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professionals 17 Training paid carers 20 Getting information to older carers 20 Carers’ stories – What it is like to be a carer post-retirement 22 Contents 2 Care and support is currently in crisis due ... they may be difficult for professionals, who might offer help, to identify. Now that care reform is on the agenda, there is an opportunity for the Government to show in practice that it values older carers
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Independent Review of State Pension age led by John Cridland. The Review Team published its Interim Report on 13 October 2016. This sets out the context, considers the three pillars of affordability, fairness ... concern matters of principle. Taken together they can be fairly said to represent Age UK’s position on the broader questions being raised in this review. As you would expect, Age UK’s primary concern
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importance to them. We are pleased to respond to this consultation on the economic and rural impact of cost of living pressures. 1. What are the likely economic impacts of the cost of living crunch? Around ... poorest older households4 will need to drastically increase the percentage of their net income spent on essential goods and services from 58% in 2021-22 to 73% in 2022-23 due to higher costs of living. 5
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additional or more specialised support. Getting in touch If you want to talk to one of our expert advisers, in Welsh or English, call us on 0300 303 44 98. Our advice line is open between 9am and 4pm, Monday – Friday ... advice@agecymru.org.uk or visit our website at www.agecymru.org.uk/advice 4 Winter wrapped up Contents What this guide is about 4 Preparing your home for winter 5 Your winter health 10 Keeping yourself warm
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ageing are pervasive in our society. In common with most other forms of discrimination, ageism is based on inaccurate stereotypes, and often in the case of older people, assumptions about a person’s ability ... the area of employment and in the provision of goods and services. The main areas in which the ban on harmful age discrimination in goods and services has the potential to improve the lives of older people
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Temporary Care 11 Evidence – Live Music Now 12 Evidence – Community Opportunities 12 What Care Home Staff Need to Deliver Creative Opportunities 13 Resources Currently Available 13 ... residents alone. Evidence shows the positive effects engaging in creative arts with care home residents has on care home staff’s own wellbeing and how creative arts can be a really positive conduit for improved
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Pension age on or after 6 April 2016. It also has information about the old State Pension for people who reached State Pension age before 6 April 2016. It explains how to claim your pension and what to do if ... Useful organisations section. Age UK factsheet 19 April 2024 State Pension Page 2 of 28 Contents 1 What is State Pension? 4 2 State Pension age 5 3 Current rates 5 3.1 State Pension forecast 5 4 Calculating
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A booklet produced for statutory bodies on the effective engagement of older people Are you listening? Acknowledgements This booklet has been produced in partnership between Age UK, South East Network ... Network of Seniors (SENS) and South East England Forum on Ageing (SEEFA). It draws on Age UK’s Forum Toolkit and builds on Consulting and Engaging with Older People, published by Help the Aged in 2007, as
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Hamer and Jill Ball Page 14 A volunteer-led advocacy service for vulnerable older people in Wales: what did service users say about the beneficial impact of advocacy for them? – Dr Juping Yu and Professor ... ” “Control – to try and retain control of my life for as long as I possibly can.” “We cannot see what will happen in the future, whether this is losing your mobility which would make you more vulnerable
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all over Wales. The HOPE project (Helping others to participate and engage) was officially launched on 6 October 2020 with the support of Deputy Minister Julie Morgan and Welsh celebrity Roy Noble. HOPE ... Forums will be developed to support us to engage with communities or we’ll will work with established ones where they exist. Through the forums, HOPE will identify and support Advocacy Ambassadors, who will
