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people – creative ageing. We are pleased to be in a partnership with the Arts Council Wales to support Age Cymru to deliver cARTrefu. In our view, it is one of the most inspiring examples anywhere of ... Arts (Dance/Drama), Music, Visual Arts, Words (Poetry/ Prose). These four mentors mentored and supported a further four artists within each art form; meaning a total of 16 artists received mentoring and
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voices are seldom heard, is a high priority? 3 3. Protecting the vulnerable The care and support system is in financial crisis5. Already chronically underfunded, it is now being hard hit by spending ... changes mean that people who need care services will go without and family carers will lose essential support. While we wait for Government decisions on the long term funding of social care, councils need
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the potential pitfalls of buying leasehold property and enable them to resolve grievances. The support given to older leaseholders should be improved, to enable them to resolve disputes through the first ... system). Many older leaseholders struggle to obtain the required information from managing agents to support their case. Older leaseholders can find the tribunals intimidating, complex and costly without adequate
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helping everyone make the most of later life. We help more than 5 million people every year, providing support, companionship and advice for older people who need it most. 2. We welcome the opportunity to respond ... areas. iii. We support the implementation of a USO, to enable older people – including in remote areas – to reliably and quickly carry out essential functions. 3 iv. We strongly support the introduction
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independent as possible are of vital importance to everyone in Wales. All older people should be supported to make informed choices about maintaining and improving their health and independence. Opportunities ... of healthcare services as the wider community. Early intervention and a reablement approach to supporting people can help to maintain independence at home and delay the need for high-end residential care
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independent as possible are of vital importance to everyone in Wales. All older people should be supported to make informed choices about maintaining and improving their health and independence. Opportunities ... preventative services as the wider community. Early intervention and a reablement approach to supporting people can help to maintain independence at home and delay the need for high-end residential care
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in, fuel poverty; a ‘worst-first’ approach to prioritise lower income households most in need of support; and a ‘fabric first’ approach to the installation of home energy efficiency measures. Age Cymru ... energy efficiency and reduce fuel poverty can make a contribution to housing decarbonisation in support of this statutory target.8 Decarbonisation measures for homes will include the phasing out of gas
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assessment, Checklist Tool, Decision Support Tool and other key elements 16 5.1 The Checklist Tool 16 5.2 Multi-disciplinary assessment 19 5.3 The Decision Support Tool (DST) 22 5.4 The multi-disciplinary ... consent and mental capacity issues in regard to NHS CHC 37 7 Advocacy support in relation to NHS CHC decisions 38 7.1 Advocacy services if someone has capacity 39 Factsheet 20w
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communities all help to facilitate this. An age friendly community is one that has the capacity to support older people to enjoy the best possible quality of life. It includes facilities, services and amenities ... Specialist retirement housing, including sheltered accommodation and extra-care housing, can offer basic support for many older people allowing them to live independently for longer within a safe and secure environment
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independent as possible are of vital importance to everyone in Wales. All older people should be supported to make informed choices about maintaining and improving their health and independence. Opportunities ... of healthcare services as the wider community. Early intervention and a reablement approach to supporting people can help to maintain independence at home and delay the need for high-end residential care
