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recommendations 28 Agenda for action 29 References Dedicated to the memory of Alan Suttie, a former Trustee of RNIB who passed away in 2014. Alan dedicated his life to improving the lives of blind and partially sighted ... was to understand the implications of sight loss in an ageing society for public policy and the provision of services and support. The learning from the seminar will be used by RNIB and Age UK to set an
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1 Policy Statement Carers November 2016 Summary According to recent figures there are more than 384 000 carers1 living in Wales, representing 12.1% of the Welsh population (the average across England ... The Welsh Government defines a carer as “anyone of any age, who provides unpaid care and support to a relative, friend or neighbour who is disabled, physically or mentally ill, or affected by substance
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It is our strongly-held view that enabling people to remain independent as they age is an investment that will be amply repaid in terms of savings to healthcare and income support services, and we pick ... order for this investment to be effectively developed, infrastructure spending must take into account the realities of an ageing population. Local Government must be supported to provide the local infrastructure
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costs 14 4.1 Assessment of needs and eligibility for services 14 4.2 Paying for care home placements to meet your eligible care needs – overview 15 5 The ‘capital limit’ and ... Disability-related benefits 34 10 A ‘Minimum Income Amount’ for people in care homes who are receiving local authority assistance towards the fees 37 11 Choice of care home and third-party
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Auditor’s report 34 Auditors report to the members of Age UK Financial Statements 35 Group statement of financial activities 36 Balance sheet 37 Group cash flow statement 38 Notes to the accounts 70 Legal and administrative ... dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. We are national In the UK, we help over seven million people every year, providing support, companionship and advice for older people who need it
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in becoming an Age Cymru trustee. Age Cymru wish to recruit trustees to join our passionate and highly skilled board. We are particularly interested to hear from people with fundraising expertise, those ... communities. The Covid pandemic presented many challenges for older people. We needed to adapt how we delivered our services to address the loneliness and isolation experienced by many older people during lockdown
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professional advocacy for adults under the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 Supporting people to be informed, heard and involved 2 3 Introduction The Part 10 Code of Practice (Advocacy)1 (“the Code”) ... 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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Research Department (January 2014) Page 3 of 33 Acknowledgements The author of this report would like to thank the representatives of local Age UK Brand Partners (Camden, Derby & Derbyshire, Exeter, Gloucestershire ... Stott) and older people participating in the project who shared information for this evaluation. The author would like to give a special mention to Titilope Adekunle (Research Assistant at Age UK) for
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helping older people to maintain independence and well-being. Such transport networks can ensure communities are wellconnected and that services, facilities and amenities are accessible to older people. Without ... all areas have the means to get out to buy food, get medical attention, get money and pay bills, and have social contact. These are basic features of a decent life and ought to be a high priority in transport
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older people flourish. We are here to stand up for the 14 million people in the UK and 846 million people internationally who have now reached later life, but also to speak for the long-term interests of ... of every one of us, working to ensure that experiences of ageing improve from one generation to the next. We aim to improve later life for everyone through our information and advice, campaigns, products
