is the national charity for older people in Wales. We campaign, we research and we fundraise to make sure we build a better life for all older people. We ensure older people’s voices are heard, we challenge ... wherever we find it. We provide a range of national and local services and programmes directly to older people in the community and we ensure the highest standards so you can be assured of consistency and
4 Local authority duties in regard to information & advice and advocacy for people assessed as needing a care home 11 4 A care home resident’s right to choose which home they ... Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) – ‘UK care home providers for older people: advice on consumer law’ 24 7 When should the local authority pay more than
Conclusions 17 Notes 18 Contents Age UK launched in April 2010 with the aim of improving later life for people in the UK and around the world through our information and advice, campaigns, products, training ... publication: 2012 Copyright Age UK ISBN 978-0-9568731-3-2 2 Bus services provide a lifeline for many older people. For those without easy access to a car, having accessible and affordable public transport is
in simplifying decision-making. Introduction 1. As a major provider of information and advice to people approaching and in later life, Age UK welcomes the Committee’s inquiry into pension freedom guidance ... management, particularly for people in draw down schemes who could very rapidly exhaust their savings in a falling market. 2. Our information and advice service reaches over 2 million people each year. We run a
Exploring variations in access to surgery among older people Access all ages 2 MHP Health was commissioned by the RCS to research and draft the report. MHP Health is an award-winning specialist health ... problems are far from over. There is concerning, widespread variation in the rates of surgery for older patients, depending on where they live. Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), whose job is to commission
factor in all three of these streams up for debate. Key points and recommendations For many older people local public transport is a lifeline, allowing them to get out and about, reach services and meet ... infrastructure which will in turn unlock the spending power of older people and support local communities. From the age of 50 the total number of trips people taken each year by any form of transport begins to declinei
service to older people in Wales. We aim to provide effective, accessible, high-quality information and advice while offering a free, impartial and confidential service. Age Cymru Advice can assist older people
Section 1 Introduction Age Cymru Age Cymru is the national charity for older people in Wales. More than ever before, older people are facing some of the hardest challenges imaginable. Some live in poverty ... poverty or can’t get the basic care they need to live with dignity. Sadly, older people often have to face these issues with no-one to help or support them – loneliness is a daily struggle when you only have
enterprise working to transform later life in the UK and overseas. Our vision is of a world in which older people flourish. We aim to improve later life for everyone through our information and advice, services ... role of older people in this strategic framework. In this response we will be focusing on whether the measures set out in the action plan are workable and sufficient in relation to older people’s mobility
lock for the remainder of this Parliament’.1 Some points about uprating and the triple lock: People who reached State Pension age before 6 April 2016 receive their State Pension under the old system ... State Pension is £159.55 from April 2017 (£8,297 a year) and this is uprated by the triple lock. Most people reaching State Pension age now receive less than this, but some receive more because they had already