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reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy ... 9NA. 2 About this consultation The government is seeking responses on how the public provision of free-to-client, impartial financial guidance should be structured to give consumers the information
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abuse and neglect Factsheet 78w November 2022 2 of 74 Contents 1 Information about this factsheet 5 2 Background to elder abuse, neglect and safeguarding ... is elder abuse? 10 2.4 What is neglect? 10 2.5 What is meant by safeguarding? 10 3 Different types of abuse 11 3.1 Financial abuse 12 3.2 Neglect 14 3.3 ‘Self-neglect’ – potential relevance in abuse cases
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Creating an age friendly Wales Experiences of people aged 50 or over in Wales during the winter Covid-19 lockdown, and the road to recovery Survey Results May 2021 Contents Page 1. About this research ... experiences of lockdown 6 4. Challenges during lockdown 7 5. The impact of lockdown 9 6. Experience of accessing Health and Care services 10 7. Easing of lockdown 18 8. Challenges of moving out of lockdown
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have an innate value in themselves, regardless of their age or other personal characteristics. Nevertheless, it is sometimes helpful to quantify the size of the contributions that are made by older people ... before. For some this is through choice while, for others, a combination of economic factors and policies such as the raising of the State Pension Age mean that continuing to work is a financial imperative
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Advocacy Counts 6 A review of advocacy services for adults in Wales with a particular focus on older people Contents 1. Executive Summary 3 Findings since Advocacy Counts 5 4 Number of respondents and services ... capacity of the advocacy sector in Wales 11 3. Awareness raising 11 4. National developments in advocacy 13 Social Services and Well-being Wales Act (2014) - “the Act” 13 Regulation and Inspection of Social
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Rights and Welsh language rights September 20221 Summary Everyone should live with dignity and respect. Older people are equal members of society and should not be subjected to ageist attitudes, stereotyping ... common with most other forms of discrimination, ageism is based on inaccurate stereotypes. These ageist attitudes are all too often reflected and amplified by the media. The effect of ageism is that older people
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AgeUKIG24 Looking after yourself physically and mentally. Healthy living. 2 We’d love to hear from you. 1) Join our Readers’ Panel. Have your say and be involved in updating our guides by joining our Readers’ ... Readers’ Panel at www.ageuk.org.uk/readers-panel. 2) Tell us your story. Have you been affected by any of the issues in this guide? Has Age UK’s information and advice helped? If so, we’d love to hear from
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Page 1 of 18 Factsheet 55 Carer's Allowance May 2024 About this factsheet This factsheet explains what Carer’s Allowance is, the eligibility criteria, and how to make a claim. The factsheet explains ... care for, are receiving, and what to do if you have a change of circumstance. Carer’s Allowance is being replaced by Carer Support Payment in Scotland. The two benefits have broadly similar rules, so where
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may be a unpaid carer for the other person/s they live with. It’s useful for you to be aware of this when you’re providing help. • A carer is anyone of any age, who provides unpaid care and support to a ... physically or mentally ill, or affected by substance misuse. • Carers can be involved in a whole range of practical, physical, personal and administrative tasks. Examples might include; cooking; housework;
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to their human rights; each day will shine a light on an element of the Human Rights Act and what this means for each of us in our lives. The week-long campaign is coordinated by the National Development ... people's rights. Themes AAW22 Advocacy Networks A range of regional advocacy provider networks have been developed across Wales to complement the work of the National Network for Adults Advocacy in Wales.
