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Factsheet 22 Arranging for someone to make decisions on your behalf June 2024 About this factsheet This factsheet looks at how you can arrange for other people to make decisions about your finances and ... and health and care if you think you may lose the mental capacity to do this in the future. This is usually family members or friends, but it can be a professional such as a solicitor. It explains how
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increases to the basic State Pension and the new State Pension in line with the highest of rises in earnings, prices or 2.5%. By law the basic State Pension and new State Pension have to be increased ... important difference to the value of the State Pension. However, total average annual payments of State Pension still only add up to about £7,000 a year - a modest amount equivalent to only about half the
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Delivering Dignity Securing dignity in care for older people in hospitals and care homes The NHS Confederation is a membership body that represents all organisations that commission and provide NHS services ... organisation, working to support, promote and improve local government. Age UK is a registered charity number 1128267 and registered company limited by guarantee number 6825798 dedicated to improving later life
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Wales Contents Introduction to Age Cymru’s Carers Project 3 Identifying and supporting older unpaid carers in Wales 4 Your rights 5 Carers needs assessment 6 Should I talk to my GP? 8 Benefits and financial ... support 11 Help with Council Tax 13 Working carers 16 Complaints 17 NHS Service 20 Organisations to support you 22 • National organisations 22 • North Wales 25 • Mid Wales 28 • West Wales 31
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1 Behind the Headlines Are older people and their families really to blame when their hospital discharges are delayed? Age UK, March 2016 Contact: Ruthe Isden, Ruthe.Isden@ageuk.org ... Lowe@ageuk.org.uk 2 Behind the headlines: are older people and families really to blame when their hospital discharges are delayed? We are regularly reading articles in the media about
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choose to retire, many others find themselves out of work and have a much more torrid journey through the later part of their working life. For those out of work it can be extremely difficult to get another ... employment opportunities. That is why Age UK commissioned The Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion to carry out this research. It confirms that while there are external factors involved, the design and
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helping older people to maintain independence and well-being. Such transport networks can ensure communities are wellconnected and that services, facilities and amenities are accessible to older people. Without ... all areas have the means to get out to buy food, get medical attention, get money and pay bills, and have social contact. These are basic features of a decent life and ought to be a high priority in transport
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London N1 9UZ. Consultation response 2 This consultation is the latest stage in the Government’s plans to reform the Further Education sector. Age UK’s response focuses on the Adult Informal and Community ... Government wishes to reform the funding method, reporting of learner outcomes and transparency of the public expenditure involved while continuing to ensure that learning opportunities are available to individuals
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oDoes the person live alone? Yes oNo oOther people in household:What type of accommodation (own home, sheltered housing etc):Has the person or the person’s spouse or partner ever served in the armed ... consent to Age Cymru collecting and storing your personal information Yes NoYour details will be held on a secure database and will not be passed onto any third parties unless required to by law.
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believes 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 ... government, the private and the community sector, which means that it can be difficult to implement improvements. Yet, access to transport, or the lack of it, can have a profound impact on the quality of life
