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want to make sure our loved ones are cared for. But through your will you can also leave something special to the many thousands of older people in Wales who have no one to turn to when times get tough
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information about our ‘Why are we waiting report?’ which details our findings about delays in assessments for care in Wales and what we think needs to be done. It is so important that people can get the care services ... moment and we are determined to continue our calls for improvement. If you are affected by delays in care please let us know, together our voices for change are stronger. There are some great stories on
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Age UK’s fit for the future ‘Social Prescribing’ extension project Evaluation report Andrea Wigfield Sarah Alden Erika Kispeter With contribution from Tom Clarke CIRCLE (Centre for International ... Age UK National who liaised with the research team throughout the project, and provided appropriate data and information. The authors are also grateful to all those involved in the fit for the future programme
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activities, from stand-up to stitching, from Bollywood to book clubs. Gwanwyn Festival offers opportunities for older people to become involved in arts and creative activities, either as practitioners, organisers ... to recognize the benefits that being creative can bring to their health and well-being. The theme for May 2024 is ‘change’. We’ve been inspired by older people that have created cultural
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quality services and the 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 ... Projections for Wales indicate that the number people aged 65 and over is projected to increase by 292,000 (44 per cent) between 2014 and 2039.1 This is a cause for celebration and a major achievement for our
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briefing aims to assist Population Assessment Lead Officers with assessing availability of, and gaps for, advocacy in the context of the requirements placed on local authorities by the Part 10 Code of Practice ... legal requirements that have been placed on local authorities. Key recommendation Briefing on Advocacy for Population Assessment Lead Officers Creating an age friendly Wales Population Assessments should
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parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. ... way NHS organisations deal with concerns raised by their staff, and the treatment of some of those who speak up. The aim of the Review, which was led by Sir Robert Francis QC, was to identify steps that
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parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. ... UK and also offer a range of commercial products tailored to older people. Age UK also advocates for older consumers including in financial services. Particular areas of focus in the recent past have
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people. Most of us have felt miserably and lonely at some point in our lives. For many, life moves on and the feelings pass. But for some loneliness becomes chronic, and it becomes increasingly difficult to ... of loneliness. 1.7% or 200,000 older people 65+ have not had a conversation with friends or family for a month.2 Many older people do not feel valued by their community 16.1% or 1.9 million older people
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health and independence. Opportunities for healthy living should be increased and barriers removed, particularly for disadvantaged older people. Public health messages, for example around safe levels of alcohol ... including those above the age for routine invitation. We believe there should be a review of all arbitrary age limits for health screenings and, in particular, the upper age limit for automatic invitation to
