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both them and the person they care for, particularly amongst older carers, nearly two thirds of whom will be living with a health condition or disability of their own. The Strategy should take steps to ... more causes large numbers of older workers to drop out of work altogether. The public expenditure costs of carers leaving employment are also substantial at an estimated £1.3 billion a year. In addition
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900 from Advocacy Counts 4. Looking ahead, the number of services who believe that their funding will remain the same or increase has dropped to 53% compared to 63% in Advocacy Counts 4. Services specifically ... note that these services will include other statutory services such as IMCA and IMHA) 26 12 44 15 (Please note that one provider may have more than 1 advocacy service and some will have services specifically
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extensive contacts with older people In most areas it will be best to develop existing services rather than introduce a whole new range. Often Age UKs will be ideally placed to provide the ‘hub’ for services ... providers in discussions about loneliness in later life and where to prioritise resources.14 Most people will need training to be able to carry out guided conversations to start to find out what the individual
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people choose to miss out on socialising or activities because even small charges for these, or the costs of transport, are beyond them. This means that some people barely leave their home, resulting in chronic ... isolation in Wales. 2 Politicians at all levels must pay close attention to the impact proposed cuts will have on older people. Local authorities must conduct full and meaningful equality impact assessments
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care 19 10.3 Making a complaint about your care 19 11 Mental capacity and making decisions 20 12 Wills and intestacy 21 Age UK factsheet 16 ... After having surgery available to you (not everyone is able to have all possible operations), you will likely continue long term hormone therapy and regular monitoring for possible side effects. Note
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influences any changes observed. As a pilot that was initially envisaged to run for six months (it will run over an eight month period by the time the pilot phase ends) and attempting to deliver a new package ... previously very difficult remembering anything…can think of two in particular that regularly go…they will remember sequences of the exercise class and they can link it to a particular song that they heard
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Many of these carers are unaware of their rights and the support that’s available to them. This guide will tackle this, setting out what unpaid carers’ rights are, and mapping the various kinds of support ... ator.turn2us.org.uk/AboutYou?utm_ source=BAdviser&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=GovUK What you will need Before using a benefit calculator you’ll need accurate information about your: • Savings • Income
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The Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his first and last ‘Spring’ Budget on 8 March (as Budgets will in future take place in the Autumn). In a document that was light on surprises, most of the key points ... proposed funding of £2bn over 3 years and announced plans for a Green Paper later in 2017. Age UK will be considering these plans against 10 principles we think should underpin their approach. Age UK’s
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problem 14 Checking for bowel cancer 16 Getting medical help Talking to a health professional 20 What will a health professional need to know? 21 Bladder or bowel diary 22 Treatments for bladder and bowel ... to a hospital specialist, who might want to carry out tests to help diagnose your problem. 21 What will a health professional need to know? A health professional may ask you questions to help them understand
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just want to have a chat about what they saw on television last night. Hopefully, this initiative will help older people cope with some of the challenges arising from the Coronavirus outbreak. Anyone ... 444 or send us an email - please ensure you include the following information in your email. This will help us deal with your registration more efficiently. Name Address Telephone number Please
