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unlawfully.3 A plan is needed on how the backlog can be addressed, which should take into account the number of Approved Mental Capacity Professionals (AMCPs). Timeframe is needed for appointment of an IMCA
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ORGANISATION AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES: Registered charity and company limited by guarantee Charity number: 1128436 Background to Age Cymru Age Cymru is the national charity for older people in Wales and
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Local Health Boards and the Welsh Government should work together to achieve an increase in the number of individual reviews of the use of antipsychotic medication for people with dementia. Overall, we ... responsible for monitoring the overall standards of care. Wards need to be staffed with the right number and mix of staff to ensure the right level of training and appropriate skills are represented. Workforce
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without having to ask for those services, including, for example, letters, emails, online forms and telephone calls in Welsh, and the use of Welsh on websites and social media. These rights to use the Welsh ... older people to shop around for the best products.43 The Financial Services Ombudsman has reported a number of cases in which older people have experienced difficulties moving home, paying off their mortgages
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factsheet gives an outline of the most important aspects of the Council Tax system. It also includes a number of ways you may be able to reduce your Council Tax bill – for example through: the means tested ... Wales. 4 Are you eligible to pay less Council Tax? The Council Tax bill for a property depends on a number of factors such as how much your council spends on services, the income the council receives from
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become too large to cope with alone. Since the projects launched in 2020, we have had a consistent number of clients presenting with advocacy needs relating to hospital discharge management from all areas ... Since the dementia advocacy service and HOPE project launched in 2020, we have had a consistent number of clients presenting with advocacy needs relating to hospital discharge management, which cover
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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 Tavistock Square, London WC1H ... this paper we respond to selected relevant questions, noting in brackets the corresponding paragraph number from the consultation document. 3. Over time, older people are increasingly using the internet;
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for help, sometimes even from close relatives and neighbours. Consequently, it is likely that the number of people experiencing isolation and feelings of loneliness could be much higher that estimates suggest ... the impact of loneliness. In response to a request for case studies, Age Cymru was contacted by a number of older people experiencing loneliness. The following text illustrates how people with caring responsibilities
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(carers) Support Plan Reviews (carers) Safeguarding Enquiries/Reviews Numbers of people have decreased Numbers of people have increased Numbers of people have stayed the same No answer Gwerthfawrogi Lleisiau ... The Guardian, 'A phone call can't make tea: how UK's lack of social care is hitting disabled people in lockdown', 30 Mehefin 2020 https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/jun/30/a-phone-call-cant-make-
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been during the difficult period of the pandemic. Residents from all-across Wales were asked over Zoom about their experience and have taken their time to share stories with us. The stories and insights ... loss; unable to rely on lipreading and to see people smile. Communicating with distant loved ones via Zoom means although we haven’t always been able to physically be in touch, talking virtually has helped
