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national charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe that older people should be able to lead healthy and fulfilled lives, have adequate income, access to high quality services ... 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. Introduction We are pleased to respond to the
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What matters to you? This is Age Cymru’s fifth annual survey undertaken in partnership with the four national older people’s organisations. This year we heard from over 1300 people aged ... aged 50 or over from across Wales about what really matters to them. Older people told us about accessing health and social care, digital inclusion, employment, experiences of being unpaid carers, finances
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findings from older carers 2 For the Moment Summary of findings from older carers Introduction Prior to the Covid-19 outbreak, it was estimated that there are more than 370,000 unpaid carers in Wales. More ... during the pandemic. Unpaid carers provide support to relatives, friends or neighbours who have a disability, physical or mental health needs, or who are affected by addiction. Support they give can include
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findings from older carers 2 For the Moment Summary of findings from older carers Introduction Prior to the Covid-19 outbreak, it was estimated that there are more than 370,000 unpaid carers in Wales. More ... during the pandemic. Unpaid carers provide support to relatives, friends or neighbours who have a disability, physical or mental health needs, or who are affected by addiction. Support they give can include
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1 Summary In this short paper, Age UK sets out ten questions to prompt and encourage discussion with the local public sector on the key issues affecting services for people in later life within ... vulnerable and ensuring fair treatment • Shaping a changing provider market • Integrating the approach to health and wellbeing • Changing attitudes and enabling contributions • Creating age-friendly communities
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greatly to our knowledge about how our thinking skills change with age and what we can do to protect our cognitive health in later life. As well as funding, we have worked with the researchers to summarise ... and translate their findings. A specific report is due to be published in the next few months, however this experience has left us well-placed to speak authoritatively not only about cognitive ageing but
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national charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people should be able to lead healthy and fulfilled lives, have adequate income, access to high quality services ... 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 to respond to the consultation
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for people of all ages to live a healthy and independent lifestyle. This in turn has had an effect on the NHS, placing greater pressure on services that are already struggling to clear the backlog of cases ... health interventions are provided to older people across Wales. These services are vital to improving the physical and mental health of older people and to helping them to live more independently. In doing
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businesses towards attracting and including older consumers is slow – many older people still struggle to access and navigate shops and other businesses. This results in exclusion and frustration for many ... many people, and wasted opportunities for businesses. Age UK is the UK’s largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. Our information and advice reached around 5.9 million people
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We're looking for people to join our volunteer ‘Friends’ telephone befriending team to connect with older people on a weekly 30 minute friendship call. You can find out more about this role ... website. Once you have registered with Volunteering Wales, search on their website for 'Friend in Need' to find this volunteering opportunity. What happens next? Once you've registered on the Volunteering Wales
