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1 Scamming and its effect on vulnerable individuals September 2016 Age UK believes that nobody should live in fear of crime; police, Government and industry should take action to prevent crimes targeted ... targeted at older people, including scams, and support victims. Key Stats The average age of mail scam victims is 74. Over half of people aged 65+ believe they have been a target of a scam. An estimated
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AgeUKIL8 What to expect and key responsibilities. How to be an executor. 2 This information guide has been prepared by Age UK and contains general advice only, it should not be relied on as a basis for ... decision or action and cannot be used as a substitute for professional advice. Neither Age UK nor any of its subsidiary companies or charities accepts any liability arising from its use and it is the reader’s
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A means to many ends Older workers’ experiences of flexible working Age UK is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 and registered company ... 261794) and Help the Aged (registered charity number 272786), and their trading and other associated companies merged on 1 April 2009. Together they have formed the Age UK Group, dedicated to improving
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called Tell Me More to find out how care home residents have been during the difficult period of the pandemic. Residents from all-across Wales were asked over Zoom about their experience and have taken their ... time to share stories with us. The stories and insights we heard were often uplifting, sometimes sad but always full of inspiration and hope. The conversations were highly valued by us and the care home
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for individuals to ensure that the person (and their well-being outcomes) is placed at the centre of the work of support services. Independent advocacy gives citizens voice, choice and control over achieving ... period between Advocacy Counts 5 (2016) and Advocacy Counts 6 (2018). The Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 places a requirement on local authorities to make advocacy available for all individuals
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for individuals to ensure that the person (and their well-being outcomes) is placed at the centre of the work of support services. Independent advocacy gives citizens voice, choice and control over achieving ... period between Advocacy Counts 5 (2016) and Advocacy Counts 6 (2018). The Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 places a requirement on local authorities to make advocacy available for all individuals
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Criteria by which Age Cymru decides whether or not to link to an external organisation
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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 and the opportunity ... 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. We are pleased to respond to Welsh Government’s
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seating and places to rest 8 • Public toilets 9 • Pavements 10 • Neighbourhood safety 11 • Places to meet 12 • Information and advice 13 • Health and social services 14 • Your voice 15 Discussion and calls ... Wales to assess how age friendly is their community. An age friendly community is suitable and empowering for people of all ages, with facilities that help people to enjoy health, wellbeing and quality
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Improving lives: the work, health and disability Green Paper February 2017 Ref: 0817 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational ... purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Christopher Brooks christopher.brooks@ageuk.org.uk Age UK Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock
