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Age Friendly Places Making our community a great place to grow older 2 3 As we all live longer, more of us will need to get out and about as consumers, to volunteer, to work and as care givers. We will ... behind. There is a growing recognition that too many of our communities are significantly underprepared to manage the challenges and unlock the potential of our ageing population. In a significantly challenging
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reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy ... and reablement’. Intermediate care is split into several areas and this guideline covers the topics of crisis response, home-based intermediate care, bed-based intermediate care and reablement. These collectively
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is the leading charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people should be able to lead healthy and fulfilled lives, have adequate income, access to high quality ... future. We seek to provide a strong voice for all older people in Wales and to raise awareness of the issues of importance to them. We are pleased to respond to Welsh Government’s consultation on their Draft
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reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy ... Introduction Age UK is the country's largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. We help more than 5 million people every year, providing support, companionship and advice
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Acknowledgements We gratefully acknowledge the help of Dan Philo, Senior Data Manager at Natcen for the sharing of datasets. Our thanks also go to Chris Curry, Director of the Pensions Policy Institute, for reviewing ... and Michaela Rhode at Britain Thinks for their excellent, insightful qualitative research. Most of all we are indebted to the people who participated in our qualitative research, who shared their experiences
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This is such an important service and we have a dedicated and highly trained team of advocates across Wales. For those of you who refer into the project please continue to do so and email: dementiaadvocacy@agecymru ... project please do take note of the following criteria that has changed a little bit due to requirements by our funders: • The person requiring advocacy needs to have a diagnosis of dementia • We are only
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is your recipe for financial resilience for recent retirees? • The impact of low interest rates on savings. What is the role of tax incentives? • How should recent retirees optimize their income from pension ... pension pots and other savings? • How can retirement products better meet the needs of the mass market? • How can recent retirees best protect themselves throughout retirement and strike a balance between
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Page 1 of 16 Factsheet 72 Advance decisions, advance statements and living wills April 2024 About this factsheet There are things you can do to make sure others know which medical treatments you would ... yourself. Preparing an advance decision to refuse treatment (often called an advance decision or a ‘living will’) and an advance statement are two things you can do. This factsheet explains what they are
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period. You don’t have to purchase an annuity if you don’t want to. Instead, if you have been a member of a defined contribution pension scheme, you have various options for your pension pot . These other ... start by checking what your pension provider is offering, because they may still offer a higher payment rate than those available elsewhere. Contact Money Helper for free information and guidance
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you’re enjoying your later life or going through tough times, we’re here to help you make the best of your life. Our network includes Age Cymru, Age NI, Age Scotland, Age International and more than 160 ... or action and cannot be used as a substitute for professional medical advice. Neither Age UK nor any of its subsidiary companies or charities accepts any liability arising from its use and it is the reader’s
