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fewer older people are qualifying for local authority support. There are few services that are aimed at preventing those with low-level care needs from reaching a crisis situation. Funding cuts threaten ... additional 490,000 people who have care and support needs losing their entitlement to local authority help. In the longer term, rising numbers of older people will lead to increased demand for care and support
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which was useful as they played exhausting games that went on for hours. Falling asleep on the way home seemed to be a regular feature, as was getting lost. But what was most surprising to us was that it ... there as a surprise. It was a beautiful day!" (Anon) "I remember travelling on a double decker bus at the height of summer with the windows open; we were travelling down a narrow lane past farms and fields
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phone scammers tricked a victim out of £12,000 Multiple victims defrauded after trying to book winter holidays on fake websites Is public Wi-Fi as safe as you think? ... Which? reveals contactless card flaw Researcher 'lifts' enough details to order £3,000 TV Little book of big scams Age Cymru, Tŷ John Pathy, 13/14 Neptune Court, Vanguard Way, Cardiff, CF24 5PJ t:
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unemployment, usually defined as being out of work for over a year, is one of the most serious challenges facing the over 50s in the contemporary UK labour market. While some older workers remain in stable employment ... confirms that while there are external factors involved, the design and structure of the Work Programme is at least in part responsible as well. It also presents clear evidence that age itself is a barrier to
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they may be delivered 41 8.3 NHS CHC in a nursing care home (or sometimes a residential care home) 42 8.4 NHS CHC in your own home 46 8.5 NHS CHC in a hospice 48 8.6 Additional privately funded ... contribution for people resident in a nursing home 68 15.1 NHS-funded nursing care – overview 68 15.2 How will the rest of the nursing home fees be covered? 69 15.3 Welsh Government guidance on
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or illness. It can be provided in any setting including, but not limited to, a care home, a hospice or your own home. Eligibility is decided via a full assessment where the ‘nature’ , ‘intensity’ , ‘complexity’ ... information). Once a period of intermediate care , rehabilitation or other NHS funded service – offered at the end of a period of acute hospital treatment – has finished and it is agreed no further improvement
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Loneliness Results and Learnings of Age UK’s Loneliness Pilot. 2 Foreword Many people experience loneliness at some point in their lives. For some it may be short-lived whilst for others it can become long term ... in communities; exploring the sorts of conversations needed to enable someone who is lonely to get help on their own terms; and developing and sustaining a wide range of local and national services from
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to guarantee that individuals approaching retirement will receive free and impartial face-to-face guidance to help them to make the choices that best suit their needs. About Age UK Age UK is a charity ... We are a registered charity in the United Kingdom, formed in April 2010 as the new force combining Help the Aged and Age Concern. We have almost 120 years of combined history to draw on, bringing together
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Listen carefully to what older people say, talk clearly without patronising at a speed appropriate to the customer. Be aware of vulnerability including short and long-term issues. Easy-access branches ... passwords and remembering complex information. Stop defaulting older customers to low interest accounts. Help people find the best interest rates easily. Remove blanket age limits on financial products such as
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in care homes participatory and mentoring programme It’s estimated that 80% of older care home residents are living with dementia. In 2013 the Alzheimer’s Society surveyed relatives of care home residents ... sessions Three mentors Twelve artists 3217 residential and nursing care home residents, staff, volunteers and family members in 194 care homes have participated since the beginning of the programme. An independent
