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separated from your partner, you may find yourself living alone. But with a little help, living alone is something that most of us can adapt to.
IMPLEMENTING THE CODE OF PRACTICE ON ADVOCACY SELF ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR PROVIDERS Golden Thread Advocacy Project – funded by the Welsh Government September 2016 1 SELF ASSESSMENT TOOL ... INTRODUCTION Purpose The purpose of this Self Assessment Tool is to ascertain organisational readiness to comply with the Part 10 Code of Practice (Advocacy) and its strategic intent. The Self Assessment Tool
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like to hear about the experiences of older people in Wales who’re looking after someone unpaid, this could be a family member, a friend or a neighbour. If you can answer Yes to all of the following questions ... questions, we’d like to hear from you: • Are you aged 50 or over and live in Wales? • Do you, unpaid, look after a family member, a friend or others because of longterm physical or mental ill-health or disability
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Cabinet Member for Mental Health and Social Care The meeting’s chair introduced the topic and it was highlighted that mental health problems can present themselves in various situations. Older people with mental ... no help at all from the NHS. The subject was discussed within wider contexts of ageing. With people working longer and with changes to the state pension age, many more older people in their 60s are now living
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older people in particular circumstances can be in serious danger. Those who rely on an oxygen machine or stairlift, who can’t easily get out of the house or who live alone may be at risk. The nightmare scenario ... scenario is an older person alone and cut-off in a crisis – this is what we must work to avoid. The Government recognises that our changing climate poses a growing threat to particular groups. The energy
contribution to Welsh life and the Welsh economy. After taking account of the costs of an ageing population, older people make a net contribution of almost £6 million per day to the Welsh economy.1 Age Cymru ... innate value in themselves, regardless of their age or other personal characteristics. Nevertheless, it is sometimes helpful to quantify the size of the contributions that are made by older people in order to