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insufficiency of care funding and the need for awareness campaigns so people know what the new care cap will deliver and what it will not. 3. Benefits of the proposals A number of those who participated ... level. This linked to a number of others’ comments that the principle of the cap is a good one if it can work in practice and that it would probably need to be built upon to adapt to changing costs in the
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Practice (Part 10, Advocacy) states that: Advocacy helps people to understand how they can be involved, how they can contribute and take part and whenever possible, lead or direct the process.1 To have voice ... There are 54 full time paid advocates working across Wales with 10 of those delivering advocacy specifically to older people. Both these figures have halved. • There are 63 part-time paid advocates with
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Practice (Part 10, Advocacy) states that: Advocacy helps people to understand how they can be involved, how they can contribute and take part and whenever possible, lead or direct the process.1 To have voice ... There are 54 full time paid advocates working across Wales with 10 of those delivering advocacy specifically to older people. Both these figures have halved. • There are 63 part-time paid advocates with
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demands on health and social care services over time. In this sense it is vital that the framework is clear in terms of who the framework is aimed at and how it can improve different aspects of people’s lives ... mental health. Many of these additional challenges can be improved through social prescribing. The model as it stands would benefit from saying what is and what is not a social prescribing service. We would
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org.uk/ British Heart Foundation https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport British Lung Foundation Can provide advice on COPD: https://www.blf.org.uk/ Cystic Fibrosis Trust https://www.cysticfibrosis ... lgbtcymru.org.uk/ Armed Forces organisations There are many military charities and associations that can provide information, advice and additional resources. Veterans Gateway for support Veterans’ Gateway
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internet access, you can search for your local authority using your postcode on the Welsh Government’s website: https://gov.wales/find-your-local-authority Alternatively, Age Cymru Advice can provide them – ... be used to differentiate between the two types of home, though within each of these brackets there can be variation in the types of care needs that the home may be able to handle – see the table on the
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caring at a manageable level, the Welsh Government must ensure that older people in every part of Wales can access effective hospital discharge programmes, support for carers and locally managed preventative ... unpaid carers save the economy £8.1billion a year8. 9. Too often in these financially difficult times, carers are increasingly relied upon to fill gaps in provision. As eligibility criteria has tightened
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caring at a manageable level, the Welsh Government must ensure that older people in every part of Wales can access effective hospital discharge programmes, support for carers and locally managed preventative ... unpaid carers save the economy £8.1billion a year8. 9. Too often in these financially difficult times, carers are increasingly relied upon to fill gaps in provision. As eligibility criteria has tightened
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people continue to play an active part in their community, problems with mobility, vision and memory can make neighbourhoods difficult to navigate. In simple terms, the concept of age friendly neighbourhoods ... quality pavements, poor street lighting or fear of crime can stop people feeling confident enough to go out at all. While national government can set the framework for age friendly neighbourhoods, it is
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often not equipped to support those with frailty and physical needs, whilst intermediate care services can be reluctant to admit people with dementia. As a result, discharge from hospital becomes extremely ... Dementia is a condition which affects linguistic ability. Not providing care in the Welsh language can lead to frustration and to losing dignity and respect. Even though national policies state that care
