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Infrastructure and Skills Committee September 2019 Introduction Age Cymru is the leading charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people should be able to lead ... that the market needs to work well for current and prospective care home residents; they must be able to make well-informed choices, and must be protected if things do not work out as expected. But also
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play. You’re providing a real opportunity to make a positive difference to the people who live and work in your care home. We look forward to gathering your feedback, which is an essential part of the initiative ... little understanding Many volunteers will know little or nothing about care homes or the way they work. They may have had little or no contact with anyone living with dementia. They may have had limited
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‘dedicated 8 Nacro (2009) A Resource Pack for Working with Older Prisoners 9 Age UK (2011) Supporting older people in prison: ideas for practice 10 Rikard ... York: American Civil Liberties Union Atkinson L (2008) Old and inside: older people in prison, Working with Older People 12 (3) : 34-37 Barak Y, Perry T and Elizur A (1995) Elderly criminals: a study
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for you Money matters Who we are Age Cymru is the national charity for older people in Wales. We work to develop and deliver positive change with and for older people. Together with our local partners: ... if my application for AA is turned down? 36 Carer’s Allowance: extra cash to help with caring 37 Working-age benefits 39 Myth-busting 41 Useful organisations 43 4 More money in your pocket This information
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families who are caring for someone who is moving to a care home • Hear from care homes about what works well for them, and how they actively support families and older carers • Share a reflective practice ... Training Resource for Care Home Staff ..................10 Age Cymru and Carers Trust Wales are working in partnership to develop personcentred service models to identify, and better meet the needs of
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can easily be adapted for lower and upper age ranges. This resource is a useful tool to support working towards the Welsh Network of Healthy School Schemes (WNHSS) National Quality Award. It can be used ... towards the CREST Awards, Superstar level, the British Science Association’s scheme for STEM project work that inspires young people to think and behave like scientists and engineers. This is free for schools
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practical ways in which we can heat our home effectively. First, make sure your heating system is working safely and efficiently. It needs to be checked annually by a Gas Safe registered engineer and serviced ... are more breathable so you’re less likely to get uncomfortable and sweaty. When it's cold our bodies work hard to keep our internal organs warm with a stable core body temperature of 37 degrees. As a result
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Social Prescribing Framework Welsh Government October 2022 Age Cymru is the leading national charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people should be able to lead ... provide a range of health promotion programmes to help older people’s physical and mental wellbeing. Our work involves both providing social prescribing services, as well as being a referring agent to social
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will be most affected by the proposed changes. For many, especially those who have been forced out of work through no fault of their own, the fees will be an insurmountable barrier to seeking redress. There ... on encouraging good employer practice in the first instance. As the Government encourages people to work for longer than ever before, encouraging employers not to discriminate and using the system of redress
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supplemented by informal carers, usually a relative. When cuts take place, informal carers are forced to work harder, often sacrificing their own health and well-being and their own activity and identity as ... Health. Available at: http://www.poppi.org.uk/index.php 3 Family Resources Survey 2007/8, Department of Work and Pensions, 2009. 4 Julie McGarry and Antony Arthur (2001), ‘Informal Caring in Later Life: A Qualitative
