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Staying well, feeling good and remaining as independent as possible are of vital importance to everyone in Wales. All older people should be supported to make informed choices about maintaining and improving ... around safe levels of alcohol consumption, must be reviewed to ensure that they target older audiences in the most appropriate way and through the most relevant channels. The Welsh Government must ensure that
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policy@ageuk.org.uk www.ageuk.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 ... homes for older paper, to review how well the market works and if people are treated fairly. They have invited views on the update paper they published in June 2017, setting out findings so far, their future
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should be subject to an appropriate and proportionate evaluation Evaluations help identify what works and why, provide learning to improve effectiveness (of services), highlight good practice and unintended ... that it will not be possible to know where services being delivered are ineffective, or worse, result in worsening the circumstances of older people Good evaluation evidence is dependent on the design
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and the support they receive in the aftermath, are critical determinants of their long-term recovery and return to a reasonable quality of life. We regularly read articles in the media about ‘bed blocking’ ... blocking’ and hear talk of older people staying in hospital when they no longer need hospital care. Sometimes there seems to be a tendency to blame the patients, it being implied that some older people and
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Policy Statement Health Services and the NHS May 2016 Summary The population in Wales has the highest proportion of older people in the UK and health services need to adapt and respond to the fact that more ... of care, however, the NHS and health services often do not appear to be designed with older people in mind. Older people, wherever they live, should have free and fair access to health and care services
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than 370,000 unpaid carers in Wales, with around 220,000 of those older than 50 years old. This figure is from the 2011 Census and is likely to have increased when factoring in the effects of the COVID-19 ... COVID-19 pandemic. The Older Carers in Wales Survey 2022 was created to focus on the general experiences of older carers, asking them to state the number of hours per week they’re caring, their opinions on support
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post-Covid will facilitate the creation of an age friendly Wales in line with the proposed Strategy for an Ageing Society. Built environment in communities During March and April 2021, Age Cymru, Cymru Older ... National Pensioners Convention Wales, and Pensioners Forum Wales worked together to gather the experiences of people aged 50 or over in Wales during the winter Covid-19 lockdown and to understand the perspectives
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policy@ageuk.org.uk www.ageuk.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 ... House 1-6 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9NA. 2 About this consultation The current law on wills in England and Wales comes from the Wills Act 1837, an archaic statute which does not account for modern
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policy@ageuk.org.uk www.ageuk.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 ... views on how to refresh the Public Health Outcomes Framework (PHOF). This framework was first launched in 2012 to assess local authorities’ contributions to improving and protecting public health, as they
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condition. It’s estimated that one in six people develop clinical depression after they reach 65; this figure can rise to more than one in three for people living in care homes. Signs and symptoms You ... weeks, you should seek help: • loss of self confidence • finding it hard to function at home, at work or in your social life • feeling ‘down’ • less concentration than usual • sleeping too much or too
