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review with your GP Do you take 4 or more medications daily? Has it been 12 months or more since you had a medication review? Do you struggle to see objects around you? Have you noticed any blurring or ... vision? Do you have difficulty hearing or interference with your hearing? Have you had a fall or a ‘near miss’? Do you worry about falling? Are you visiting the toilet frequently? Are you getting up at
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but it is all the more salient as we get older. Many people in their sixties and seventies enjoy good health and do not need any additional support with daily living, but as we move into our ninth decade ... unaided. When you consider that the numbers of older people aged eighty five and over have increased by a third over the last decade you can see why experts cite a growing older population as one of the most
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recommendations we made were just as relevant to other vulnerable groups in the care system. We hope that this will be reflected in policies and practice for their care as well. Many submissions to the consultation ... who has contributed. Delivering dignity will mean changing the way we design, pay for, deliver and monitor care services as the numbers of older people receiving care continues to grow. Alongside the consistent
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each scenario, including breaking the overall findings down by demographic and social factors such as age and income quintile. It follows individuals through their life course and shows how a typical person ... of saving makes doing so unfeasible. These are key issues that need to be addressed by policy makers as reforms are made. The key findings can be illustrated through two different viewpoints: firstly, by
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small charges for these are beyond them. Many older people in Wales are dependent on the State Pension as their only source of income. Some receive private or occupational pensions to top this up. For others ... action is needed to ensure that today’s pensioners receive all the support they are entitled to, such as Pension Credit and Housing Benefit. In the longer term, action is needed to improve the prospects of
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identities 06 Coming out 08 Why this is an important issue 10 The obstacles to good practice 14 What you can do to make a difference 18 The law 24 Getting started: checklist for good practice 28 Closing thoughts ... advice on being the kind of service in which older LGBT people can feel safe to be themselves. As well as the bigger issues, it stresses that it is often the simple things that make a difference – being
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Welsh Government’s consultation on their Strategic Equality Objectives 2020 – 2024. Question 1: Do you agree with the proposed draft Equality Objectives in Chapter 5? We are supportive of the Welsh Government ... the financial support and income that they are entitled to, and that houses in Wales are as energy efficient as possible. We believe that public services must be proactive in informing older people when
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ageing and older people’s issues, drawing on the views, experience and expertise of older people and paying particular attention to the voices of disadvantaged and vulnerable older people. Contents Introduction ... social isolation 29 Notes 33 2 Introduction Living in the countryside as an older person certainly has its advantages; as well as the opportunity to enjoy a beautiful environment, rural areas can also
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home Hopefully you will find these resources useful to help maintain a healthy and active life when we are all spending more time at home. If you've not done physical activity for a while, you may want to ... standing. If you're using a chair make sure it's stable, solid and without wheels. You should be able to sit with feet flat on the floor and knees bent at right angles. Avoid chairs with arms as this might
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especially so for beginners, or when trying a new activity 8. Always hold the band with a ponytail as shown below or scrunched up into the palm, not twisted round the hand. SQUAT This exercise will strengthen ... in and out of chairs. Stand in front of a chair Push bottom back and bend the knees as if you are going to sit down Keep the spine and head long and chest lifted Touch the chair lightly then
