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geriatricians and other older people’s healthcare specialists, health care professionals without expertise in older people’s care and older people themselves. Among older people’s specialists the term ... assess risk or to put together a care plan for an individual. By contrast, non-specialist healthcare professionals (HCPs), with less experience of older people’s care are thought to be more likely to use
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about what the coming months will bring. Colder and shorter days means there are fewer opportunities for us to get out and about and meet others. Outbreaks of Covid are still occurring in communities across ... service, that pairs an older person who lives alone with a volunteer for a weekly friendship call, rekindled the Welsh language for Muriel. And we hear about some fantastic work from our Age Cymru partners
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Advocacy: Supporting you to be informed, heard and involved Someone there for me and only me Someone to listen to me so I can make my own decisions Someone to support me Someone to help me access and ... need an advocate? Because… • Sometimes I don’t understand the information people give me about my care and support • I think I might need help but I don’t know how to go about it or what will happen
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enough money for a secure and decent life, and have access as consumers to the products and services they need at a price they can afford • h ave access to the healthcare and social care they need • h ... • provide practical support to help people stay independent at home • c reate local opportunities for people to enjoy life, stay well and beat isolation • a ddress market failures with age-friendly services
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contains general advice only, it should not be relied on as a basis for any decision or action and cannot be used as a substitute for professional medical advice. Neither Age UK nor any of its subsidiary ... the UK. Key This symbol indicates where information differs for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. This symbol indicates who to contact for the next steps you need to take.. what next? 3 Home safety
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the employment cycle. • The existence of the Default Retirement Age has restricted any potential for positive change. Age UK is optimistic that following its abolition improvements will be more significant ... result of the Regulations. • On a macroeconomic level there has been no change in employment patterns for the 65+ age group. • Organisational policies in recruitment have seen the biggest positive change
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encouraging people who might not have received their energy vouchers for pre-payment meters to double check and contact Age Cymru Advice for further information (see page 3). We’ve got a fantastic range of ... partners in this edition. I wanted to take this opportunity to say how proud I am of the whole team for their work in achieving the Investing in Volunteer Quality Mark and how much we value the contributions
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ago. If your care needs have increased, you may find you’re now eligible . 2. ‘My income’s too high’ Attendance Allowance is assessed purely on your disability or health condition and your care or supervision ... back. Think about what support or equipment might help you to carry on living independently at home for longer. 4. ‘I don’t want a carer coming in’ You don’t have to spend Attendance Allowance on a carer
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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 ... achieved. We particularly welcome the commitment to work with others to embed the All Wales Standards for Accessible Communication and Information. It is vital that the built environment is accessible and
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friendly Wales Supporting people to prepare You can help the person you’re supporting with preparing for eventualities that may arise. This can help people feel less anxious, and help things seem less uncertain ... individual construct a one-page summary for any Health/Social care worker needing to visit/have telephone contact, to assist in the future. • Create a plan for the circumstances in which you may not be
