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& advice and advocacy 7 4 Specific charging rules where it is decided that care will be on a temporary basis 8 4.1 Definitions of different types of care ... authority social services departments In this factsheet references to the ‘local authority’ or ‘council’ will refer to the adult social services department of the local authority. You may see or hear the relevant
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by people in need of social prescribing services. As such, engagement with people across Wales who will benefit from the framework needs to be planned early to identify the language that make sense to people ... – through both training and communications and campaigns through the roll out across Wales – they will be confident that they are doing the right thing. The evidence of the positive effects of social prescribing
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best practice for healthcare organisations on managing an ageing workforce. Key points and recommendations • Age UK welcomes this guidance and believes it could, if disseminated effectively, help employers ... The UK has an ageing workforce, and at present too few employers are ready for the implications this will have on their business. There are many issues that need to be tackled, including improving managers’
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900 from Advocacy Counts 4. • Looking ahead, the number of services who believe that their funding will remain the same or increase has dropped to 53% compared to 63% in Advocacy Counts 4. • Services specifically ... note that these services will include other statutory services such as IMCA and IMHA) 26 12 44 15 (Please note that one provider may have more than 1 advocacy service and some will have services specifically
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demands on informal carers. We are worried that it is becoming increasingly unlikely that older people will benefit from the support of social services, and that the knock-on effect on carers is likely to increase ... consequence of the way in which work is currently funded. It cannot be assumed that successful schemes will continue unless they have managed to achieve sustainability or they are successful with a grant application
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in the household qualify. For example a person aged 80 who lives alone will receive £300 while a couple aged 80 and 85 will normally receive £150 each. It is paid automatically to people receiving ... cost more or less in future? Next winter 2015/16 it is forecast that 12.3 million people in the UK will receive the WFP at a cost of £2.1 billionii. This is expected to fall to 11.5 million payments at
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relationships, in line with the government’s non-statutory definition of domestic abuse. Key points and recommendations This is a largely hidden issue for older people. It is under-recorded and underresearched ... domestic abuse, and the ability of victims to recover. Additionally, for some older people, there will be factors that may make them less likely to disclose domestic abuse. These include concerns about
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An overview report of the survey results will be available on the Charity’s website. 3The quarterly newsletter from Age Cymru Summer Edition 2022 Don’t get me started – short film exploring older people’s ... people’s thoughts on human rights Age Cymru is developing ‘Don’t Get Me Started’, a short film exploring what older people think and feel about human rights. The film features six people from across Wales
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Wales – see section 2 below – the most up to date term is ‘community landlord housing’ (therefore, we will generally use the latter description in this factsheet). Our factsheet explains: how waiting lists ... points of note in the new legislation. Where relevant, further information on some of these elements will be included in the text below, or can be found within our other housing factsheets. Changes in terminology
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by people in need of social prescribing services. As such, engagement with people across Wales who will benefit from the framework needs to be planned early to identify the language that make sense to people ... – through both training and communications and campaigns through the roll out across Wales – they will be confident that they are doing the right thing. The evidence of the positive effects of social prescribing
