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of 28 Contents 1 About this factsheet 4 2 The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 4 3 What are reablement, intermediate care and preventative services? 5 3.1 Preventative ... alternative to hospital admission 13 6.2 Supporting a timely discharge from hospital and/or preventing delayed discharges 14 6.3 Rehabilitation following a serious illness, injury or
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Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 came into force on the 6 April 2016 and it will have a big impact on the types of Local Authority services that are delivered and how they are delivered in ... authorities must ensure that an individual has access to advocacy. Independent Professional Advocacy is a service that can support someone to participate fully in decisions about their well-being and ensure
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the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 5 3 What is community landlord housing? 7 3.1 Welsh Housing Quality Standard (WHQS) 8 4 How can you get community ... application 12 5.2 Information you should include in your application 12 5.3 Updates whilst you are on a waiting list 13 5.4 Can you apply to more than one local authority? 13 5.5 ‘Common housing registers’
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that many of us start to feel a bit unsteady on our feet or worry about falling. But there are simple things we can do to help avoid a slip or fall. Take action today What Ask Act now
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arranging and supporting meetings and contacts with a range of people and organisations, including the board of trustees and committees of the board, and delivering a range of administrative tasks that enable effective ... Essential Desirable Experience The ability to demonstrate experience of: • Working in a in a busy office environment. X • Working in an administration role. X • Providing high quality
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individual is established in paragraph 47 of the revised Part 10 Code of Practice (Advocacy)1 (“the Code”) under the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (“the Act”). The role is then set out ... out in Chapter 13 of the Code, “When is an individual appropriate or inappropriate to act as an advocate?” This resource reviews what the Code says about the role of the appropriate individual2 and highlights
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0300 303 44 98 www.agecymru.org.uk Factsheet 66w August 2024 Resolving problems and making a complaint about NHS care in Wales Fa Factsheet 66w August 2024 ... to make a complaint 9 3.3 Who can make a complaint and about what? 10 3.4 Which members of staff have responsibility for complaints handling? 12 3.5 Time limits for making a complaint
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Frailty: Language and Perceptions A report prepared by BritainThinks on behalf of Age UK and the British Geriatrics Society June 2015 2 Contents 1. Background ... older people’s specialists the term ‘frailty’ is used to describe a spectrum of physical and mental health states and is used to assess risk or to put together a care plan for an individual. By contrast, non-specialist
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that means you need extra help at home? If so, you might be able to get a benefit called Attendance Allowance. Attendance Allowance is a benefit for older people who may need extra help to stay independent ... this is 66 for both men and women). If you’re under State Pension age then you may be able to claim a different benefit called Personal Independence Payment . You could get: £72.65 a week if
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details of the report, pointing out that “loneliness” was an emotional perception not dependent on a person’s breadth of social interaction. He added that retirement can bring disadvantages, for example ... an intergenerational scheme working to reduce social isolation that for every £1 spent, there was a £6 return on investment. Nusrat Ghani MP introduced the second speaker, Councillor Jonathan McShane
