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stating “He understands me and I understand him and I don’t want to imagine life without him – who will I speak to? These four walls?” There are also those who experience loneliness despite being in close ... when considering interventions a complex, personalised approach will be required. Interventions to address loneliness and social isolation will need to consider the unique circumstances in which ageing and
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projected to grow to over 16 million in the next 20 years; a rise of nearly 50 per cent. We live and will continue to live in an ageing society. That fact shapes our priorities for the future.1 Our staff ... deal on State Pensions. The paper outlined a single-tier State Pension for future pensioners that will take effect in 2016. We continue to call for improvements to the State Pension for current pensioners
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questions about care funding but questions about funding retirement more broadly. And critically it will focus on developing ideas and solutions to these questions. We think that the artificial separation ... care requires more funding, this paper argues the proposed measures outlined in the Spending Review will not be sufficient to meet the growing care needs of an ageing population. Indeed, they are likely to
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(including the provision of goods and facilities), comes into force on 1 October 2012. From this date it will be unlawful for service providers to discriminate on the basis of age unless the practice is covered ... to prevent discrimination, harassment and victimisation defined as follows: Direct discrimination will be deemed to have occurred where an older person is treated less favourably than others would be treated
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and the Secretary of State has said ‘By the autumn, no one will be waiting longer than six months, and before the end of the year, no one will be waiting for more than 16 weeks, which brings things back ... financial impact, the process of claiming a benefit, waiting for an assessment, and not knowing what will happen next, can be very stressful. People talk about making many phone calls to chase up claims and
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or informal carers that will come across older or vulnerable people at risk of a fall or having already fallen. Their assistance in managing situations or preventing a fall will be critical. Did you know ... 000 older people will fall more than once in their own home • • 8,100 will suffer a serious injury and end up in hospital • • 3,000 will need a hip replacement • • 1,500 will lose their independence
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our 2024 What matters to you survey which I know many of you completed. We feature two articles that will hopefully encourage and help you to claim all your benefits and entitlements. Last year we helped ... you then you can switch off and attempt a dogbased cryptic quiz devised by one of our volunteers. It will either make your toes curl or drive you barking mad! Have a great summer everyone. General Election
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alone in their struggles and that there are lots of charities and government agencies out there willing to help which are handily listed at the back of the guide. Perhaps the first steps you can take towards
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Cardiff especially Rebecca she is always there to assist and help if I have an enquiry or a problem and will point me in the right direction. Age Cymru Volunteer "The benefits of volunteering can be enormous
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make someone’s day today and carry out a random act of kindness. One small act of kindness can and will make a huge difference. Feel free to share your acts of kindness with us on social media, we'd love
