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family members or friends3, with estimates from Carers UK suggesting that a further 3.5 million carers will be needed by 2037 based on current demographic projections4. The Welsh Government defines a carer ... met because a carer is available. Needs should be recorded and the contribution that the carer is willing and able to make towards meeting those needs should be shown in the care plan, as should contingency
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working to become dementia friendly. The guide also has a wide range of links and resources which will be useful for those interested in developing wellbeing programmes for people with dementia. The resources ... piece of written work, or perhaps about a document or issue you are consulting on – these documents will be useful to you: www.dementiavoices.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/DEEP-Guide-Collecting-views
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gaps in services we need to hear about them. We also need to understand what support older people will need to re-engage with their community. You can complete our survey online: www.agecymru.org.uk/covid19survey ... Age Cymru’s chief executive, Victoria Lloyd says: “We believe that delivery in these five key areas will both promote and protect the rights of older people in Wales. “The pandemic has compounded the challenges
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cARTrefu Phase 3, Age Cymru’s arts in care homes project, will continue until August 2021. Phase 3 is focusing on empowering care home staff to improve the range and quality of creative provision ... sustainability. Thanks to the further funding from the Baring Foundation and Arts Council Wales, cARTrefu will be delivering care home workshops, activity plans, and artist workshops free of charge throughout
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transfer to the reception results in a message, basically try later. I am still wishing to see my GP. Will try again next week. It is depressing!’ Female, aged 70-79, Carmarthenshire Getting appointments ... been in contact once to say nothing can be done until all returns to normal and who knows when that will be. Now they are not returning my calls’ Female, aged 60-64, Swansea One person told us that the council
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transfer to the reception results in a message, basically try later. I am still wishing to see my GP. Will try again next week. It is depressing!’ Female, aged 70-79, Carmarthenshire Getting appointments ... been in contact once to say nothing can be done until all returns to normal and who knows when that will be. Now they are not returning my calls’ Female, aged 60-64, Swansea One person told us that the council
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make us aware of the problem, but to ask us all to take action to reduce loneliness. The Commission will be working throughout 2017 to address the impact loneliness has on different sections of society and ... wonderful wives and I live here alone now. I wanted to get out of the house – I felt very depressed.’ - Wills, 97 Recognising that different people need different sorts of help Loneliness is a very personal
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people aged 50 or over in Wales in the ongoing pandemic and what they need to move forward. This survey will take 15 minutes to complete. Your response is anonymous. Thank you for your support in completing ... Trident Court, East Moors Road, Cardiff CF24 5TD. © Age Cymru 2022 Your details will be kept on a secure database, and we will not share your details with any organisations unless required by law. Creating
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achievement for our society. It provides us with opportunities for the future, but also challenges and it will require changes to the way in which we plan and deliver public services. The fact that older people ... the preparation of development plans, and that planning decisions should take into account how they will affect people across different stages of the life course of future generations. Comments We would
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public in action on climate change. Engagement with the general public about climate policies that will affect them and their communities is important so that people can share their views and lived experiences ... decarbonisation may present to low income and vulnerable households, for example, whether available grants will be sufficient to cover the costs associated with the proposed switch from gas boilers to low-carbon
