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’
relationships and spread awareness of the HOPE project so that the service is available to those older people and carers who require an advocate’s assistance. 2. Establish community links with all appropriate ... of the project team to ensure a high quality, timely and responsive service is provided to all older people and carers referred to it. 9. Publicise and promote the HOPE project through a range of methods
support suitable volunteers within the region to deliver early intervention advocacy support to older people, working closely and in collaboration with the local Age Connectsand Age Cymru partners.Main Responsibilities ... of the project team to ensure a high quality, timely and responsive service is provided to all older people and carers referred to it.Establish, develop and support the work of the advocacy co-production
care work a higher status Information and Guidance on Domestic Abuse: Safeguarding Older People in Wales Page 6 ‘Flawed’ use of Mental Capacity Act key theme in safeguarding adult’s
Information written with you in mind. This information guide has been produced with the help of older people, carers and expert peer reviewers. Published: December 2023 3 Contents What this guide is about ... incontinence 36 Useful organisations 37 4 What this guide is about People can experience problems with their bladder or bowel at any age. But as we get older, these problems can become more of an issue in day-to-day
dismissals’ for micro-business. If adopted, the proposals would allow organisations employing less than 10 people the right to dismiss workers without reason, in return for a compensation payment. Key points ... policies and practices. • No fault dismissal would only serve to create a two-tier workforce where people were unwilling to work for micro-employers; and where reduced job security had a negative impact
are the recently retired? 3 Financial resilience to economic, health and lifestyle shocks during early retirement 4 Improving the financial resilience of the recently retired 17 Annex A ... ‘recently retired’; explores their financial resilience to economic, health and lifestyle shocks during early retirement; and highlights some key considerations for the industry when exploring how to improve
ageing population. Local Government has a crucial and fundamental role in shaping places in which people can age well, thriving and maintaining their health and wellbeing for as long as possible. These ... later life – a society where living longer is a cause for celebration, as is our increasingly diverse older population. Our ageing population can present local communities with many opportunities, knowledge
useful to collect because it enables one to understand the people that are being reached and supported. This type of information helps identify if people being reached and supported are representative of the ... information on the types of people for whom results of support is applicable. This guide presents the socio-demographic information that should be collected. It is important that where people are asking these questions
public services Expert series c Document purpose To assist public bodies providing services to older people to implement the requirements of the Equality Act 2010. Title Delivering the Equality Duty: Age ... Publication date October 2011. Target audience Public Authorities and professionals working with older people. Description This document: • p rovides an overview of the requirements of the Public Service