-
Age Cymru is grateful to all of the advocacy service providers who took time to complete the online survey and to those who agreed to be contacted in order to get some more detailed responses to some of ... of the issues raised. We would also like to thank everyone who assisted in preparing the survey and in the production of the report. For further information, please contact: Louise Hughes Head of Safeguarding
-
significant 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 ... other personal characteristics. Nevertheless, it is sometimes helpful to quantify the size of the contributions that are made by older people in order to combat ageist assumptions or negative attitudes
-
Retirement Age October 2010 All rights reserved. Third 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 ... org.uk Age UK is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 and registered company number 6825798). The registered address is 207-221 Pentonville
-
term early intervention support to overcome their issues or challenges, or have their voices heard to empower them. We provide nonstatutory advocacy and that allows us to work with a broad range of advocacy ... local partners to inform this consultation response. Age Cymru projects routinely have referrals from our Information and Advice service when issues older people are facing become too large to cope with alone
-
1 Summary As local authorities look for ways to cut spending, while continuing to support growing numbers of older people to stay healthy and active, this briefing makes the case for: • Building the ... the effects of demographic change into budgets • Developing a more strategic approach to ageing and improved cross-sector and crossdepartment coordination • Protecting the most vulnerable • Delivery in
-
advocacy services with NDTi. The document had been provided to delegates when signing up to the webinar and formed the basis of discussions around its key five principals: https://qualityadvocacy.org.uk/w ... were asked to consider; why the principles were important to them, what was challenging and what was working well. Summary of Group Discussions: The historic difficulties relating to access to advocacy
-
Care in Crisis 2014 Summary This is the third edition of our ‘Care in Crisis’ technical briefing, which aims to set out the key figures on funding for social care. Since our last edition in 2012 ... about the framework for care and support of older people1. In addition, the Government has committed to transferring £3.8 billion from the NHS for joint NHS and local council decisions about the funding
-
adults, with a particular emphasis on older people. It appears that the overall number of advocates, people supported, and the number of services funded to deliver advocacy across Wales have all increased ... enhanced by follow-up interviews with respondents, along with discussions at advocacy network meetings across Wales. The analysis suggests that the increases are likely to be attributed to a much greater awareness
-
relates to the challenge of providing a service where demand far outstrips supply and against the backdrop of ever reducing funding levels. Funding levels impact greatly on commissioners’ ability to plan ... Despite the will of staff and leaders to provide good quality care and support as envisaged through the Social Services and Well-being Act, changes to date appear to have largely been small in scale, rather
-
Official Launch We’re proud to introduce an exciting new project that’s ready to support older people (50+) and carers all over Wales. The HOPE project (Helping others to participate and engage) was ... Welsh celebrity Roy Noble. HOPE is a partnership project between Age Cymru, Age Cymru local partners and Age Connects Wales partners throughout Wales. The project is funded by Welsh Government under
