Consultation Response Care Quality Commission: Our next phase of regulation (2) – a more targeted, responsive and collaborative approach to regulating in a changing landscape of health and social care Ref: ... purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Name: Léa Renoux | Tom Gentry Email: lea.renoux@ageuk.org.uk | tom.gentry@ageuk
the social care system in Wales 5 2.1 The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 and accompanying Code of Practice guidance – relevance to the social ... social care system in Wales 5 3 How the local authority can help you if you have care and/or support needs 6 3.1 Introduction 6 3.2 Initial contact with the local authority and making a referral 7 3.3 Having
Age Cymru Advice 0300 303 44 98 www.agecymru.org.uk Factsheet 46w April 2024 Paying for care and support at home in Wales Factsheet 46w April 2024 (amended May 2024) ... services departments 6 2 Legislation covering the social care system in Wales 6 2.1 The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 6 3 How to access local authority services – an introduction 8 3.1
Older people and power loss, floods and storms Reducing risk, building resilience 2 These crises – power loss, floods and storms – can be challenging or even traumatising for people of any age. But older ... stairlift, who can’t easily get out of the house or who live alone may be at risk. The nightmare scenario is an older person alone and cut-off in a crisis – this is what we must work to avoid. The Government
working to improve 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 ... opportunity to shape 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 are pleased to respond to the Welsh Government’s
Painful Journeys Why getting to hospital appointments is a major issue for older people IN-DEPTH POLICY REPORT 2 Introduction For most of us just having a hospital appointment is enough to worry about but ... but imagine having to make the journey alone, in chronic pain and having to take three different buses to get there. This is the reality for many of the older people we have heard from. That’s why Age UK
Advice 0300 303 44 98 www.agecymru.org.uk Factsheet 58w May 2024 Paying for temporary care in a care home in Wales Factsheet 58w May 2024 ... factsheet 3 1.1 Definitions and terminology 3 2 Legislation covering the social care system in Wales 5 2.1 The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 and accompanying Code of Practice
Edition 2022 Spring 2022 – a time of achievements, challenges, and opportunities By Victoria Lloyd, Chief Executive, March 2022 Welcome to this latest edition of Age Matters. We hope that this newsletter ... of some of the work we’ve been doing in communities across Wales over the last few months and bring you up to date with the issues we’ve been addressing. We’re delighted that Age Cymru has been awarded
people, fraud and scams Key facts 5 million targeted Almost 5 million older people (65+) believe they have been targeted by scammers.1 12% responded While only 12% of those targeted responded to a scam, this ... are more likely to respond than married people, and half of all people aged 75+ live alone.3 2.5 times health impact People defrauded in their own homes are 2.5 times more likely to either die or go
Buses and trains: the stuff of memories for these Port Talbot pensioners.