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emergency plan – for them and all those they look after. Having a plan in place can help ease their worries if they aren’t able to care for those they look after at any point in the future. You could support ... will be able to help them and assess any social care needs they might have. For more information about the support available for unpaid carers during this time see: • Carers Wales • Carers Trust Wales
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Rights should run through all care and support services, ensuring people are involved in decisions about their care. Advocates have a key role in supporting people to understand and access their human ... challenges when people's rights are under threat or at risk. We want to make sure people know about independent advocacy and how it can help people secure their rights. We also want to remind
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This could help them get support for a health condition or help them connect with people from a similar background to them to combat isolation and loneliness. Health related organisations Alzheimer’s Society ... Support https://www.macmillan.org.uk/ Motor neurone disease foundation https://www.mndassociation.org/about-mnd/ MS Society Specialist charity for Multiple sclerosis https://www.mssociety.org.uk/ Multiple Sclerosis
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July 2016 This note sets out some statistics and information about internet use and older people drawing on national surveys. Details about the sources of information are given at the end of the note. ... Furthermore, older age groups tend to use it for a more limited range of activities. Ofcom asked people about their weekly use of the internet in 12 categories including: communication, browsing, social media
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process of developing their future strategies. Both providers and commissioners remain uncertain about the implications of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care Act (2016). In light of the new requirements ... make to the advocacy sector; however, we also recognise that there is still a lot of uncertainty about what the term advocacy actually means. A definition of advocacy can be found in the Advocacy Charter4
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financial services industry proceed smoothly. However, we receive persistent enquiries and feedback about a range of challenges and barriers that suggest there are significant access issues for the regulator ... revealed by Age UK research for our 2011 report The Way We Pay was the concern of people aged 75+ about security of on-street cash withdrawal. Only 34% of the 75+ age group preferred withdrawing cash from
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Safeguards March 2024 About this factsheet This factsheet looks at the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS). These relate to people who lack the mental capacity to make decisions about their care and treatment ... been deprived of their liberty, and what can be done if there are concerns about a deprivation of liberty. Further information about mental capacity is in factsheet 22, Arranging for someone to make decisions
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who currently don’t know how to deal with their concerns or don’t have the confidence to speak up about what they really need. This project will help shine a light on their needs and aspirations so they ... across Flintshire and Wrexham to spread awareness of the HOPE project and to begin conversations about how to implement the project across the region. The organisations I’ve spoken to have all been very
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delivery/pharmacy delivery for example. Help the individual construct a one page summary for any health/social care worker needing to visit/have telephone contact, to assist in the future. Ensure supplies ... support the individual, and alert if the person is unwell and may have infection to protect visiting health and social care workers. If person becomes symptomatic, ensure stocks of self-care medicines as above
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Page 1 of 22 Factsheet 65 Equity release February 2024 About this factsheet This factsheet provides information about different types of equity release, such as lifetime mortgages and home reversion ... Make sure you are clear about the payment arrangements before you use an adviser. The costs involved in setting up equity release vary between different providers. Ask about all fees before making a commitment
