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that there is considerable work to do to challenge the heteronormative assumptions within health and social care services.1 The older LGBT community have lived through times when coming out may result in ... experienced discrimination related to their gender identity or sexual orientation from health and social care professionals.2 The same study found that some LGBT people would prefer to receive a LGBT specialist
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and UK Power Networks. This has helped us consider how we and others – insurers, energy companies, social care services – can be better prepared for future disasters. This report gives a valuable insight ... impacts of climate change, particularly on ‘vulnerable groups in society’. For example, health and social care services – which many older people rely on – recognise climate change as a major challenge to
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being able to afford taking a holiday away from their homes; 23 per cent not being able to go out socially at least once a month and even 10 per cent of pensioners in the United Kingdom not being able to ... reduction in rents for social housing by one per cent a year for four years may affect older people not on housing benefit. There are just over one million people aged 65 or more who are social renters, of whom
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established Business for Health (https://www.businessforhealth.org/). This is a ‘business-led coalition of socially responsible employers, purchasers, investors and innovators supporting long-term 60.00 50.00 40 ... pation-in-learning/ Figure 4: Percentage of those aged 55-64 who participated in some learning activity in the past 3 years and percentage who say that they’re likely to take up some learning in the next
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established Business for Health (https://www.businessforhealth.org/). This is a ‘business-led coalition of socially responsible employers, purchasers, investors and innovators supporting long-term 60.00 50.00 40 ... pation-in-learning/ Figure 4: Percentage of those aged 55-64 who participated in some learning activity in the past 3 years and percentage who say that they’re likely to take up some learning in the next
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who to contact, they can contact their local council who will be able to help them and assess any social care needs they might have. For more information about the support available for unpaid carers during
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Connects Wales partners throughout Wales. HOPE is funded by Welsh Government under the Sustainable Social Services Grant until the end of March 2025. This exciting project helps by supporting people to engage
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is heard by ensuring that advocacy for older people is part of the Welsh Government’s Health and Social Services Bill; whatever the needs of older people in Wales the Age Cymru network works to provide
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of repairs or improvements 46 15.1 Welfare benefits 46 15.2 The Social Fund 46 15.3 Discretionary Assistance Fund (DAF) 47 15.4 Help from charities or trusts 47 15.5 Help ... factsheets on housing topics to be useful, as well as our titles on getting help from the local authority social services department. You can view the full list on our website: www.agecymru.org.uk/information-resources
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understanding. This is integral to our sense of self and wellbeing. When we’re ‘present’ through active listening we connect with people, we feel, seen, heard, acknowledged. It’s what makes a place feel ... experiences, needs, and desires between individuals and providing an emotional bridge that promotes pro-social behaviour.”4 Empathy isn’t trying to ‘fix it,’ empathy is feeling with someone, connecting through
