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workload and the stress from caring identified as risk factors for wider mental health problems. Supporting older people with mental health problems Léa Renoux, Senior Health Influencing Manager, Age UK ... UK Two particular concerns were emphasised: the availability and adequacy of mental health support, and the stigma surrounding mental health. A number of risk factors were mentioned: Loneliness Life
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responsibilities, caring for longer and needing to provide more personal care due to reductions in support from care services. “No relief in any way for 24-hour care. I have cared for my husband without any ... from the Welsh Government. There were some positives coming from the survey with many citing the support they had from family, friends and volunteers as well as having more peace and quiet. “Our local
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individuals, to uphold an individual’s fundamental right to be safe, to minimise vulnerability, and to support those who have experienced abuse or neglect. Local authorities must put their duty to make enquiries ... all staff involved in the care and support of older people, and human rights must be mainstreamed into the development of policy and practice in the care and support of older people. Independent advocacy
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Ensuring that older workers are not forced out of the labour market, and providing appropriate support to those who do find themselves unemployed, is increasingly crucial as a result of demographic change ... fact many community groups, facilities and sports clubs would not operate without the vision and support of older volunteers. Volunteering does not just play an important role in delivering services, but
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carers 8 Assessing the needs of the person you care for 12 Financial support Carer’s Allowance 15 Carer’s Credit 16 Council Tax Support 17 Disability benefits for the person you’re caring for 18 Common ... break from caring 35 When caring becomes harder 38 If the person you cared for has died 40 Carers support organisations 42 Useful organisations 43 4 What this guide is about Caring for a friend or relative
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the Post Office comes to an end in 2018 and so this consultation will be important in determining support for the network in the future and also for ensuring that the government is able to comply with any ... parliamentary campaigns, provides training, and funds research exclusively focused on later life. We support and assist a network of around 150 local Age UKs throughout England; the Age UK family also includes
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Creating an age friendly Wales A toolkit to support the application of the Framework for Commissioning Independent Professional Advocacy for Adults under the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act ... 43 Annex B 49 Annex C 74 Annex D 95 Annex E 102 Annex F 103 Annex G 104 Annex H 105 A toolkit to support the application of the Framework for Commissioning Independent Professional Advocacy for Adults under
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including information and advice that reaches some 5.4 million people each year. Internationally, we support programme and policy work in lower and middle-income countries through our partner and subsidiary ... offer an opportunity to encourage better ways of integrating housing with flexible forms of care and support. But we still need to get the basics right. For many older people, it is too difficult to get simple
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Responses to the language of frailty 10 4. Articulating the concept of frailty 14 5. Attitudes to support to prevent and manage frailty 19 6. Appendix 26 3 1. Background Wider context of ... to identify ways of supporting older people to: • Identify with the concept of ‘frailty’ (if not the word) • Engage with preventative strategies and frailty services (with support from healthcare professionals
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services that maintain and promote their physical, spiritual and mental health, treat illness and support those living with chronic conditions. This principle applies to all older people whether they are ... are in their own homes, in care homes or in hospitals. Health services should be designed to support people’s well-being and independence, but our NHS too often appears to be set up purely to treat illness
