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mind matters. 2 We’d love to hear from you. 1) Join our Readers’ Panel. Have your say and be involved in updating our guides by joining our Readers’ Panel. You don’t need any specialist knowledge at all. ... www.ageuk.org.uk/readers-panel. 2) Tell us your story. Have you been affected by any of the issues in this guide? Has Age UK’s information and advice helped? If so, we’d love to hear from you to provide
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Contact: jane.vass@ageuk.org.uk 2 1. Introduction Following the ‘Leave’ vote in the European Union (EU) Referendum on 23 June, this paper sets out some possible implications for older ... where they live? More detail on the implications of the vote for various policy areas is available in the series of impartial briefings produced by the House of Commons Library. Note that this briefing
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Services Grant until the end of March 2023. Thirteen of the fifteen project staff are now in post and already working with older people, carers, volunteers and organisations across Wales. This exciting ... advocacy or any form of statutory advocacy and we won’t duplicate existing services, but rather we’ll work with and complement the existing advocacy providers across Wales. HOPE will engage with communities
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information. The authors are also grateful to all those involved in the Cascade Training programme who generously gave their time to participate in the research, including the National Partners, Delivery Organisations ... as well as staff, to work with specified hard to engage groups of older people in social and physical activities. This includes: those who are socially isolated or housebound; in sheltered or residential
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Loneliness in later life: what are the risk factors? – Dr Deborah Morgan Page 12 Combatting loneliness amongst older people – prioritise and mobilise! – Jill Mortimer Page 18 The Men’s Sheds movement in Wales ... social isolation in older people? The role of the third sector and public policy in Wales – Dr Mark Llewellyn Page 30 It’s going to take a new kind of village: addressing loneliness in an ageing population
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chair introduced the topic and it was highlighted that mental health problems can present themselves in various situations. Older people with mental health problems were said to be 6 times more likely to ... wider contexts of ageing. With people working longer and with changes to the state pension age, many more older people in their 60s are now living with anxieties from work and financial insecurity. Changes
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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 ... for evidence for their 2015 inquiry into dementia and co-morbidities. Introduction In 2014, around 850,000 people in the UK were estimated to have dementia (both diagnosed and undiagnosed), and some 670
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estate planning. 2 We’d love to hear from you. 1) Join our Readers’ Panel. Have your say and be involved in updating our guides by joining our Readers’ Panel. You don’t need any specialist knowledge at all. ... www.ageuk.org.uk/readers-panel. 2) Tell us your story. Have you been affected by any of the issues in this guide? Has Age UK’s information and advice helped? If so, we’d love to hear from you to provide
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Age does not diminish an individual’s right to live with dignity and respect.2 We welcome proposals in Welsh Government’s Strategy for an Ageing Society Strategy to implement a national plan to prevent ... protection in Wales. The Codes of Practice and Regulations shape the implementation of the Act by completing the framework within which social services operate. These include Statutory Guidance in relation
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Wales as members of team HOPE. They’ve been working on a volunteer handbook as well as a volunteer training package and look forward to seeing them in action. It has information ranging from HOPE staff ... proud to finally have it in the bag! Over the last couple of months, Rachael and Sian have been getting to know different areas of the organisation, local partners and services in their areas. This has
