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of 55, you now have much more freedom to access your pension savings or pension pot and to decide what to do with this money. This factsheet contains basic information about your choices with respect to ... You can contact Pension Wise for more information and guidance. Age UK cannot give advice about what options are best for you. If possible and you can afford it, speak to a regulated independent financial
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AgeUKIG23 What to do if you need care and support at home. Getting help at home. 2 We’d love to hear from you. 1) Join our Readers’ Panel. Have your say and be involved in updating our guides by joining ... information guide has been prepared by Age UK and contains general advice only, it should not be relied on as a basis for any decision or action and cannot be used as a substitute for professional advice. Neither
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neighbourhoods, it is local government that has the main part to play. To date action has been limited to one or two leading examples. This is despite evidence of the potential benefits to an individual’s well-being ... listen to older people and invest in age friendly neighbourhoods. 2 Local authorities should draw on intergenerational practice to help meet policy objectives such as stronger, safer communities, a robust
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Centre for Policy on Ageing – Rapid review May 2014 The effectiveness of care pathways in health and social care Background Care pathways, also known as clinical pathways, critical pathways, care paths ... particular condition or with particular needs. They are a distillation of the best available expert opinion on the care process and should be evidence based. Care pathways, which map out the care journey an individual
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is running this inquiry to ascertain the impact that the 2015 ‘freedom and choice’ reforms have had on individual consumers. Key points and recommendations It is of great concern that the Financial ... long-term impact of freedom and choice is of the utmost importance, and there should be more focus on the impact consumer decisions are likely to have throughout their retirement. There also needs to be
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Foundation. 3 Contents List of case studies 4 Foreword 5 Introduction 6–8 What is loneliness? 6 About this guide 7 The evidence on loneliness interventions 8 Chapter 1: A new framework for loneliness interventions ... understanding – identifying individual needs 20 2.3. Supported access 23 Chapter 3: Direct interventions: What’s on the menu? 25–37 3.1. Supporting and maintaining existing relationships 25 3.2. Supporting new
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all over Wales. The HOPE project (Helping others to participate and engage) was officially launched on 6 October 2020 with the support of Deputy Minister Julie Morgan and Welsh celebrity Roy Noble. HOPE ... Forums will be developed to support us to engage with communities or we’ll will work with established ones where they exist. Through the forums, HOPE will identify and support Advocacy Ambassadors, who will
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Page 1 of 34 Factsheet 22 Arranging for someone to make decisions on your behalf June 2024 About this factsheet This factsheet looks at how you can arrange for other people to make decisions about your ... (LPA) whilst you still have mental capacity. A deputyship grants similar powers and can be applied for on your behalf if you lose mental capacity and cannot make an LPA. A person can become an Appointee to
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themselves as an unpaid carer and are not aware of their rights. There are many who don’t know what support is available or how to access it. There are many who, for any number of reasons, struggle ... through engagement with carers and professionals, through surveys, listening events, roundtables and one-to-one information sessions. We'll produce guides, reports, information sheets and other resources to
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their needs. They are often the faces behind the headlines on poor-quality care; on avoidable admissions to hospital; and on the shameful statistics on isolation and loneliness. With this report, we set out ... in this work, it was not a word they associated with themselves. They all, however, had an idea of what it meant in others. We use it here to capture a range of needs, typically underscored by reduced or
