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under the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (“the Act”). The role is then set out in Chapter 13 of the Code, “When is an individual appropriate or inappropriate to act as an advocate?” This ... appropriate individual2 and highlights some points which might be helpful for social care and health professionals, commissioners, providers, advocates, carers and citizens to consider. Assessing need
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of Rail and Road January 2018 Introduction Age Cymru is the 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 ... access to high quality 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.
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lost loved ones, we’ve witnessed the disruption of health and care services, and heard the plight of many older people whose sense of loneliness and isolation was compounded by the virus. Then at the start ... across Wales and the UK. With everything that has been taking place, there is a danger that older people’s rights are not being upheld and promoted. Which is why we have redoubled our efforts to understand
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a series produced by Age UK, in order to provide evidence to underpin decision-making for people involved in commissioning, service development, fundraising and influencing. 1Healthy Ageing Evidence Review ... ageing 6 3 The need for healthy ageing services 8 4 What kind of factors and approaches address these issues? 14 5 Services delivered and their effectiveness 20 6 Services in other countries 26 Notes 28 Contents
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Cymru Advice 0300 303 44 98 www.agecymru.org.uk Factsheet 10w April 2024 Paying for a permanent care home placement in Wales Factsheet 10w April 2024 (amended May 2024) ... factsheet 5 1.1 Definitions and terminology 6 2 Legislation covering the social care system in Wales 10 2.1 The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 and accompanying Code of
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respondents and services 5 Advocacy staff and volunteers 5 Funding and sustainability 6 Quality and standards 6 Language 6 Safeguarding 7 Conclusion 7 2. Introduction 9 Methodology 9 3. GTAP progress to date ... date 11 1. To develop a National Framework for Commissioning IPA 11 2. To support and build the capacity of the advocacy sector in Wales 11 3. Awareness raising 11 4. National developments in advocacy 13 Social
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fit as a fiddle is a programme run by Age UK and funded by the Big Lottery Fund as part of the Wellbeing programme www.ageuk.org.uk www.fitasaf iddle.org.uk ... by: Erika Kispeter Sarah Alden Andrea Wigfield CIRCLE (Centre for International Research on Care, Labour and Equalities) University of Leeds 2 Contents Acknowledgements ............................
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fit as a fiddle is a programme run by Age UK and funded by the Big Lottery Fund as part of the Wellbeing programme www.ageuk.org.uk www.fitasaf iddle.org.uk ... by: Erika Kispeter Sarah Alden Andrea Wigfield CIRCLE (Centre for International Research on Care, Labour and Equalities) University of Leeds 2 Contents Acknowledgements ............................
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Muscular Strength and endurance 1. Check sitting position – participants should be sitting in the front third of the chair, with feet hip width apart and toes forward of the knees 2. Sit up straight, ... shoulders back and head up, looking forward 3. Encourage participants to breathe naturally whilst performing each exercise. 4. Move slowly and smoothly through each repetition of the exercise. Avoid
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need to endure a calamitous reduction in their standard of living when they retire, or be resigned to a life where they are forced to choose between basic essentials on a daily basis in order to make ends ... It is a story of having to make stark compromises and tough choices every day. For those who are reliant on the State Pension, or small personal pensions, it can be difficult to pay for even basic essentials
