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the joint committee is well aware, in 2008 the “YL” case found that private and third sector care home providers were considered not to be directly bound by the HRA, with the result that hundreds of thousands ... long-term care funded by the NHS to meet someone's medical needs, is often provided by a private care home. The legal authority for this arrangement is found in NHS Directions, which are binding instructions
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because although her son had said that he wanted her to go into a care home, she had initially said that she wanted to return home. An IPA visited the person several times to determine what her true wishes ... that she did want to return home, despite having concerns about being lonely, and that this created a conflict of interest with her son’s wish for her to go into a care home. When visiting the client a
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gas industry and highlight how the Government will ensure gas supplies will continue to reach our homes. Our local communities play a vital role in supporting older people, and we look at some of the practical ... we hear about some fantastic work from our Age Cymru partners, with Age Cymru Powys offering free home energy checks while Age Cymru Gwynedd a Mon are busy delivering more than 300 hot meals a week to
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heath service (with the cost to the NHS estimated to be around £1.36 billion per year), and with cold homes in particular, it is believed to be the main reason behind increases in respiratory and circulatory ... Advisers within local Age UK Brand Partners to deliver support to older people to help them have a warm home. The pilot was funded by ENGIE (previously known as GDF Suez) and delivered in six areas in the northeast
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own internal procedures so we can deliver the best service to you. Operational reasons, such as improving efficiency, training and quality control For our legitimate interests - to be as efficient as we ... service information with Age UK the national charity so they can help us monitor and ultimately improve the services we provide. The information we share will not include your name or your contact details
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widespread human rights breaches of vulnerable people. People across Wales, including those living in care homes, had seen their human rights breached and some of their access to advocacy, health and social care ... or diagnosis they may have. The report calls for an urgent priority to reinforce the rights and improve the support of people who rely on social care.3 Summary of public policy proposals Welsh Government
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capital and income if you receive social care services funded by your local authority, whether at home or in residential care, or you may need these services in the future. For more information, see factsheet ... Cymru factsheet 40w, Deprivation of assets in the means test for care home provision in Wales. In Scotland, see Age Scotland’s Care Home Guide: Funding. Case study - diminishing capital rules DWP decide
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continued care provision and ageing in place. One third of all people with a learning disability living at home, in the UK, are cared for by relative who is aged over seventy.25 Housing Table 3 Characteristics ... 27 Provan, Burchardt and Suh (2016) No Place Like an Accessible Home: Quality of life and opportunity for disabled people with accessible housing needs, CASE (LSE) Centre
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innovation in the interests of consumers would be changes, whether technology enabled or not, that improved consumer experience of payments, including cost. It will be important for the PSR to understand ... is working for consumers which recognizes that new approaches can include barriers as well as improvements. For example if access to payments continues to move to online and mobile channels significant
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respondents joined to better understand issues affecting older people 27 respondents joined to improved skills and confidence 14 respondents joined to meet new people Author: Kirsty Gaskell-Sinclair ... more advanced functions Almost every older person who responded found the experience helped improve their understanding and confidence in use of computers and internet and feel more positive about
