edition of Age Matters. We hope that this newsletter will give you a taste of some of the work we’ve been doing in communities across Wales over the last few months and bring you up to date with the issues ... Cymru’s cARTrefu programme, that brought artistic and creative experiences to older people living in care homes in February. The rising cost of living and the impact of energy costs have been high on the agenda
Why are we still waiting? Delays in social care in Wales September 2024 Contents Executive Summary 3 1. Introduction 5 2. Purpose of the research 6 3. Method 7 4. Findings 8 Data collection 8 Views ... Views of older people 9 Unpaid carers 10 Waits for assessments 11 Waits for care to be in place 13 Local authority improvement measures 16 Communications 17 5. Addressing the issues 18 Increasing community
Rebalancing Care and Support 1. Do you agree that complexity in the social care sector inhibits service improvement? We agree that complexity in the social care sector inhibits service improvement; we believe ... largely been small in scale, rather than wider, deeper improvements across health and social care services. Our community calculator report recently found that though most older people in Wales are happy
older people. In this edition, we shine a spotlight on the mental health and wellbeing of older people. Dr Lis Boulton from Age UK explores the barriers that older people may experience in accessing mental ... project delivered in partnership between Mind Pembrokeshire and Carmarthen and Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority. Gail Colbridge, Age Cymru Powys and Rachael Owen, Care & Repair in Powys provide
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
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 ... its first inquiry which will focus on transgender equality. The committee will consider how far, and in what ways, trans people still have yet to achieve full equality; and how the outstanding issues can
polling commissioned by Age UK to uncover more information about older peoples’ attitudes to cashing in an existing pension annuity. July 2015 Contact: Christopher.brooks@ageuk.org.uk 2 Contents ... ............................................................................ 2 3. To cash in…or not to cash in?.................................................................................. 3 4. Taking
Advocate (IPA) to facilitate the involvement of individuals in certain circumstances3. The aim is to help them overcome barriers to participating fully in the assessment, care and support planning, review and ... weighing information, or to communicating their views, wishes and feelings5, and a judgement is reached in partnership with the person that there is no appropriate individual or other suitable form of advocacy
legislation is so important for older people in the UK 1 The Human Rights Act and Older People– An Evidence Paper Background to Human Rights Legislation in the UK The modern human rights legal framework ... the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948. International human rights treaties In addition to the Universal Declaration are the UN human rights treaties which
Getting your affairs in order and thinking about your care needs Thinking about end of life 2 We’d love to hear from you. 1) Join our Readers’ Panel. Have your say and be involved in updating our guides ... www.ageuk.org.uk/readers-panel. 2) Tell us your story. We want to include real voices of real people in our guides. We’d love to hear about your experiences. Email us at stories@ageuk.org.uk. This information