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how to put a stop to it 33 5.1 Employees who have witnessed or suspect abuse 34 6 Help from statutory organisations in stopping or preventing abuse 35 Factsheet ... reports and case records 43 7.5 Care and support protection plans for an older person experiencing, or at risk of, abuse 44 7.6 A person-centred approach to safeguarding and
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ageing? Research Report 2 Acknowledgements We gratefully acknowledge the help of Dan Philo, Senior Data Manager at Natcen for the sharing of datasets. Our thanks also go to Chris Curry, Director ... analysis. Warm thanks also go to Deborah Mattinson, Cordelia Hay, Justine Lukas and Michaela Rhode at Britain Thinks for their excellent, insightful qualitative research. Most of all we are indebted
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example, it could be about health or social care, education, work, home, money, support, your family life or social life. Your feedback will help make a difference. We will share what you tell us directly with ... in Wales who can take action to make changes where this is needed. Your views and experiences will help them to see what people think has worked well and take action to learn from the things that didn’t
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vision and potential ways forward outlined in the consultation document. However, these are drafted at high level, and much will depend on the detail of implementation. The comments below highlight our ... that would allow them to return home, and where older people are inappropriately discharged without checks having place to ensure that they will be safe and cared for at home during their recovery; Support
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spending covers rent or mortgage, Council Tax, utility bills, food and drinks, communications in the home such as the telephone and internet, and transport with taxis and vehicle running costs. We’re very ... older, energy inefficient properties. Wales has some 1 Older households are defined as households with at least one person aged 60 or over 2 2022-23 3 Age UK analysis of Living Cost & Food Survey 2019-20.
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look in turn at its three core elements: eliminating discrimination; advancing equality of opportunity and fostering good relations; and how these relate to older people. Finally, it looks at how age equality ... estimate that LGB people comprise roughly 6 per cent of the UK population, we can assume that there are at least 600,000 older LGB people currently living in the UK. If public services are to meet older people’s
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Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9NA. 2 Age UK is the country's largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. The Age UK network comprises of around 150 local Age UKs reaching ... through web based and written materials and individual enquiries by telephone, letters, emails and face to face sessions. We work closely with Age Cymru, Age NI and Age Scotland. Local Age UKs are active in
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community calculator report recently found that though most older people in Wales are happy with the help they receive, 10% rated health and social care services as poor or very poor, with length of time ... services, care home provision and respite care has been falling year on year.1 There are many areas of health and social care where there are issues that need addressing, but this cannot be done at the expense
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This briefing looks at how we define poverty and gives information about older people living on a low income: the extent of poverty in later life, changes over time and who is at greatest risk. What ... household with an income of less than 60 per cent of contemporary household income. HBAI also looks at ‘absolute poverty’ using 2011/12 household income, as a baseline. While 60 per cent is the threshold
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Contents Age UK is the country’s largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. We provide services and support at a national and local level to inspire, enable and support older ... global context 14 3 Enough money 22 4 Feeling well 32 5 High quality health and care 44 6 Safe at home 56 7 Active communities 66 Notes 76 2 3 Our partners Age UK works with partners in the UK and across
