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1128436. Company limited by guarantee and registered in England and Wales 6837284. Registered office as above. ©Age Cymru 2015 facebook.com/agecymru twitter.com/agecymru Creating an age friendly Wales Follow ... age friendly is not a new one. There are many variations on a simple definition of age friendly, such as that developed in Canada which states: “In an age friendly community, the policies, services and structures
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consumers’.1 To protect those consumers who are unable to engage with the two-tier energy market and so pay much higher prices, Ofgem proposes a ‘vulnerable customer safeguard tariff’. This would reduce prices ... costs. 3. Many older people are unable to fully engage with the energy market, due to barriers such as digital exclusion, health conditions and physical impairments. 4. For these reasons, many older people
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and consolidating existing carers legislation to address key challenges facing public services, such as changing communities, changing expectations and a changing economic reality. It aimed to promote consistent ... a stronger voice, choice, and control in the services they receive. The Act defines an unpaid carer as “a person who provides or intends to provide care for an adult or disabled child” and removes previous
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and consolidating existing carers legislation to address key challenges facing public services, such as changing communities, changing expectations and a changing economic reality. It aimed to promote consistent ... a stronger voice, choice, and control in the services they receive. The Act defines an unpaid carer as “a person who provides or intends to provide care for an adult or disabled child” and removes previous
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is no widely accepted definition for wellbeing, and there is confusion between what we understand as wellbeing, quality of life, and life satisfaction. They are often used interchangeably. The commonalities ... outcome of interest – wellbeing in later life. Beneath the aggregate measure there are tiers such as domains and individual indicators which are assigned different weightings to signify their importance
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received as tax-free income once the consumer is aged 55 or above. Key points and recommendations Age UK welcomes this consultation and agrees it is right to assess how effective tax relief is as an incentive ... We support a single rate of tax relief for all pension savers. This should be marketed as a ‘top up’ or as, for example, a ‘buy-two-get-one-free’ deal to maximise the incentive to save and allow consumers
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guidance that health care may have been a factor in an adverse outcome, rather than having to be proven as a factor. We also welcome the focus on training within this consultation. For clarity, it will be important ... professionals the support and resourcing to use the duty to improve quality of care.2 Question 4 Do you agree that setting the threshold for triggering the Duty of Candour at moderate harm, severe harm or
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guidance that health care may have been a factor in an adverse outcome, rather than having to be proven as a factor. We also welcome the focus on training within this consultation. For clarity, it will be important ... professionals the support and resourcing to use the duty to improve quality of care.2 Question 4 Do you agree that setting the threshold for triggering the Duty of Candour at moderate harm, severe harm or
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sixties and seventies enjoy good health and do not need any additional support with daily living, but as we move into our ninth decade and beyond this becomes less common and more of us will need help. Increasing ... communities whilst enabling carers to receive respite and maintain their own health and independence as they age. Carers play a vital role in service provision that the health and social care systems are
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1 Public Policy Statement Housing March 2020 Summary The housing needs of people may change as they get older, so it is important that older people have access to a range of good quality housing ... atements/2017/housinganageingpopulation/?lang=en 2 needed in the provision of specialist housing, as it is often cost-effective over the long term because it reduces demand on residential care homes and
