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yourself. If you need, you can get help with personal care – such as eating and drinking, going to the toilet, washing and dressing, and taking care of your appearance. Even if you don’t need a carer, you might ... fitted to beds or chairs, making them easier to get in and out of. • Equipment such as bath boards or toilet frames can help you use the bathroom. • Long-handled shoehorns and gadgets can help with putting
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the population. We believe that planning for, and responding to, demographic change should be a key consideration in the NDF, and that planning decisions should take into account how they will affect ... public and community transport. A report by PPIW highlights that there is a ‘rural premium’ on some key goods and services because of a lack of competitive markets for food, fuel, energy and transport, which
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neighbourhood age friendly. Lack of public transport, or somewhere to sit down, or access to clean public toilets limits how far people are able to move around their neighbourhood and poor quality pavements, poor ... parking Public seating Better relationships between different age groups Accessible and clean public toilets Better-quality pavements Being able to have a say in local decisions Local shops and services within
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as co-researchers Skills and knowledge acquired through the project Key findings from the project according to the co-researchers Key lessons to be learned for the Age-Friendly Manchester programme If you ... holding city agencies to account for their plans and policies. Ü Older People sit on all of the AFM key groups and are supported to play an active role in decision-making. Ü AFM Older People’s Forum meets
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called ‘Improving domiciliary care in Wales’. ‘Improving domiciliary care in Wales’ identifies four key areas where action is needed to create an age friendly Wales where quality domiciliary care is provided
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resources for GPs and those working within primary healthcare settings aim to identify older carers at key points of contact. Although these resources were developed specifically for carers week, they can be
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implementation of Part 10 (Advocacy) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014. The programme's key aims were To support the commissioning of independent professional advocacy through a sustainable,
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where people are increasingly expected to provide for themselves, supportive systems are essential. Key priorities • Integrated public services can improve older people’s lives in a cost-effective way, but ... social, emotional and practical needs. • Devolving power locally can make integration easier, but the key test is whether this delivers high-quality outcomes in an open and accountable way. • Public services
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this inquiry focusing on the role of councillors as leaders of communities and neighbourhoods. Key points and recommendations Age UK believes that understanding and acting on the views and needs of ... from being active locally. In a survey 52 per cent of respondents agreed that the lack of public toilets in their area stopped them from going out as often as they would like.iii Similarly poor pavements
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part of this, stakeholders have been invited to comment on the draft quality standard, including the key areas for improvement that have been shortlisted (available online here). Age UK welcomes this quality ... supporting older people’s independence and wellbeing. Key points and recommendations Age UK’s detailed comments can be seen in the NICE proforma below. Key points from our response include: Recognising the
