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information guide has been prepared by Age UK and contains general advice only, it should not be relied on as a basis for any decision or action and cannot be used as a substitute for professional advice. Neither ... with the help of older people, carers and expert peer reviewers. Published: July 2023. 3 Contents. What this guide is about. 4 Staying safe at home Avoiding falls 6 Fire safety 10 Gas and solid fuel safety
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of the issues of importance to them. We are pleased to respond to Welsh Government’s consultation on the community nursing specification as this is an area that impacts older people greatly. A review ... good or excellent care they had from community nurses for ongoing treatment and for palliative care. One told us, “The district nurse is a god send.” Another told us of how easily they were able to get the
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over. It’s also a good time to reflect on the overwhelming support that people the length and breadth of Wales have given in their local communities during what has been a difficult year. Thank you to ... to everyone who has perhaps looked out for a friend, neighbour or loved one, helped with shopping and prescriptions or provided a friendly ear at the end of the phone. It’s also a good time to thank the
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couple and one of you goes into a care home – issues regarding income and capital 8 4.1 Background information on the financial assessment 8 4.2 The Welsh ... local authorities on the financial means test 9 4.3 The capital limit in the local authority means test 10 4.4 The capital limit where one of a couple goes into
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to help millions of people in later life. Our most recent annual report and accounts are available on Age UK’s website www.ageuk.org.uk 3 Title text Inroduction text Subheader text Body text Fact Body ... ‘Body text’ Quote name 4 5 2.9m 2.9 million older people (65+) in Great Britain feel they have no one to turn to for help and support.1 3.9m 3.9 million older people in the UK agree the television is
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Equalities Committee has announced its first inquiry which will focus on transgender equality. The committee will consider how far, and in what ways, trans people still have yet to achieve full equality; and ... force combining Help the Aged and Age Concern. We have almost 120 years of combined history to draw on, bringing together talents, services and solutions to enrich the lives of people in later life. Age
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Executive summary About the research This is Age Cymru’s second annual report on delays in access to social care in Wales for people aged 55 and over. Last year our dementia advocacy project, HOPE (Helping ... their needs, as well as delays in sourcing care packages once an assessment had been completed. A year on we wanted to know if the changes local authorities told us about last year were making improvements
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Centre for Policy on Ageing – Rapid review 2016 1 Diversity in older age – Minority Religions Demographics In recent years the United Kingdom has seen major, and contradictory, changes in attitudes to ... religiosity: based on loose cultural affiliation; based on ‘belonging’ to a religion, or identifying as religious; based on believing in the core tenets of a particular religion; and based on levels of religious
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Plan October 2021 1. Do you think the Action Plan will increase equality for LGBTQ+ people and what do you think the priorities should be? Age Cymru welcomes the development of the LGBTQ+ Action Plan ... increasing equality for LGBTQ+ people in Wales. It would be helpful if further detail were included on how actions will be achieved. We welcome the intersectional approach of the plan in recognition of
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appropriate methodologies are recognised and used. He can be contacted at Vinal.Karania@ageuk.org.uk or on 020-3033-1182. Page 4 of 31 Page 5 of 31 Contents Summary of Key Findings ......... ... people benefit from participating in this project? ............................................ 7 What factors contribute to successful delivery? ......................................................
