means test 12 3.6 The care and support plan 13 3.7 Reviews of services provided 13 3.8 What if NHS care is required at some point during the social care process? 14 4 Meeting ... local authority’s duty to carry out an assessment 15 5.1 Duty to carry out an assessment for someone who requests one 15 5.2 Does the local authority have any duty to carry out
of Practice guidance – relevance to the social care system in Wales 5 3 Background – obtaining help from your local authority and the financial ... Information specific to temporary care home stays 7 3.4 Local authority duties in regard to information & advice and advocacy 7 4 Specific charging rules where it is decided that care will
Data collection 8 Views of older people 9 Unpaid carers 10 Waits for assessments 11 Waits for care to be in place 13 Local authority improvement measures 16 Communications 17 5. Addressing the issues 18 ... guidance 35 Acknowledgements Age Cymru would like to thank all the people that spoke to us about their experiences of access to social care. We’re grateful to the 11 social care leads, local authority commissioning
and Advice for Older People Evidence Review This evidence review is part of a series produced by Age UK, in order to provide evidence to underpin decision-making for people involved in commissioning, service ... Evidence Review 3 Key messages • Information and advice services can be most effective when they are designed to target the specific needs of identified groups, such as older people. • Although written
Submission to Women and Equalities Select Committee Older workers inquiry November 2017 Ref: 2517 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic ... org.uk Age UK is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 and registered company number 6825798). The registered address is Tavis House 1-6
UNIVERSITY EVALUATION OF SIX PILOT PROJECTS Final Report Commissioned by Age UK 1st September 2011 to 31st September 2013 Dr Hazel Morbey Professor Sheila Payne Dr Katherine Froggatt Professor Christine ... Life Programme. Six local Age UK organisations in England were funded to provide practical and emotional support to older cares, and to establish the potential role of trained volunteer delivered interventions
Welsh Government Code of Practice documents – guidance for local authorities to follow when conducting social care assessments 7 2.2 Welsh Government regulations ... authorities 11 5 Do local authorities have to offer direct payments? 13 6 Who can have a direct payment? 14 6.1 Current eligibility 14 6.2 Welsh Government plans to extend the availability
helping older people to maintain independence and well-being. Such transport networks can ensure communities are wellconnected and that services, facilities and amenities are accessible to older people. Without ... Without these, there is an increased risk that isolation and loneliness will impact upon people’s wellbeing. It is essential that older people in all areas have the means to get out to buy food, get medical
Care & Repair Cymru A Top Tips Falls Guide for Carers It is often family or informal carers that will come across older or vulnerable people at risk of a fall or having already fallen. Their assistance ... Older fallers are amongst the top three reasons why an ambulance is called. • • If you’ve fallen once, you are 50% more likely to fall again, with an escalating risk of injury. • • A ‘long lie’
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