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facing permanent admission to a residential or nursing care home 15 6.5 Older people with dementia or other mental health needs 16 7 ... assessing needs; and the guidance documents that local authorities must use when means testing people who may need to pay towards their services. Where relevant, further information on this Act in relation
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4 Our statistical work 4 Key findings 5 Age UK’s Index of Wellbeing in Later Life 8 How is older people’s wellbeing across 9 the whole population? Who is struggling and who is doing well? 10 Some conclusions ... well older people in the UK are doing. We need to know where and why people are not doing well to inform our work and gain an understanding of the policy and practical levers for improving older people’s
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you can pay for an item in instalments but only if you are working, this would disadvantage retired people. Harassment This is when you experience behaviour that makes you feel intimidated, humiliated, or ... Public Sector Equality Duty. Public bodies must consider the needs of people with protected characteristics, including older people, when planning or carrying out their public duties or services. For example
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Do you need help from a trained independent Volunteer Advocate to: • Ensure people listen to your views, wishes and feelings so you lead the decision making? • Get the right support you need when ... Independent Advocacy: supporting you to be informed, heard and involved Are you aged 50+, or a carer of an older person, living in the community and have issues or concerns that you’re finding it difficult to resolve
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Strategy 2024-2034 (Welsh Government) Question 1) To what extent do you agree with this vision? “People in Wales will live in communities which are free from the fear and stigma associated with suicide ... particularly pertinent to Age Cymru, which counts ‘empowering’ among its key values and aims to give people (especially those who are disadvantaged) the tools to take control of their own lives and lead them
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Benefit rates are reviewed annually and take effect in April but rules and figures can sometimes change during the year. The information in this factsheet is applicable in England, Scotland and Wales. If you ... 4 of 18 1 What is Carer’s Allowance? Carer’s Allowance (CA) is a non-means tested benefit paid to people who are caring for a disabled person for at least 35 hours a week. You do not need to have paid National
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this factsheet This factsheet looks at the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS). These relate to people who lack the mental capacity to make decisions about their care and treatment, and who are deprived ... assessors because the mental health and best interest assessments must be carried out by different people. Ideally, the assessment procedure does not involve a series of different interviews by different
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correct for the period February 2024 to January 2025. However, rules and guidance sometimes change during the year. The information given in this factsheet is applicable in England and Wales. If you live ... Cymru factsheet 21w, Council Tax in Wales and factsheet 67w, Home improvements and repairs for older people in Wales. 3.2 Conditions There are usually certain criteria you must meet if taking out equity
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million people every year, providing support, advice and companionship for older people who need it most. In 2014/15, together with our local and national partners, Age UK helped older people identify ... substantially involved in the design of the original scheme, which on the whole has worked well for older people. Our main concern is that with the strong encouragement for consumers to switch suppliers, and
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To support the Chief Executive in arranging and supporting meetings and contacts with a range of people and organisations, including the board of trustees and committees of the board, and delivering a ... a team. X • Accuracy and attention to detail. X • Self-motivated. X • Awareness of older people issues. X • Ability to speak Welsh. X Essential Desirable Knowledge • Understanding
