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disease increasing with age, there were particular implications for older people as they were advised to be especially stringent in terms of social distancing and many older people received shielding letters ... people and their families became anxious. Will I be able to go out and buy food? Can I take my dog for a walk? Should I let the engineer in to repair my boiler? What can I do if my prescriptions doesn’t
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Consultation Response Law Commission- Making a Will 10th November 2017 Reference number – 2317 All rights reserved. Third 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. Kelly.Thornton@ageuk.org.uk Age UK Tavis House 1-6
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leading charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people should be able to lead healthy and fulfilled lives, have adequate income, access to high quality services ... 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 to respond to the Welsh Government’s
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self-advocacy groups in Wales. • National Council – 22 reps/ 22 groups. • Support self-advocacy groups to get going and keep going. www.allwalespeople1st.co.uk What is People First? • The Beginning – Oregon ... Abuse/ medical model. • Benefits/ negative publicity/ hate crime. • Society didn’t want us. • We want to contribute. • Young People First members. www.allwalespeople1st.co.uk The Current Situation in Wales
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Allowance, a non- means-tested benefit for people over State Pension age (currently 66) who have care needs. It explains what Attendance Allowance is, the eligibility criteria, and how to make a claim. It ... It explains what to do if you have a change of circumstance. If you have not reached State Pension age, you are not eligible for Attendance Allowance but you may be able to claim Personal Independence Payment
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people to be informed, heard and involved 2 3 Introduction The Part 10 Code of Practice (Advocacy)1 (“the Code”) issued under the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 20142 (“the Act”) placed a requirement ... authorities to arrange provision of an Independent Professional Advocate (IPA) to facilitate the involvement of individuals in certain circumstances3. The aim is to help them overcome barriers to participating
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Volunteer journey After a prospective Volunteer has expressed interest, it’s important to follow up and progress the application as soon as possible. Contact with an applicant should be made within ... effective. If both parties plan in advance, the process can be completed within one month in order to mobilise the volunteer as soon as possible. Additional information Volunteer placement begins Volunteer
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and social interaction with others. Loneliness is not the same as social isolation. Although it has a social aspect, loneliness is also defined by an individual’s subjective emotional state. How can it ... linking loneliness with local risk. All other attempts to measure and chart loneliness are measures of social isolation, no matter what they claim to be. Superimposing factors identified in the literature
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AgeUKIG07 What to expect when you go into hospital, while you’re there and when you’re discharged. Your hospital stay. 2 We’d love to hear from you. 1) Join our Readers’ Panel. Have your say and be involved ... Age UK’s information and advice helped? If so, we’d love to hear from you to provide relatable examples that benefit others. Email your story to stories@ageuk.org.uk. This information guide has been prepared
