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Advocacy Resources Hub to access for further information. Social Care Wales has produced a link for a Dementia Care Resource for Care Professionals Dewis Centre for Independent Living and National Youth ... overmedication in groups of vulnerable people. Golden Thread Advocacy Programme (GTAP) has produced a DVD about Advocacy Awareness in two particular situations. Determining the need for Advocacy with
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Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee May 2019 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 ... to high quality 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
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Gearing up Housing Associations’ responses to tenants with dementia from black and minority ethnic groups Valerie Lipman, Jill Manthorpe About the Authors Valerie Lipman has worked in the older people’s ... ethnicity in the sector. She is currently a post-doctoral research intern at the Social Care Workforce Research Unit, King’s College London. Jill Manthorpe is Director of the Social Care Workforce Research
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partnership with Swansea University’s Graduate Support Programme, utilising Welsh Government funding via the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW) Older people in Wales: facts and statistics September ... at age 65 in Wales .................................................................... 7 6 Within the older population .................................................................................
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has a voice and receives the support they need.T he Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 places statutory duties upon local authorities with regard to the provision of information, advice and ... Information and advice is provided by a wide range of private, statutory and voluntary organisations at local, regional, national and UK levels. Whilst much of the information available is generic in nature,
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mutualisation@bis.gsi.gov.uk The Department may, in accordance with the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information, make available, on public request, individual responses. The closing date for this ... Department of Business, Innovation and Skills 1 Victoria Street London SW1H 0ET Tel: 020 7215 5000 Fax: 020 7215 5336 Email: postoffice.mutualisation@bis.gsi.gov.uk Please tick the box from the list below
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1 Public Policy Statement The built environment in communities December 2019 Summary Being able to take part in community life, with good access to local services and facilities, is a lifeline ... levels of loneliness and social isolation amongst older people in Wales and an inaccessible built environment that deters people from being involved in community life can contribute to this. The features
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Page 1 of 22 Factsheet 34 Attendance Allowance May 2024 About this factsheet This factsheet gives information about Attendance Allowance, a non- means-tested benefit for people over State Pension age ... (currently 66) who have care needs. It explains what Attendance Allowance is, the eligibility criteria, and how to make a claim. It explains what to do if you have a change of circumstance. If you have
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AgeUKIG17 Ways to help you stay living at home. Adapting your home. 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’ ... Readers’ Panel at 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
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activity, whatever your age. The physical and mental effects from regular exercise can also help manage a lot of different health conditions, such as high blood pressure or diabetes. The greatest benefits are ... are gained when you start taking part in regular physical activity even if you’ve been inactive for a while. You will notice the difference as soon as you begin. You don’t need to buy new or expensive clothing
