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to enable all those providing care who wish to work to do so. Employers should have policies to support those with caring responsibilities who wish to balance work and care. 1.5. Flexible working is important ... part-time. Many of these women now find themselves still juggling low-paid, part-time work with caring responsibilities.”iii 2.3. Employers should report their gender pay gap figures broken down by age
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those whose voices are seldom heard, is a high priority? 3 3. Protecting the vulnerable The care and support system is in financial crisis5. Already chronically underfunded, it is now being hard ... government, local authority spending on care for older people has been significantly reduced6. Councils have told us they are cutting social care services, reducing care packages, increasing charges and raising
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make sure others know which medical treatments you would want to refuse and how you would like to be cared for, should a time come when you cannot make or communicate these decisions yourself. Preparing an ... know how to make arrangements for other people to manage your financial affairs, or make health and care decisions on your behalf, should you be unable to do this yourself, see factsheet 22, Arranging for
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Advocacy Louise has worked with and supported older people for over 25 years in both a personal (caring for older relatives) and a professional capacity. Louise has worked for Age Cymru for the last 17
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resource alongside those provided in the Strategic Considerations section of the Help Guide in the Social Care Wales / SSIA Population Assessment Toolkit. The briefing provides some basic information about the ... and ensuring that their rights are upheld. In contrast to the role of other professionals in social care and health, who are required by law to act in individuals’ best interests, advocacy focuses primarily
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news Online Radio Local newspaper Via friends / family National newspaper Via your care worker I don’t receive regular information Other, please state: ______________________________ ... have been the challenging experiences for you during the lockdown Not seeing family / friends Caring for a spouse / friend / relative Bereavement or grief Loneliness Impact on emotional health
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the cold –1 older person every 7 minutes and at the root of this problem are cold, poorly insulated homes. The issue Facts and figures Winter deaths 2.5 million avoidable deaths over the last 60 years ... numbers dying have more than doubled since 2013/14 when there were 15,900 excess winter deaths Cold homes cost the NHS £1.36 billion per year Fuel poor 2.35 million fuel poor households in England, including
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perspectives. We intend to create a set of resources offering practical advice to the public, health care providers, and policy makers seeking to make and promote informed choices relating to brain health ... sustain regular physical activity. For safety reasons, it is always advisable to consult with a health care provider before beginning or significantly changing an exercise regimen. Communities The physical
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Standards, Citizens Advice Bureau, the Information Commissioner’s Office, Get Safe Online, Nest, Care and Repair, the Post Office, all Welsh police forces, Natwest, Barclays and HSBC banks, and more.
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in communities, could bring savings in terms of limiting demands and reliance on health and social care budgets. Summary of public policy proposals: The application of the principles of the Dublin Declaration ... -fairer-2018-is-wales-fairer.pdf 10 Ageing Well in Wales. http://www.ageingwellinwales.com/en/home [Accessed 29/10/19] 11 Welsh Government (2013) The Strategy for Older People in Wales 2013-2023. 12
