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the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people should be able to lead healthy and fulfilled lives, have adequate income, access to high quality services and the opportunity to shape their ... their own future. We seek to provide a strong voice for all older people in Wales and to raise awareness of the issues of importance to them. We are pleased to respond to the Senedd Health and Social
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consequence of under-funding and this situation has been further aggravated in recent years as a result of widespread reductions in public sector budgets. The question of funding social care can be broken ... broken down into two parts: funding provided by government for statutory social care services; and the financial contribution that individuals are required to make for the social care they receive. There is
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Age Cymru held an in-person event: ‘A spotlight on employment and older people’ Tuesday 31 January 2023 - Neuadd in the Senedd buildings, Cardiff Bay The event, kindly sponsored by Mike Hedges ... Hedges MS, explored how employers in Wales are creating workplaces where older workers can thrive, and the benefits that a mixed aged workforce can bring to organisations. It also explored how some of the
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the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people should be able to lead healthy and fulfilled lives, have adequate income, access to high quality services and the opportunity to shape their ... their own future. We seek to provide a strong voice for all older people in Wales and to raise awareness of the issues of importance to them. We are pleased to respond to the consultation on a future vision
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Age does not diminish an individual’s right to live with dignity and respect.2 We welcome proposals in Welsh Government’s Strategy for an Ageing Society Strategy to implement a national plan to prevent ... access to advocacy services. The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 puts adult safeguarding on a statutory footing and forms a legal framework for adult protection in Wales. The Codes of
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effective engagement of older people Are you listening? Acknowledgements This booklet has been produced in partnership between Age UK, South East Network of Seniors (SENS) and South East England Forum on ... Forum Toolkit and builds on Consulting and Engaging with Older People, published by Help the Aged in 2007, as well as further discussions between Age UK staff and representatives of older people’s forums
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policy@ageuk.org.uk www.ageuk.org.uk Age UK is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 and registered company number 6825798). The registered address ... House 1-6 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9NA. 2 About this consultation Under legislation already in place, women’s State Pension age will be 65 from November 2018, 66 for both men and women from October
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information. The authors are also grateful to all those involved in the Dementia Friendly programme who generously gave their time to participate in the research, including the local Age UK partners and the Dementia ... consultants. 4 Key messages Successes The Dementia Friendly programme has exceeded the goals set out in the bid to the Big Lottery Fund and met most of the expectations of participating local Age UK partners
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information. The authors are also grateful to all those involved in the Dementia Friendly programme who generously gave their time to participate in the research, including the local Age UK partners and the Dementia ... consultants. 4 Key messages Successes The Dementia Friendly programme has exceeded the goals set out in the bid to the Big Lottery Fund and met most of the expectations of participating local Age UK partners
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information in this factsheet is correct for the period April 2024 to March 2025. Benefit rates are reviewed annually and uprated in April, but rules and figures can sometimes change during the year. In Wales ... and tenancies in this factsheet should be read as contract holders and occupation contracts. The information in this factsheet is applicable in England, Scotland and Wales. If you are in Northern Ireland
