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social care system in Wales 7 2.1 The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 and accompanying Code of Practice guidance – relevance to the social care system in Wales 7 3 Background ... authorities on the financial means test 9 3.3 The capital limit 10 3.4 Local authority duties in regard to information & advice and advocacy for people assessed as needing a care
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when issues older people are facing become too large to cope with alone. Since the projects launched in 2020, we have had a consistent number of clients presenting with advocacy needs relating to hospital ... no communication with next of kin, even in instances where Lasting Powers of Attorney are in place and where family members are known carers for the person. In addition to delays, this can lead to unsafe
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policy@ageuk.org.uk www.ageuk.org.uk Age UK is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 and registered company number 6825798). The registered address ... Member States is reviewed every 4.5 years. The UK is due to undergo its third Universal Period Review in April / May 2017. As part of the UPR process Age UK is very pleased to have this opportunity to comment
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policy@ageuk.org.uk www.ageuk.org.uk Age UK is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 and registered company number 6825798). The registered address ... (CCGs). The new process, the CCG improvement and assessment framework, aims to drive better NHS services in line with the Five year forward view, a major strategy document published by NHS England at the end
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policy@ageuk.org.uk www.ageuk.org.uk Age UK is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 and registered company number 6825798). The registered address ... have some supplementary comments to make in response to the questions below. 4. Which of our litigation powers do you think might be most effective if used in partnership with you? Please give reasons
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older people. In this edition, we shine a spotlight on the mental health and wellbeing of older people. Dr Lis Boulton from Age UK explores the barriers that older people may experience in accessing mental ... project delivered in partnership between Mind Pembrokeshire and Carmarthen and Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority. Gail Colbridge, Age Cymru Powys and Rachael Owen, Care & Repair in Powys provide
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delays in this area. We are very pleased to see that the plan for transforming and modernising care includes many developments that will over time help older people’s health and wellbeing improve. In our ... our most recent annual older people’s survey1 we saw a reduction in levels of satisfaction with health care services. Overall, 63% of people aged 50 or over had a negative experience of access to health
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Poverty in later life – the facts August 2017 Introduction This briefing looks at how we define poverty and gives information about older people living on a low income: the extent of poverty in later ... by poverty? We consider people to be living in poverty when their resources are not enough to meet their basic needs and also to allow them to take part in society.i This could mean struggling to cover
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policy@ageuk.org.uk www.ageuk.org.uk Age UK is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 and registered company number 6825798). The registered address ... Avoid the need for residential or nursing care. The finished guideline is due to be published in October 2017 and as part of the development process, stakeholders have been invited to comment on the
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Up Review Consultation on the implementation of the recommendations, principles and actions set out in the report of the Freedom to Speak Up Review Ref: 1115 Date: June 2015 All rights reserved ... policy@ageuk.org.uk www.ageuk.org.uk Age UK is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 and registered company number 6825798). The registered address
