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are light and easy to use. They can be used for group warm ups and for musical games. Two such games are: The Name Game Residents sit in a wide circle and tap or pass the balloon to anyone they choose ... name before passing it on. Musical Statues Residents sit in a wide circle and tap or pass the balloon to someone else. The balloon can only be passed when music is playing. When the music stops, everyone
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Manager, South Wales Job Purpose: To meet the HOPE project objectives by recruiting suitable volunteers within the region to deliver advocacy support at a community level and to support and oversee the establishment ... Work with the Project Officers to identify and attend relevant networks, to build relationships and spread awareness of the HOPE project so that the service is available to those older people and carers
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leading charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people should be able to lead healthy and fulfilled lives, have adequate income, access to high quality services ... services and the opportunity to shape their own future. We seek to provide a strong voice for all older people in Wales and to raise awareness of the issues of importance to them. The Golden Thread Advocacy Programme
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Age-Friendly Communities ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This guide to working with older people as co-researchers has been produced in partnership with the Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing (MICRA), Age ... Age UK, Age-Friendly Manchester (Manchester City Council), and the Office for Social Responsibility at the University of Manchester. Contributions come from older co-investigators and representatives of
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and advice on a whole host of topics that you may need help with in later life. From money and health to care and housing advice, we provide support when you need it
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parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. ... 9NA. 2 About this consultation The CMA is carrying out a market study into care homes for older paper, to review how well the market works and if people are treated fairly. They have invited views
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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 food and energy ... worrying that nothing is set aside for a sudden emergency such as the cooker breaking down, or being unable to afford the cost of transport needed to visit a friend or go to a social club. How is poverty
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Centre for Policy on Ageing – Review May 2014 Changing family structures and their impact on the care of older people. Summary Families in the UK are changing. This brief review looks at ho ... hanging family structures will influence the supply and demand for formal and informal care by older people? • Most informal care for older people is provided by partners and adult children. Chang
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produced with the help of older people, carers and expert peer reviewers. Published: May 2024 We’d love to hear from you. 1) Join our Readers’ Panel. Have your say and be involved in updating our guides by ... Age UK’s information and advice helped? If so, we’d love to hear from you to provide relatable examples that benefit others. Email your story to stories@ageuk.org.uk. This information guide has been prepared
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careers. However, although in some circumstances this may seem intuitive, there is actually no evidence to reinforce this view. The idea that older workers are crowding younger workers out of the labour market ... work in the economy to be shared out. This briefing examines the evidence on this topic, demonstrates that the ‘job blocking’ notion is incorrect and therefore that policy efforts to extend working lives
