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not the case for some patients. In our annual surveys of older people’s experiences of the pandemic over the last three years,1 older people have told us of delays in access to treatment, 1 www.agecymru ... duty of candour in medical terms. We are unsure whether these categories will be understood by older people in the same way as to them what is moderate and severe harm can include social factors. It is
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Age Cymru is the leading national charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people should be able to lead healthy and fulfilled lives, have adequate income, access ... services and the opportunity to shape their own future. We seek to provide a strong voice for all older people in Wales and to raise awareness of the issues of importance to them. We are pleased to respond
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Phone scams are a common way for criminals to con people out of money using various tricks to get your personal or financial information. Be aware of some of the most common phone scams and find out what ... tricks that scammers use so you can be prepared if you ever get a call like these. Coronavirus scams During this worrying time, you may receive an email, text or Whatsapp message about the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
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practical and emotional issues people often encounter when making the decision to support someone to move into a care home. It aims to raise awareness of the needs of older carers and the value of engaging ... possible • Share real life, giving examples of transitions to care homes from older carers • Raise awareness of the needs of older carers and families who are caring for someone who is moving to a care home
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that being able to get out and about, whether by public transport or driving, is a vital way for older people to continue to be connected, to work, to access local services and to participate fully in their ... impact on the quality of life, health and wellbeing of those in later life – for example, 1.45 million people aged 65+ in England find it difficult to travel to hospital and 630,000 find it difficult or very
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44 98 www.agecymru.org.uk Factsheet 37w December 2023 Hospital discharge arrangements for older people in Wales Factsheet 37w December 2023 ... guidance’ (December 2023) 10 2.3 NHS Wales guidance – ‘Delivering optimal outcomes and experience for people in hospital’ (including D2RA principles) 11 2.4 NHS Wales guidance – ‘Step-down to Recover (SD2R):
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to pay for care Summary • In the UK, personal wealth , including housing wealth, is greatest in older age, driven by the natural lifecycle of wealth accumulation and decumulation and the huge rise in house prices ... • Wealth inequality is much greater than income inequality so the holding of housing wealth in older age is by no means universal • Housing assets are viewed differently from other assets. First an
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Winter Deaths June 2016 Over the last ten years a shocking quarter of a million older people have died from the cold –1 older person every 7 minutes and at the root of this problem are cold, poorly insulated ... deaths 2.5 million avoidable deaths over the last 60 years Every winter in England and Wales one older person dies every seven minutes from the cold November 2015 ONS figures show that over the winter
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Invisible but Invaluable Campaigning for greater support for older carers 1 Introduction 2 Summary 4 ‘We never retire’ 6 Support for older carers 8 Financial support – Carer’s Allowance 8 Support to have ... Day centres and older carers’ support groups 14 Care reform, direct payment and service provision 16 Support from professionals 17 Training paid carers 20 Getting information to older carers 20 Carers’
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your comments. Age Cymru's vision is a society which offers all people in Wales the best experience of later life. Older people are valued, included and able to shape decisions affecting their lives
