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under the Act. It states: Local authorities must arrange for the provision of an IPA when a person can only overcome the barrier(s) to participate fully in the assessment, care and support planning, review ... independent professional advocacy for adults under the Act. After assessing whether a person’s barriers can be overcome through reasonable adjustments under the Equalities Act 2010, and clarifying whether the
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condition). Often, physical and mental health needs are inter-related and failing to address them together can severely undermine an older person’s ability to recover from an illness or deterioration in their health ... not make depression a normal part of ageing, as many older people are led to believe.10 However, it can be a time in which getting the right support becomes ever more important to overall wellbeing. With
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where everyone can love later life and we work every day to achieve this. We help more than 5 million people every year, providing support, companionship and advice for older people who need it most. The ... provisions continue to leave those whose care is funded by another public body such as the NHS or who are paying and arranging for their own care (so called self-funders) apparently outside the scope of
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is Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9NA. 1. Introduction 1.1. Of the 569,024 people who died in the UK in 2012, 91 per cent were aged 65 or over; three quarters were age 75+1. One third of ... of this inquiry. Despite these numbers, the NHS continues to struggle to properly identify people who are in the last stages of life, unless they have a terminal or otherwise life-threatening condition
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like to thank: Vinal K Karania, David Terrace, Rebecca Barnham and Suzanne Huggett of Age UK National who liaised with the research team throughout the project, and provided appropriate data and information ... information. The authors are also grateful to all those involved in the Cascade Training programme who generously gave their time to participate in the research, including the National Partners, Delivery Organisations
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org.uk or by calling 029 20431555 Separately, more technical guidelines on using the GIFTS system can be found on the Age Cymru website. If you require assistance with the GIFTS system, please email grants ... funding allocation 3-4 Section 4: Funding available 4 Section 5: Who can apply? 4-5 Section 6: How we will assess your application 5 Section 7: If
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ended to this consultation following the recent publication of our ‘Why are we Waiting?’ report that can be found here: https://www.ageuk.org.uk/cymru/get-involved/campaigns/why-are-we-waiting/ The research ... told 2 how long they are likely to wait and what options are available to them in the interim, they can to a degree plan better and so have more control of their lives. Prior to the pandemic older people
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4pm. Call us on:0300 303 4498(charged at a local rate). We can call you back if you’re concerned about your phone bill.Email advice: You can email us directly at:advice@agecymru.org.ukWebsite: There’s ... Live Chat facility can put you in touch with a member of the team.Information guides and factsheets. These cover a wide range of subjects affecting older people in Wales and those who care for and support
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uphold an individual’s fundamental right to be safe, to minimise vulnerability, and to support those who have experienced abuse or neglect. Local authorities must put their duty to make enquiries at the heart ... in the care and support of older people. Independent advocacy can help to redress the power imbalance that occurs in abuse situations and can enable the person to take back some control. In order to deliver
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musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions can be slowed down and helped through early diagnosis and advice on exercise, diet and lifestyle. Similarly, some effects of eye conditions can be helped with earlier advice ... be important to consider how information will be cascaded to be of greatest effect, and how people who are not digitally enabled are reached. The plan includes reference to building upon existing work of
