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Court, East Moors Road, Cardiff CF24 5TD. ©2020 Age Cymru. Creating an age friendly Wales Accessing help for other, non-COVID-19, health issues As a ‘Friend’ you can let the person you’re supporting know ... treatment could be putting their long-term health at risk. Seeking medical help is one of the reasons people can safely leave home. The person you’re supporting can access medical help: • Online: https://111
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Court, East Moors Road, Cardiff CF24 5TD. ©202l Age Cymru. Creating an age friendly Wales Accessing help for other, non-COVID-19, health issues As a ‘Friend’ you can let the person you’re supporting know ... seeking treatment could be putting their long-term health at risk. The person you’re supporting can access medical help: • Online: https://111.wales.nhs.uk/ (for help and advice) • Phone: 111 (if symptoms
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Age Cymru are here to help those overcome loneliness. Find out what causes loneliness here and how to help tackle the problem.
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practical help and emotional support to older people through this volunteer led project, so that they may participate and connect to their community with the support of trained volunteers to provide friendship ... available support. The project provides two services: • Assist and Connect - a community based, face to face support service • Listen and Connect - a remote telephone listening service Both services provide
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‘Friend’ you could help the person you’re supporting connect with support groups that are relevant to them. This could help them get support for a health condition or help them connect with people from a similar ... background to them to combat isolation and loneliness. Health related organisations Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Connect, from Alzheimer’s Society, is a personalised support service for people with dementia
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Vinal.Karania@ageuk.org.uk Cold weather has shown to increase the demand on the heath service, and with cold homes in particular, it is believed to be the main reason behind increases in respiratory and ... diseases in winter. Older people are more likely to suffer from cold weather and in addition to affecting their health it can also potentially adversely affect their quality of life. Evidence however suggests
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Briefing: Human rights of older persons and their comprehensive care July 2017 If you have any questions or would like future information please contact Angela Kitching, Head of External ... report, Human rights of older persons and their comprehensive care, was produced by the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development, aiming to promote human rights of older persons.
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The primary role of a Listen and Connect Volunteer is to: Empathetically listen to callers and where necessary, signpost them at their request Talk to callers being non-judgemental, confidential and compassionate; ... the issues that are important to them Provide our clients with time and space to listen to their stories and concerns, and offer reflection and support to help them find their own way forward Work from the
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Information about the benefits you can claim to help pay your council tax
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Read information on what you can do to help a loved one.
