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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
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prevent the scale of this issue ever happening again. But there are some things we can all do to plan for later life that can give us peace of mind. That our wishes and wants are planned for if we become frail ... this and talking to our loved ones can be difficult, but it doesn’t need to be. Ensuring that your loved ones know your wishes can be empowering for you and can take a lot of stress away for them
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collage This is a great activity to get people thinking about their hopes and wishes. They can think about the future or create a dream where anything is possible! • Print out photos of residents’ ... most in the world • Residents can look through old magazines or images online that you can print, and collect images that can be used to make a picture • Residents can make a collage from the images
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Commissioning practices: Commissioning practices are fundamental to ensuring a good quality service can be provided. In recent years, a number of problems have highlighted how commissioning has impacted ... reflected in the way in which the role is viewed in broader terms. Registration of individual workers can help to tackle the issue of standards and inappropriate behaviour, as well as helping to enhance the
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e 5. British citizens are still able to rely on their rights in the ECHR in domestic courts and can still take cases to the European Court of Human Rights. In addition, they are protected by the UN Convention ... fully protected, and strengthened where necessary. 7. The lack of human rights protection for people who self-fund their care services is an issue of concern. All older people in care must have equal protection
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services and other vital amenities. Lower levels of car ownership and car use amongst older people can also lead to them becoming marginalised and unable to access community services in rural areas, leading ... inaccessible built environment and a lack of local amenities and facilities can deter people from taking part in community life and can cause isolation and feelings of loneliness among older people. Removing
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care homes from older carers • Raise awareness of the needs of older carers and families who are caring for someone who is moving to a care home • Hear from care homes about what works well for them, and how ... Older Carers Under the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act, a carer is defined as “a person who provides, or intends to provide care for an adult or disabled child”. This definition applies to carers
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currently exclude some user groups. The PSR’s objectives are all framed around ‘the interests of those who use, or are likely to use, services provided by payment systems’. We welcome this focus on the user ... regulator and welcome the decision to frame each of the PSR’s objectives around ‘the interests of those who use, or are likely to use, services provided by payment systems’. While there are many exciting opportunities
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Week by saying thank you to all our amazing volunteers. Thank you to all our wonderful volunteers who work with us to support older people in Wales. Our volunteers support us and older people across Wales ... - 2022 520 people volunteered with us 11,500 volunteer hours were donated As a volunteer you can be proud of the vital contribution you make to the creation of an age friendly Wales We inspire our
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with a receipt for any purchases made for them, and leave it in the bottom of the shopping bag. They can then check this against the amount requested in payment. • Encourage the person you’re supporting to ... There are a number of different ways to safely access cash and pay for goods and services that you can let the person you’re supporting know about: • A number of local shops and services will allow payment
