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Why talk about falls? There are many organisations and services that can support you with reducing your risk of a fall. Talking about even the ‘little’ falls - the 'just a stumble' that didn’t ... things that you can do to keep yourself from falling. After all, falls are not an inevitable part of growing older. Stay active As we get older, our muscle strength and balance reduces, which can lead to a fall
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People’s Alliance (COPA), Welsh Senate of Older People, Active Wales, National Pensioners Convention Wales, and Pensioners Forum Wales worked together to gather the experiences of people aged 50 or over ... copy and by telephone. 19% of respondents were part of a shielded group and 15% lived with somebody who was part of a shielded group. 36% of respondents told us they were selfisolating and 30% told us they
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People’s Alliance (COPA), Welsh Senate of Older People, Active Wales, National Pensioners Convention Wales, and Pensioners Forum Wales worked together to gather the experiences of people aged 50 or over ... copy and by telephone. 19% of respondents were part of a shielded group and 15% lived with somebody who was part of a shielded group. 36% of respondents told us they were selfisolating and 30% told us they
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where everyone can love later life and we work every day to achieve this. We help more than 5 million people every year, providing support, companionship and advice for older people who need it most. The ... The fast pace of change is difficult for many people to adjust to. Bank branch closures, for example can be particularly challenging for socially or digitally excluded older people. New technologies bring
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driven by the needs and aspirations of people in later life. Our vision is a world where everyone can love later life and our mission is to help people enjoy a better life. Age UK provides information ... enhanced. This need has been increased by the government’s introduction of more ‘freedom and choice’ in pensions, and by the increasing numbers of older people in the UK. The retirement issues centre on:
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People’s Alliance (COPA), Welsh Senate of Older People, Active Wales, National Pensioners Convention Wales, and Pensioners Forum Wales came together to gather the experiences of people aged 50 or over in ... in Wales, 942 completed it online and 172 offline. We also received 14 letters. Of the older people who responded to the survey: The age ranged from 50 to 99, with 42% aged 70 or over, 66% are female and
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People’s Alliance (COPA), Welsh Senate of Older People, Active Wales, National Pensioners Convention Wales, and Pensioners Forum Wales came together to gather the experiences of people aged 50 or over in ... in Wales, 942 completed it online and 172 offline. We also received 14 letters. Of the older people who responded to the survey: The age ranged from 50 to 99, with 42% aged 70 or over, 66% are female and
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local authority’s duty to carry out an assessment 15 5.1 Duty to carry out an assessment for someone who requests one 15 5.2 Does the local authority have any duty to carry out ... offer an assessment if you are a carer 17 5.4 Can the local authority refuse to assess you? 18 6 Who will carry out the assessment? 19 7 Local authority ‘Information and Advice’
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education, food, leisure facilities and green spaces, and other important factors in day-to-day life can help us live longer, healthier lives and reduce our need to use NHS services. 1 Welsh Government ... 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. The third sector
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social care services for those of pension age and the related costs of delivery of residential and non-residential care, taking account of the role of informal carers who provide unpaid services to those ... caring at a manageable level, the Welsh Government must ensure that older people in every part of Wales can access effective hospital discharge programmes, support for carers and locally managed preventative
