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potential role of trained volunteer delivered interventions in this area. In this report we identify a number of important issues for the provision of specialist volunteer support services for older carers ... carers of an older family member who is nearing the end of life. These are posited within the context of a small scale service evaluation, and as such point to emergent and interesting areas for further research
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EnvisAGE A spotlight on the mental health and wellbeing of older people No. 16 2023/24 Featured articles Page 2 Introduction – Ceri Cryer, Age Cymru Page 5 Unequal access to and provision of mental health ... health.1 The Welsh Government’s Strategy for an Ageing Society aims to enhance people’s wellbeing with a priority to improve access to mental health services,2 and the Strategy recognises the impact of loneliness
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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 Age UK nor any of its subsidiary ... websites, companies, products, services or publications in this information guide does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement by Age UK or any of its subsidiary companies or charities. 3 Contents
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................................................................. 34 Who has the most to lose from a move to retirement housing? .......................... 35 Housing with care ....................... ... ............................................................................. 39 Another impact of a capital limit ......................................................................... 39 5. Conclusions
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independence, but our NHS too often appears to be set up purely to treat illness on a ‘condition-specific’ basis with a goal of ‘curing disease’, rather than focusing on needs of the person in an holistic ... specialist attention”. On the other hand, when admission does occur, often as an emergency, there can be a tendency to seek out and treat every other possible condition – something which may be neither wanted
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house support for direct payments that may allow an increase in older people seeing direct payments as a more attractive option. Why are we still waiting? Delays in social care in Wales – September 2024 ... ongoing access to advice and information are meeting the needs of older people. This needs to include a focus on how well information is communicated and understood on fairer charging. Recommendation 3
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The Age UK almanac of disease profiles in later life A reference on the frequency of major diseases, conditions and syndromes affecting older people in England David Melzer, Joao Correa ... and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR, Age UK or the Department of Health. The team hold a licence to analyse CPRD data and this work was carried out under approved protocol 12_017A4 (June 2015)
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H e a l t h & w e l l b e i n g M o n e y m a t t e r s H o m e & c a r e T r a v e l & l i f e s t y l e W o r k & l e a r n i n g C l o s e r t o h o m e A r o u n d t h e w o r l d Annual Review 2012/13 ... more than 40 developing countries. Like most in the charity sector, we faced a tough economic climate in 2012–13. But despite a 5.2 per cent drop in income, we reduced our charitable spending by only 3 per
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p s Raisins F r o z e n p e a s Lentils Soya drink C o u s C o u s pasta Whole wheat B a g e l s P o r r i d g e L o w f a t s o f t c h e e s e T u n a P l ai n n u ts p e a s C h ic k Semi milk skimmed ... skimmed C h o p p e d t o m a t o e s l o w e r s a lt a n d s u g a r B e a n s Whole grain cereal P ot a to es Spaghetti L o w f a t P l a in y o g h u r t Lean mince Lower fat spread Sauce O i l V e g Rice
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older people, assumptions about a person’s ability and competence due to their age. An effect of ageism is that older people frequently experience discriminatory treatment. As a result society is failing to ... employees, volunteers, elected representatives and in many other roles. The Equality Act 2010 provides a set of legislative tools for tackling age discrimination both within the area of employment and in the
