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senior member of staff on duty at all times? n Is there a suitable ratio of staff to residents during the day, at night and at weekends? n Can residents choose if they have a male or female carer? n ... choice of food and can you see sample menus? n How often does the menu change? n Are snacks available during the day or at night? n Is food prepared on the premises? n Can the home meet your relative’s dietary
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following issues: o Rural areas are ageing quicker than urban areas, which means the needs of older people should be a priority in rural proofing policy and services. o The decisions made by all levels ... levels of government to fund services in rural areas cannot be based simply on cost and the number of people using the service; rather a broader impact assessment, taking into account social impact, needs to
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intestacy rules. This means your estate is divided in a predetermined way and this may not be to the people who you wanted to benefit. It may not be carried out in the most tax-efficient way. You can write ... example, it is a good idea to use a solicitor if you intend to leave significant sums of money to people other than those who might expect to inherit it such as your husband or wife, or if you own foreign
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has detailed information on the assessment process: Factsheet 41w: Social care assessments for older people with care needs in Wales Our factsheet gives an overview of the kind of practical help that may ... organisations, or by arranging your own provision privately. There is also some information on how people providing care on an informal basis – for example, a family member who helps to care for a relative
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property 10 3.5 Provision of information & advice and advocacy for people assessed as needing a care home 11 4 Property that is not included in the means test 13 4.1 Temporary ... discretion to apply the 12-week property disregard in other circumstances 22 6.5 People who initially fully self fund their care home placement – does the 12-week property
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assistance but would be happy to work with the Commission on strategically significant cases involving older people. 5) We envisage that the new litigation strategy will build on the existing principles and criteria ... publication in autumn 2015. In relation to older people, we suggest that the following three issues are pressing: 1. Age discrimination in employment: For people who lose their jobs in their 50s or 60s
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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 lives, have adequate income, access ... 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. We are pleased to respond
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department; adult social services; older persons’ department; or older persons’ team. Adult social services teams are responsible, among other duties, for assessing people’s need for ‘care and support’ or ... assessing needs; and the guidance documents that local authorities must use when means testing people who may need to pay towards their services. Many of the sections in this factsheet (and other Age
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enterprise driven by the needs and aspirations of people in later life. Our vision is a world where everyone can love later life and our mission is to help people enjoy a better life. Age UK provides information ... information and advice to over 5 million people each year, runs public and parliamentary campaigns, provides training, and funds research exclusively focused on later life. We support and assist a network
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everyone make the most of later life. We help more than 5 million people every year, providing support, companionship and advice for older people who need it most. 2. We welcome the opportunity to respond ... needs of older people. In this paper we respond to selected relevant questions, noting in brackets the corresponding paragraph number from the consultation document. 3. Over time, older people are increasingly
