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across Wales to support the commissioning of independent professional advocacy under the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, to build the capacity of the advocacy sector and to raise awareness ... our work, who have opened up to the ideas and expertise within the GTAP team, who have given us time in their busy day to work with us on the development of an enormous amount of publications, resources
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toilets, safe pavements, as well as a voice in local decision making, are areas that need action, according to an Age Cymru survey of more than 1,000 older people in Wales between August 2018 and March 2019 ... marks out of ten, public toilets fared worst with a score of just 3.3, followed closely by a voice in decision making with 4.5, and pavements with 4.6. The lack of public toilet facilities was the key
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Creating an age friendly Wales March 2020 Independent professional advocacy for adults under the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 Supporting people to be informed, heard and involved 2 3 Introduction ... Introduction The Part 10 Code of Practice (Advocacy)1 (“the Code”) issued under the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 20142 (“the Act”) placed a requirement on local authorities to arrange provision
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availability of, and gaps for, advocacy in the context of the requirements placed on local authorities by the Part 10 Code of Practice (Advocacy) (“the Code”) under the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 ... Act”). It is intended as an additional resource alongside those provided in the Strategic Considerations section of the Help Guide in the Social Care Wales / SSIA Population Assessment Toolkit. The briefing
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collaborative of scientists, health professionals, scholars and policy experts from around the world working in areas of brain health related to human cognition. The GCBH focuses on brain health relating to peoples’ ... to consider incorporating into their lives. We know that many people across the globe are interested in learning what they can do to maintain their brain health as they age. We aim to be a trustworthy source
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towards older people and ageing are pervasive in our society. In common with most other forms of discrimination, ageism is based on inaccurate stereotypes, and often in the case of older people, assumptions about ... representatives and in many other roles. The Equality Act 2010 provides a set of legislative tools for tackling age discrimination both within the area of employment and in the provision of goods and services. The main
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the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people should be able to lead healthy and fulfilled lives, have adequate income, access to high quality services and the opportunity to shape their ... their own future. We seek to provide a strong voice for all older people in Wales and to raise awareness of the issues of importance to them. We provide information and advice to older people and carers;
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Advocacy and Safeguarding in Wales Newsletter Issue No 1 May 2020 Age Cymru Check in and Chat Service The service continues to provide some reassurances to older people, answer basic queries and link ... link people to local services and support during the Coronavirus outbreak. We have all been advised to self-isolate as much as possible to help protect us from the virus. This is particularly important
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policy@ageuk.org.uk www.ageuk.org.uk Age UK is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 and registered company number 6825798). The registered address ... 207-221 Pentonville Road, London N1 9UZ. Consultation response 2 This consultation is the latest stage in the Government’s plans to reform the Further Education sector. Age UK’s response focuses on the Adult
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access to a range of good quality housing options and services that meet their needs. People must be able to live safe, independent and active lives in the setting most appropriate to them, and their home ... but the supply of new homes is lagging well behind demand. The Welsh Government has pledged to work in partnership to deliver an additional 20,000 affordable homes.1 The age of housing stock means that
