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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
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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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accessible toilets, lifts, handrails and public seating in premises help to facilitate this, along with good public transport links to help ensure that services are accessible to older people. With reference ... to ‘analyse data to inform and target interventions to improve and report on outcomes’ as this will help ensure support goes where it is needed most and support transparency in decision making. Objective
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is anonymous but if you want us to contact you about the survey you can include your contact details at the end of the survey. You can also let us know if you want to get involved in our campaigns to make ... apply) e TV news e Radio e Facebook e Twitter e National newspaper e Local newspaper e WhatsApp e Face to face services e Telephone helpline e Local notice board/community centre e Online search engine (e
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and building societies asked Sir Richard Lambert to start a process to create a new organisation to help raise standards and competence in banking in the UK. This follows the report from the Parliamentary ... 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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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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AgeUKIL7 Home safety checker Staying safe around the home Information and advice you need to help you love later life. We’re Age UK and our goal is to enable older people to love later life. We are ... fulfilling years. Whether you’re enjoying your later life or going through tough times, we’re here to help you make the best of your life. Our network includes Age Cymru, Age NI, Age Scotland, Age International
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training system, and to help more people move into employment. • It is an important component of the policy to extend working lives because it will allow people aged 50+ to up-skill and help them remain active ... The proposed new system of fees will, we believe, go some way to achieving these aims, and will help older learners who need to re-skill later in their careers – it is an essential component of the policy
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but as we move into our ninth decade and beyond this becomes less common and more of us will need help. Increasing numbers of those providing care are themselves older people. The peak age for caring ... properly funded support for carers enables older people to live independently for longer in their own homes and communities whilst enabling carers to receive respite and maintain their own health and independence
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assist organisations that wish to participate in the festival. This information pack is intended to help you: a. understand the types of events we can support and b. provide the simple forms you need ... community grant scheme can offer, please contact the festival coordinator and we will do our best to help you explore and find support from other sources. Similarly, if you are planning an event and do
