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landlord housing in Wales – local authority or housing association homes Factsheet 63w: Finding private rented accommodation in Wales Factsheet 35w: Renting your home in Wales – ... Factsheet 68w: Renting your home in Wales – rights if you are threatened with eviction Factsheet 67w: Home improvements and repairs for older people in Wales Park homes, also known as mobile
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Why are we still waiting? Delays in social care in Wales September 2024 Contents Executive Summary 3 1. Introduction 5 2. Purpose of the research 6 3. Method 7 4. Findings 8 Data collection 8 Views ... Views of older people 9 Unpaid carers 10 Waits for assessments 11 Waits for care to be in place 13 Local authority improvement measures 16 Communications 17 5. Addressing the issues 18 Increasing community
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feel lonely at some point in their lives. It’s a deeply personal experience that - in most cases - will thankfully pass. But for a growing number of people, particularly those in later life, loneliness can ... being lonely in older age. These factors include: social networks (living alone, being widowed or divorced, a lack of contact with friends and family and limited opportunities to participate in social occasions)
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witnessing sexual acts. Possible indicators of sexual abuse Significant change in sexual behaviour or attitude Pregnancy in a woman who is unable to consent to sexual intercourse Changes to urinary continence ... depressed, or stressed Unusual difficulty or sensitivity in walking or sitting Torn, stained or bloody underclothing Bruises, bleeding, pain or itching in genital area Sexually transmitted diseases, urinary
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0300 303 44 98 www.agecymru.org.uk Factsheet 58w May 2024 Paying for temporary care in a care home in Wales Factsheet 58w May 2024 ... about this factsheet 3 1.1 Definitions and terminology 3 2 Legislation covering the social care system in Wales 5 2.1 The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 and accompanying
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policy@ageuk.org.uk www.ageuk.org.uk Age UK is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 and registered company number 6825798). The registered address ... between the government and the Post Office comes to an end in 2018 and so this consultation will be important in determining support for the network in the future and also for ensuring that the government is
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too. You wobble like jelly if you can’t hold onto something. I’m frightened you’ll fall and end up in hospital” Nan: You need to take time on steps, stairs or slippery floors, and if you spill drinks ... do you remember where? Have you fallen or nearly in the last 12 months? Ultimately, the best approach is address risks and prevent someone falling in the first place. Care & Repair Cymru www.careandrepair
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uk/advocacy Age Cymru is a registered charity 1128436. Company limited by guarantee and registered in England and Wales 6837284. Registered office as above. ©Age Cymru 2017 Follow us on: facebook.com/agecymru ... me feel confident to speak up for myself, and was there when I didn’t feel I could, at meetings and in reviews. They were by my side, taking my side and making sure I was able to get my opinion not just
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Wales, based on 2018 data, report that 155,000 households in Wales were living in fuel poverty. This is equivalent to 12% of all households in Wales.1 To tackle fuel poverty effectively, Welsh Government ... people tend to live in older, energy inefficient properties. Older people, defined as being aged 60 and over, are at greater risk of avoidable ill health and premature death from living in a cold home. Often
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policy@ageuk.org.uk www.ageuk.org.uk Age UK is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 and registered company number 6825798). The registered address ... investment that will be amply repaid in terms of savings to healthcare and income support services, and we pick up this theme throughout this submission. However, in order for this investment to be effectively
