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Pensioners Forum Wales. It revealed that 70% of respondents had some difficulty accessing health services for both hospital and GP appointments, while 78% of respondents said not being able to see friends and ... winter will bring. Levels of loneliness and isolation amongst older people, already a significant issue for many, were compounded by the pandemic with 32% of respondents saying they were lonely, rising to 55%
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in my own right”. Comprehensive and enforceable civil and human rights are the essential foundation for the permanent elimination of discrimination and the removal of barriers. “ I am recognised as a person ... should consider the needs and challenges faced by an ageing population and articulate clear proposals for helping older people in need. We urge all political parties to embrace the concept of an age friendly
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this means for each of us in our lives. The week-long campaign is coordinated by the National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) and this year is supported by The British Institute for Human Rights ... the work of the National Network for Adults Advocacy in Wales. The networks are an opportunity for services who currently provide advocacy, and those who would like to in the future, to get
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quality services and the opportunity to shape their own 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 ... need - growing demand and financial pressures over recent years have led to a reduction in support for people with moderate needs as eligibility criteria have tightened, leading to fewer people receiving
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record levels and our friendship services grow month on month. To help make sure we continue to be here for the older people that need us, we’re encouraging people to support us by counting steps in October ... thousands of people every month that we do, and we’re so grateful for the difference they make. Covid-19 continues to be the backdrop for all of our work and we know that many people will be reassured by
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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 practice. ... must be trustworthy and accessible through a truly independent source, with commercial opportunities for providers being tightly controlled. Pension Wise is providing a good service to users, but is experiencing
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sure others know which medical treatments you would want to refuse and how you would like to be cared for, should a time come when you cannot make or communicate these decisions yourself. Preparing an advance ... want to prepare one or both, requirements for drawing them up, and ways to ensure other people know they exist. If you want to know how to make arrangements for other people to manage your financial affairs
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need for care and support. ii. A time for delivery of the plan should be included, with review dates. iii. Clear commitments set out as goals and targets, specific timescales, clarity around who will ... safeguarding referrals and numbers supported through specialist services. Age related data is scarcer for a number of reasons, but it is important that this is captured in order to see any changes that need
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Improving later life. Vulnerability and resilience in older people. 2 Age UK works to improve later life for the 14 million older people in the UK. We do this by addressing health inequality, reducing loneliness ... speak for the long-term interests of every one of us, so that experiences of ageing grow better for each passing generation. We are Age UK Acknowledgements: We wish to thank the following people for help
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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 practice. ... Council Resolution 21/23, “Human rights of older persons” requests the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) “to organize, in Geneva, an intersessional public consultation on the promotion
