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specifically for older people (50+) in Wales 16 Advocacy services for a wider client group but older people are supported as part of the service 16 Funding and sustainability 17 Language 18 Quality and standards ... Nearly all Local Authorities have either commissioned services to comply with these requirements or are in the process of doing so. Draft regulations have been developed by Welsh Government that relate initially
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voice for all older people in Wales and to raise awareness of the issues of importance to them. We are pleased to respond to Welsh Government’s consultation on the community nursing specification as this ... specification comes at a time of great change in health services, and it is important that these changes are reflected in updates to the specification and in particular pay close attention to an increased need
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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. ... basis of old age, and on the existence of specific bodies which protect against age discrimination or are mandated to protect and promote the rights of older persons. 3. Information on specific national legislation
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The programme is delivered by Age Cymru, in partnership with Age Connects and Diverse Cymru. We are pleased to respond to Welsh Government’s consultation on the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care ... Regulated Advocacy Services. Comments relating to the relevant questions in the consultation template are attached. We have a number of concerns about the draft regulations and draft statutory guidance and
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awareness of the issues of importance to them. We are submitting evidence for this open ended to this consultation following the recent publication of our ‘Why are we Waiting?’ report that can be found here: ... here: https://www.ageuk.org.uk/cymru/get-involved/campaigns/why-are-we-waiting/ The research and report are the cumulation of growing evidence from our advice and support services of worrying delays in
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general information on people in later life in the UK. Wherever possible, figures for the whole UK are quoted. For ease of reading and unless otherwise stated, the term “older” is used here for people aged ... Population There are now 11.8 million people aged 65 or over in the UK.1 There are now over 15.3 million people in the UK aged 60 and above.2 1.6 million people are aged 85 or over.3 There are over half
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principles of advocacy and understand why independence is important 3. Recognise what barriers there are to people being able to fully participate and uphold their rights and how to overcome them Contents ... 1950s – scandals in long stay hospitals • 1960s – increasing awareness of rights and the way people are treated who need services • 1966 – Wolf Wolfensburger established the first Citizen Advocacy project
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Summary- Older people are the main adult users of most health and care services. The population in Wales has the highest proportion of older people in the UK and more people are living longer, often with ... support those living with chronic conditions. This principle applies to all older people whether they are in their own homes, in care homes or in hospitals. Health and care services should be designed to support
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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. ... believe it has been a good first step towards improving employment outcomes for older workers. There are, however, still significant barriers that prevent older workers taking a full part in the labour market:
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thrilled when the Mini Vinnies Action group from St Joseph’s Primary School in Cardiff told us they are supporting our Big Step fundraiser. Equally impressive was the amount of work they have done to better ... group, whose motto is ‘Turn Concern into Action’ did just that and organised visits to care homes where they entertained residents with music and set up pen pal partnerships with lots of older people.
