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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 and is a registered charity number 1090329 ... (LGA) is a politically led 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
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A spotlight on the mental health and wellbeing of older people No. 16 2023/24 Featured articles Page 2 Introduction – Ceri Cryer, Age Cymru Page 5 Unequal access to and provision of mental health services ... Covid-19 pandemic on older people’s mental health and wellbeing – Sam Young, Age Cymru Page 13 The impact of caring on health in Wales – Claire Morgan and Jane Healey, Carers Wales Page 16 Helping veterans
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Cardiff told us they are supporting our Big Step fundraiser. Equally impressive was the amount of work they have done to better understand the challenges facing many older people and then following their ... for the month of July to help support our invaluable advice and friendship services. Keeping with the walking theme, read about our celebration on National Walking Month and the value of joining one of
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akensince2020byAgeCymru and the key organisations that represent older people in Wales.It’s importantthatWelshGovernmentandothershearfromolder people about your experiences and what matters to you.This ... toinformationaboutservices and support?Health and wellbeingB1. What activities do you like to do for fun/relaxation? (Select any that apply)⬛ Spendingtime with friends and family⬛ Volunteering⬛ Reading⬛
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15 Independence and Control ................................................... 19 Support and Assets .............................................................. 24 Loneliness and Isolation ...... ... affected by public and private services that are not geared to their needs. They are often the faces behind the headlines on poor-quality care; on avoidable admissions to hospital; and on the shameful statistics
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herself a fish out of water at university and experiencing deep loneliness, and later of seeing the devastating effects of loneliness in her constituency of Batley and Spen. Jo recognised that loneliness was ... problem, that it could affect anyone of us, and that its impacts were real and lasting. She wanted to bring new focus and attention to loneliness in our communities, and to encourage action. Jo’s vision for the
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statement focuses on those community services and activities which facilitate the inclusion and participation of older people, which can help overcome loneliness and isolation. Age Cymru has separate public ... services and inclusion’ and public transport. Summary Loneliness and isolation are a daily reality for many older people. 75,000 older people in Wales reported ‘always or often’ feeling lonely1, and there
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Age Cymru is a registered charity 1128436. Company limited by guarantee and registered in Wales and England 6837284. Registered office address Ground Floor, Mariners House, Trident Court, East Moors Road ... • You should wash your hands before and after handling the pet. • You should try to walk the pet on a lead at all times and avoid direct contact with other people and animals. • You should safely hand over
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rapidly over time and may differ significantly from place to place. This review will focus on older homelessness in England. In England older homelessness is currently on the increase and the number of older ... has doubled in the five years from 2010 to 2015. Homelessness The European Typology of Homelessness and Housing Exclusion (ETHOS) provides a useful framework within which to consider homelessness.1 ETHOS
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issues 14 • Support whilst waiting for care 18 • Support from the third sector 20 Conclusions 22 Recommendations 24 References 27 Tables Table 1 Time from a request for a care assessment and the assessment ... assessment being completed 19/20 and 20/21 11 Table 2: Percentage completed assessments from referrals 12 Table 3: Time from assessment to care being in place 2019/20 and 20/21 13 Acknowledgements Age
