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...................................................................................... 9 5 What works? ................................................................................................ ... loneliness? Loneliness and isolation, or social isolation, are often discussed together and even used interchangeably. While they are related, they are distinct concepts. Loneliness can be understood
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switching among older people, including: Digital exclusion – Two thirds (67%) of people aged 75+ do not use the internet. Many miss out on online comparison and switching services, and are excluded from cheaper ... people may not be accepted by new providers because of poor credit records. (Although we appreciate the work that has been done to make basic bank accounts available to all, this does not yet apply in the telecoms
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Falling over isn’t an inevitable part of ageing Did you know that many of us start to feel a bit unsteady on our feet or worry about falling. But there are simple things we can do to help avoid a slip
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comments on this proposal and different permutations based around this central model. Age UK has worked in partnership with Habinteg Housing Association to promote the lifetime homes standard. We support ... economic costs over the long term We need a universal approach to accessibility for new homes that works for all household types and across generations. The Government needs to strike a balance between
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above. ©Age Cymru 2015 facebook.com/agecymru twitter.com/agecymru Creating an age friendly Wales Follow us on: 1 Contents Why we need Wales to be age friendly 2 Goal 1: Equality, rights and participation 6 ... is set up to help seniors live safely, enjoy good health and stay involved.” 3 the nation provide us with an opportunity to raise the aspirations of what being ‘age friendly’ means. We need changes in
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administrative arrangements which complicate the working of the policy. We are concerned that the high level of the cap means its overall benefit to those currently using or planning ahead for care is very limited ... insufficient. In our consultation events with many older people were not clear how the cap will work and which costs are included, even after a thorough briefing. To help people to understand what the
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in relation to their care and/or support needs. This “involves a professional, trained advocate working in a one-toone partnership with an individual to ensure that their views are accurately conveyed ... described in Annex 1 of the Code. Note that non-statutory independent professional advocacy may be used to support people with a wide range of other issues outside social care. 3 The requirements for advocacy
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....................................................................................... 24 19.6 Working from home ...................................................................................... ... 1.9 Vale of Glamorgan 5.1 4.7 Wrexham 10 13.8 Wales 15.0 17.5 9 Welsh language use The most recent National Survey for Wales (2020)18 shows that: In the year ending 31 December 2020
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structures may not facilitate this. 4 5 Statement 1 (Definitions) 1 We welcome the recommendation for using primary care electronic health records to identify markers of increased treatment burden, particularly ... electronic records would be. Sample tools as given for assessing frailty in later statements would be a useful addition here. 6 Statements 1 (Definitions) 1 Following on from the above, we recommend the term
