyed irrespective ... is in the best interests of the individuals.” It is therefore inappropriate for Regulation 10 to state that advocacy service providers must work to Social Care Wales 2 guidance on the professional duty
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also have the highest proportion of carers providing more than 50 hours of care a week. Older carers form a crucial foundation of our health and social care system – but without effective support, carers
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for a loved ones care? Or perhaps they may want to know if they are eligible for Pension Credit and want help with claiming it? Age Cymru Advice can help with all these issues, and more – call us today
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employment experienced by people without access to a car’ (section 2.30), we would highlight that 48% of pensioner households do not have access to a car compared to 26% of all households,2 and many older people ... within a safe and secure environment. We believe that planning policy should look to ensure that all forms of retirement housing are built within age friendly communities, to ensure that residents have full
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a person is treated badly because he or she in good faith has made or supported a discrimination claim under the Equality Act provisions. The aim of this is to protect people from any reprisals. The ... legislation allows or requires people to be treated differently because of their age. For example age-based state benefits will not be affected. where charities provide benefits only to people of the same age group
