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  1. Contact the team

    Find contact details for our HOPE team

  2. Contact the team

    Contact details for our dementia advocacy team

  3. For The Moment - summary of findings from older carers

    living with dementia. Receiving more than 300 responses, the survey provides a snapshot into life for older unpaid carers. Carers spoke of their support needs, their ability to access information and services ... but managing for the moment. 51% of respondents said they have not tried to access support either because they don’t know what’s available, are reluctant to seek external help for either themselves

  4. GTAP Programme documents

    Page for the GTAP programme documents

  5. General Election 2024

    Our priority for the next UK Government

  6. Advance care planning

    live around a fifth of our lives with some form of ill health. Making sure our loved ones know how we wish to be cared if we become frail helps them make the right decisions if you're later not able to let ... haven’t been able to have the end of life care they wanted for their final journey; and for some, how difficult it’s been for people to get the care they needed during the pandemic crisis. 

  7. LGBT information and advice

    Information for older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people about planning for later life.

  8. End of life issues

    Planning for the end of your life is a very sensitive and personal experience. It’s important you do what feels right for you, when it feels right. But being well informed can help you feel more in ... that your wishes are known. Information Guide 51: Thinking about end of life contains useful information on this topic. It can help to talk to family and friends so that they know your wishes and preferences

  9. Cost of caring for an ageing population - January 2018.pdf

    1 Consultation Response The Cost of Caring for an Ageing Population Finance Committee January 2018 Introduction Age Cymru is the leading national charity working to improve the lives of all ... voice for all older people in Wales and to raise awareness of the issues of importance to them. We welcome the opportunity to respond to the Finance Committee’s Inquiry into the Cost of Caring for an Ageing

  10. CRS_June14_CPA_Using_housing_wealth_to_pay_for_care.pdf

    Centre for Policy on Ageing – Rapid review June 2014    Using housing wealth and other assets to pay for care Summary  • In the UK, personal wealth , including housing wealth, is greatest in older age ... ‘home’ and only used as a source of  income as a last resort  for emergency support later in life.  • The Care Act 2014 will provide, for the first time a degree of certainty in the cost of residentia

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