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1 Consultation Response Accessibility Action Plan consultation Department for Transport November 2017 Introduction Age Cymru is the leading charity working to improve the lives of all older people ... 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 to the Department for Transport’s Accessibility Action
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cost-effective but also to provide information and access to services in a way that is quick and convenient for individuals at times that suit them. Services will become ‘digital by default’. The Government Digital ... digital services that are so straightforward and convenient that all those who can use them will choose to do so whilst those who can’t are not excluded’ It also states that ‘it is important that we do
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Centre for Policy on Ageing – Rapid review 2016 1 Diversity in older age – Disability Older disabled people Background: the meaning and prevalence of disability in older age The ability or difficulty ... experienced in performing Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) are widely used as a measure of disability for older people covering personal care such as being able to bathe, dress, mobility and toileting. Instrumental
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and the winter lockdown. More than 1200 people took the time to tell us what the lockdown was like for them, we’ll be sharing our findings with decision makers at all levels across Wales. We heard from ... good and bad, to plan for the future and make sure the services and support people need are in place. We’re also pleased to share with you the findings of our survey Older Carers, For the Moment, which we’ll
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English Longitudinal Study on Ageing (ELSA) survey to obtain predictors of loneliness and to test for the presence of spatial neighbouring effects (i.e. spatial dependence). The results are applied to ... of survey data (either cross-sectional or longitudinal) tend not to be big enough to obtain results for small geographical units with acceptable statistical power. On the other hand, census data do not record
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Independent advocacy is a vital service for individuals to ensure that the person (and their well-being outcomes) is placed at the centre of the work of support services. Independent advocacy gives citizens ... and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 places a requirement on local authorities to make advocacy available for all individuals in Wales in certain circumstances including (but not exclusively) assessment, care
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Independent advocacy is a vital service for individuals to ensure that the person (and their well-being outcomes) is placed at the centre of the work of support services. Independent advocacy gives citizens ... and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 places a requirement on local authorities to make advocacy available for all individuals in Wales in certain circumstances including (but not exclusively) assessment, care
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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 submitting evidence for this open ended to this consultation following ... evidence from our advice and support services of worrying delays in being assessed by social care for their needs, as well as further delays once the assessment has been completed in sourcing care packages
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contains general advice only, it should not be relied on as a basis for any decision or action and cannot be used as a substitute for professional advice. Neither Age UK nor any of its subsidiary companies ... next step 8 If you have a health condition 9 Eating and drinking Maintaining a weight that’s right for you 11 Eating a balanced diet 12 If you’ve lost weight unexpectedly 14 Tips if you’re cooking 16 If
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Department for Transport Accessibility Action Plan Consultation: A Transport System that is open to everyone November 2017 joe.oldman@ageuk ... we have concerns about some of the contradictions in the AAP relating to wider transport policies. For example, the overall decline in essential bus services to rural places, cuts to transport staff and
