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Regardless of age, very few people feel well all the time. Fortunately, there are a number of ways you can get help when you’re ill, or if you just need advice about your health.
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Housing in later life Contents Introduction 2 Summary – key calls for action 3 Promoting independence with accessible and adaptable homes 7 Tackling poor conditions and delivering decent homes 13 Integrating ... Integrating housing with health and social care 19 Building for the future – sheltered and retirement housing 27 Housing wealth and housing choices 35 Notes 41 Age UK is a charity that aims to improve later
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-Social Care Wales Draft Equality Objectives for 2022 to 2027 13th September 2021 1. Do you agree with our approach to incorporate our anti discriminatory work in our corporate plan, but highlight the five ... five areas we will be focusing on in our strategic equality plan? Age Cymru fully supports the inclusion of anti-discriminatory work in the corporate plan. However, we would welcome further detail on how
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experiences of people aged 50 or over in Wales of the Covid-19 pandemic, and views on the year ahead June 2022 Contents Page About this research 3 Current experiences of the Covid-19 pandemic 1. Positive experiences ... healthcare 8 3. Access to social care 15 4. Current challenges 17 5. Unpaid carers 24 6. Veterans 26 7. Employment 27 8. Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic 29 9. Communication 31 The year ahead 1. Looking forward
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under the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 Supporting people to be informed, heard and involved 2 3 Introduction The Part 10 Code of Practice (Advocacy)1 (“the Code”) issued under the Social ... 20142 (“the Act”) placed a requirement on local authorities to arrange provision of an Independent Professional Advocate (IPA) to facilitate the involvement of individuals in certain circumstances3. The aim
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Summary Where we live and its immediate environment sets the tone for our daily life and while many older people continue to play an active part in their community, problems with mobility, vision and memory ... navigate. In simple terms, the concept of age friendly neighbourhoods means designing an inclusive environment for all ages to lead independent lives. All neighbourhoods are different and the older people
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Age-friendly banking What it is and how you do it About Age UK Age UK is the country’s largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. We believe in a world where everyone can ... need it most. The Age UK network includes Age UK, Age Cymru, Age NI and Age Scotland and around 165 local Age UK partners in England. Learn more at www.ageuk.org.uk About AARP AARP is a US-based nonprofit
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articles Page 2 Introduction – Victoria Lloyd Page 5 Dignity and choice: the voice of older people – Professor John Williams Page 8 The recognition of advocacy as a means of securing and exercising older ... vulnerable older people in Wales: what did service users say about the beneficial impact of advocacy for them? – Dr Juping Yu and Professor Mark Llewellyn Page 20 Welsh speakers’ dementia care – Lowri W. Williams
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Since the original publication of this guide, COVID-19 has become a major health emergency, including for this winter. The situation with COVID-19 may be subject to frequent changes for the foreseeable ... please visit the Welsh Government’s website for all the latest information in Wales, such as current national and/or local restrictions that may be in place: www.gov.wales/coronavirus Some of the basic measures
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Creating an age friendly WalesEnvis AGE Spotlight on the financial inclusion of older people No. 14 2020 Featured articles Page 2 Introduction – Victoria Lloyd Page 5 Overview of poverty and older people ... Loneliness and poverty – a vicious circle – Dr Deborah Morgan Page 32 How the arts are playing a vital role in improving the wellbeing and quality of life of older people – Nick Capaldi Page 36 References
