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Find out your rights and how you are protected from discrimination. For more information call Age Cymru Advice on 0300 303 44 98
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Improving later life for people with sight loss Summary Society is in the midst of a longevity revolution. The prevalence of sight loss increases with age: currently there are almost 2 million people aged ... living with sight loss in the UK. This number is rising because of the ageing population yet the number receiving support is falling. The number of blind and partially sighted people receiving social care fell
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transitions Mental health affects us all, regardless of age or ability. Like physical health, it’s something we all manage throughout our lives. In the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Welsh Government provided ... provided funding for Age Cymru to undertake research into the mental health of older adults in care homes in Wales. Our report produced in March 2023 showed that many people living in care homes in Wales
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2015 What is loneliness? Loneliness can be understood as an individual’s personal, subjective sense of lacking desired affection, closeness, and social interaction with others. Loneliness is not the same ... linking loneliness with local risk. All other attempts to measure and chart loneliness are measures of social isolation, no matter what they claim to be. Superimposing factors identified in the literature
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Social Care Parliamentary Briefing December 2017 Day to day tasks that many of us take for granted – like getting dressed, using the toilet, making a meal, or getting to the shops – can be almost impossible ... social care system can help enable them to live with dignity. The current situation There are a number of growing systematic issues in adult social care which need to be addressed at a national level. These
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should be required to monitor and report regularly on the outcome of the reforms, including the extent to which they meet the needs of disadvantaged groups. Pension Wise needs to be expanded, more actively ... more tailored information. Pension Wise should be complemented by access to a healthy not-for-profit advice sector. The Government should improve the clarity around the interaction of pension income
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in Wales Factsheet 76w March 2024 2 of 28 Contents 1 About this factsheet 4 2 The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 4 3 What ... guidance 8 4.1 References to reablement and intermediate care in the codes of practice and statutory guidance to accompany the Social Services and
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August 2017 Issue no. 6 Focus Groups on Advocacy Supporting the Commissioning and Good Practice of Advocacy: Resource list Page 2 Dewis Cymru database Page 3 The National ... Quality Performance Mark (QPM) Page 4 Older people’s access to and experiences of independent advocacy Information and Guidance on Domestic Abuse: Safeguarding Older People in Wales Welsh Government
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want to emphasise that securing strong voice, choice and control for individuals is a key principle of Welsh Government and this is clearly reflected in the recent legislation and policy we have introduced ... Thread Advocacy Programme to support the implementation of Part 10 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 for adults. An element of the project was to develop the Framework. I believe this
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Contractual Status of Role: 35 hours per weekJob Title of Line Manager :Project 360 ° ManagerJob Purpose To develop and maintain effective partnerships to ensure the effective delivery of Project 360°, supporting ... ResponsibilitiesTo work with veterans, veteran organisations and Age Alliance Wales to improve the lives of older veterans living in Wales through the partner organisations.Deliver training to partner organisations
