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Government is asking for views on transferring support currently provided to disabled older people through Attendance Allowance (AA) to councils in England, as part of a consultation on business rates. Currently ... disabled people to afford to pay for services and items they need (Section 7.1.3). The benefits have preventive roles in helping people avoid moves into residential care or nursing homes, and maintaining
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leading charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people should be able to lead healthy and fulfilled lives, have adequate income, access to high quality services ... opportunity to shape their own 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 pleased to respond to the Older People’s
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having seen a 10% rise in the year to March 2016. The 50-59 age group is the second fastest growing group, with the numbers rising by 6% over the same period.1 From 2002 to 2016 the number of older prisoners ... prisoners aged 50-59 has more than doubled with 25 older prisoners in 2016 for every 10 in 2002. From 2002 to 2016 the number of older prisoners aged over 60 has nearly trebled with 29 older prisoners in 2016
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Consultation Response Reporting and acting on child abuse and neglect: Home Office and Department for Education October, 2016 Ref 3016 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce ... of child abuse and neglect or a duty to act in relation to child abuse or neglect. It also seeks views on whether the scope of these possible changes should extend to vulnerable adults. Key points and recommendations
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Government wants more people to access public services online. The aim is to make services more efficient and cost-effective but also to provide information and access to services in a way that is quick ... 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 not leave anyone behind in this move to a digital by default approach’
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AgeUKIG48 From concerns and diagnosis to support and future care. Living with dementia. 2 We’d love to hear from you. 1) Join our Readers’ Panel. Have your say and be involved in updating our guides by ... Age UK’s information and advice helped? If so, we’d love to hear from you to provide relatable examples that benefit others. Email your story to stories@ageuk.org.uk. This information guide has been prepared
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applied in practice. Expert series To explain the research base for falls prevention exercise to give a better understanding of the programmes that have been shown to be effective in preventing falls. Clinical ... prevention exercise for older people and health and care services • Presents a range of services delivering to the evidence Amy Charters, Age UK Cate Gillingwater, Philip Hurst and Katie Lau, Age UK Copies of this
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Commission: Our next phase of regulation (2) – a more targeted, responsive and collaborative approach to regulating in a changing landscape of health and social care Ref: 1717 Date: August 2017 ... charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. The Age UK network comprises of around 150 local Age UKs reaching most of England. Each year we provide Information and Advice to around 5 million
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cetera ET cetera Ideally, it would be good to include a quote, attributed by name & employer and be accompanied by a photo. Once written, this will need to be Oked by the older person themselves. 1 ... planning, but was feeling it was too late to make career changes since she feels there seems to be more focus on younger people. Work life balance is especially important to her as she is responsibly for looking
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along with details of the selection process to assist you in completing and tailoring your application. In order to apply you should submit: An up-to-date CV which shows your full career history ... commitment to equality and diversity. Please note that applications can only be considered if all the documentation is complete. Please send your application, preferably in MS Word format by email to: victoria
