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parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. ... London WC1H 9NA T 0800 169 80 80 F 020 3033 1000 E 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
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Summary Social care has historically suffered as a consequence of under-funding and this situation has been further aggravated in recent years as a result of widespread reductions in public sector budgets ... care services; and the financial contribution that individuals are required to make for the social care they receive. There is a fundamental debate over the basic fairness of charging people for the care
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Getting your affairs in order and thinking about your care needs Thinking about end of life 2 We’d love to hear from you. 1) Join our Readers’ Panel. Have your say and be involved in updating our guides by ... Panel at www.ageuk.org.uk/readers-panel. 2) Tell us your story. We want to include real voices of real people in our guides. We’d love to hear about your experiences. Email us at stories@ageuk.org.uk. This
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2014 and accompanying Code of Practice guidance – relevance to the social care system in Wales 7 3 The local authority financial means test for care home ... of information & advice and advocacy for people assessed as needing a care home 11 4 Property that is not included in the means test 13 4.1 Temporary care home stays 13 4
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for carrying out research for the Commission • Macmillan for providing a case study and MoneySavingExpert for allowing us to request case studies via their newsletter • And, finally, the author of the ... 52 Conclusion and next steps 56 Appendix: Commission participants 58 ContentsAge UK would like to thank the following people and organisations, without whom this report would not have been possible:
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For most, Christmas is a time of celebration and spending time with family and friends. But for many older people, festive cheer remains out of reach, with a staggering 84,670 older people in Wales saying
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Grants Information Pack Gwanwyn is a month-long national festival held across Wales in May each year celebrating creativity in older age. The aim of the festival is to: celebrate the opportunity of older ... month of May promote the benefits to health and wellbeing for older people by participating in artistic and creative activity in local communities and Wales as a whole challenging preconceived and
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has a vision of a world where older people flourish. We are here to stand up for the 14 million people in the UK and 846 million people internationally who have now reached later life, but also to speak ... for the long-term interests of every one of us, working to ensure that experiences of ageing improve from one generation to the next. We aim to improve later life for everyone through our information and
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Line Manager: Chief Executive Job Purpose Supporting Age Cymru to achieve its strategic vision and mission by generating income required to deliver the core activity and development through trusts and foundations ... Responsibilities 1. To develop and implement an income generation plan, identifying, developing and realising new opportunities for sustainable income generation in order to meet income targets 2. To work across
