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cluster the individuals based on their similarities and differences to one another across a large number of variables, including wealth, health and socio-demographics. This resulted in seven clear clusters ... over your life as you think you do.’ Male, Generation R research participant v 1716 Significant numbers of older people at all life stages are lacking sufficient financial resilience. Many simply haven’t
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a written advance decision: ⚫ your full name, date of birth and address ⚫ name, address and phone number of your GP and whether they have a copy of the document ⚫ a statement that the document should be ... company limited by guarantee and registered in England and Wales (registered charity number 1128267 and registered company number 6825798). The registered address is 7th Floor, One America Square, 17 Crosswall
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being pressured into making a quick decision? ⚫ Are the firm’s only contact details a mobile phone number or a PO box address? ⚫ Has the firm told you that you cannot call them back? Age UK factsheet June ... company limited by guarantee and registered in England and Wales (registered charity number 1128267 and registered company number 6825798). The registered address is 7th Floor, One America Square, 17 Crosswall
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statement on ‘Safeguarding older people’. Public policy proposals Current legislation and policy Large numbers of older people in Wales believe they have been discriminated against because of their age, including ... have experienced discrimination in employment.1 Research by Age UK found that an increase in the number of older people has been accompanied by an increase in age discrimination.2 With reference to the
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they can afford the deal and that it is right for them. Serious problems have been found with a number of SRB firms in the past, so it is best to look at all other options first. If you are considering ... company limited by guarantee and registered in England and Wales (registered charity number 1128267 and registered company number 6825798). The registered address is 7th Floor, One America Square, London EC3N
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The care home market is changing. Over time, the number of ‘beds’ in care homes has reducedii and particularly during the pandemic, a number of care homes closed for a variety of reasons. Care homes ... are one route to assisting older people to maintain physical and mental wellness and so reduce the numbers that continue to need residential care. 2 Age Cymru’s August 2022 Why are we waiting? delays
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they needed in order to ‘live well’ with dementia. The event was held at a well-used local venue. A number of steps were taken to make the event as accessible as possible to people with dementia: • An access ... to be expensive both in terms of staff time and in ‘buying in’ training resources. A significant number of local Age UKs were using training resources that were not right for mainstream staff. These were
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health status among older people tends to be higher than objective indicators would suggest for a number of reasons (eg, ‘Compared to Mrs X, I’m not that bad’) so we opted for more objective ones. Limitations
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older people are facing some of the hardest challenges imaginable. Some live in poverty and the numbers of people struggling to cope are increasing with rising prices. Some can’t get the basic care they
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strategy for health and social care. This, along with other linked developments should help increase the number of staff recruited to work in this field, improve wellbeing, and help retain others who may otherwise
