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growing older Care & Repair Cymru Let’s talk Do you worry about falling but don’t know what to do? • Tell someone about your concerns • Tell someone if you’ve fallen • Take action today, visit www.ageingwellinwales ... ageingwellinwales.com/falls or call 03442 640670 Steady On A strong core and good balance can be achieved by staying active and taking exercise • Look for a local strength and balance focused exercise
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Moving in with family can seem like the ideal solution if you need support, want to spend more time with your grandchildren, or need to downsize.
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Winter Fuel Payment is an annual payment to help with heating costs. Find out if you can claim Winter Fuel Payment.
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Need help at home? You can get help with everything from personal care to home security - find out how and where to get assistance.
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friendly Wales Unpaid carers The person you’re supporting may be a unpaid carer for the other person/s they live with. It’s useful for you to be aware of this when you’re providing help. • A carer is anyone ... or neighbour who is disabled, physically or mentally ill, or affected by substance misuse. • Carers can be involved in a whole range of practical, physical, personal and administrative tasks. Examples might
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Creating an age friendly Wales Music Balloon games Bright balloons can be very useful as they are light and easy to use. They can be used for group warm ups and for musical games. Two such games are: ... balloon calls out their name before passing it on. Musical Statues Residents sit in a wide circle and tap or pass the balloon to someone else. The balloon can only be passed when music is playing. When
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what matters to you in meetings or sit alongside you to give you support Understand your options Make your own decisions Be fully involved when decisions are being made that affect you Feel in control ... control and equal to those around you Make sure your legal rights and entitlements are understood and upheld Look at ways to make you feel safe if you have been or are at risk of being harmed Age Cymru is a
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A booklet produced for statutory bodies on the effective engagement of older people Are you listening? Acknowledgements This booklet has been produced in partnership between Age UK, South East Network ... Network of Seniors (SENS) and South East England Forum on Ageing (SEEFA). It draws on Age UK’s Forum Toolkit and builds on Consulting and Engaging with Older People, published by Help the Aged in 2007, as
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Cold Weather Payment is an annual payment to help with heating costs. Find out if you can claim Cold Weather Payment.
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gift in your will can help us be there, day after day. No one should spend later life feeling vulnerable and alone. We make sure older people aren’t forgotten or left to struggle on their own. We’re here ... help people to feel independent and secure in their own homes. By leaving us a gift in your will, you can help us to be there for people like Huw, Emlyn and Gwen. We’ll be here to keep Huw company After
