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dementia from black and minority ethnic groups Valerie Lipman, Jill Manthorpe About the Authors Valerie Lipman has worked in the older people’s voluntary sector for many years and has a particular interest ... interest in race and ethnicity in the sector. She is currently a post-doctoral research intern at the Social Care Workforce Research Unit, King’s College London. Jill Manthorpe is Director of the Social
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listen to your views, wishes and feelings so you lead the decision making? • Get the right support you need when you need it? • Be supported to say what matters to you and why? • Understand information ... rights? • Understand your options and choices? HOPE has trained independent Volunteer Advocates who will be: • Someone there for you and only you • Someone to listen to you and support you so you can make your
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rapidly over time and may differ significantly from place to place. This review will focus on older homelessness in England. In England older homelessness is currently on the increase and the number of older ... has doubled in the five years from 2010 to 2015. Homelessness The European Typology of Homelessness and Housing Exclusion (ETHOS) provides a useful framework within which to consider homelessness.1 ETHOS
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visit the Welsh Government’s website for all the latest information in Wales, such as current national and/or local restrictions that may be in place: www.gov.wales/coronavirus Some of the basic measures for ... measures in regard to COVID-19, many of which are Government requirements, such as social distancing and the wearing of face coverings in indoor public places, or on public transport. Again, check the Welsh
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Age Cymru is a registered charity 1128436. Company limited by guarantee and registered in Wales and England 6837284. Registered office address Ground Floor, Mariners House, Trident Court, East Moors Road ... voices heard, their wishes respected and to feel equal in relationships with others so that they can feel empowered to speak up and be involved based on their own choices and views. It supports people to have
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Age Cymru is a registered charity 1128436. Company limited by guarantee and registered in Wales and England 6837284. Registered office address Ground Floor, Mariners House, Trident Court, East Moors Road ... Cymru. Creating an age friendly Wales Getting advice If the person you’re helping is aged 50 or over and needs advice, please ask them to call Age Cymru Advice on 08000 223 444, available 9:30am to 4:30pm
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care and preventative services in Wales Factsheet 76w March 2024 2 of 28 Contents 1 About this factsheet 4 2 The Social Services and Well-being ... intermediate care and preventative services? 5 3.1 Preventative services 5 3.2 Reablement and intermediate care – background and definitions 6 4
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appropriate and proportionate evaluation Evaluations help identify what works and why, provide learning to improve effectiveness (of services), highlight good practice and unintended consequences and develop ... develop and test new ideas Evaluations help demonstrate potential cost savings, cost effectiveness and value for money of services being delivered The risk of not evaluating, or of poor evaluation,
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possible, figures for the whole UK are quoted. For ease of reading and unless otherwise stated, the term “older” is used here for people aged 65 and over. If you have any queries or comments, please contact stats@ageuk ... .......................... 3 Older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people (OLGBT) ....................................... 4 Health and Wellbeing ................................................
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Testing Promising Approaches to Reducing Loneliness Results and Learnings of Age UK’s Loneliness Pilot. 2 Foreword Many people experience loneliness at some point in their lives. For some it may be short-lived ... people’s health and quality of life. Loneliness still carries a stigma and people may not want to admit to feeling lonely, so our latest work has been focussed on finding the best ways to reach and truly engage
