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The Equality Act is a law which protects you from discrimination, meaning that discrimination or unfair treatment on the basis of certain personal characteristics, such as age, is against the law in almost
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benefit. You can use this form to gather your thoughts and plans in one place for easy reference at your meeting. (Please note that this will planner is not a legal document and cannot be used as a valid ... valid will.) **Executors are the people who will deal with your estate, collecting and distributing money and property after your death. You can choose up to four executors (usually a family member or a solicitor)
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Through the This is Older project, Age Cymru has engaged with people aged 50 plus from across Wales, as well as people and organisations that represent older peoples interests, to consider their representation ... representation in the media. The representations we currently see fall into extremes and reinforce stereotypes of ageing. For example, wrinkly hands on the walking stick to the extraordinary sky-diving 90 year
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consultation Department for Transport November 2017 Introduction Age Cymru is the leading charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people should be able to lead ... access to high quality services and the 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
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Professional Advocacy and the Information, Advice & Assistance Service Information, Advice and Assistance (IAA) and Independent Professional Advocacy (IPA) both have key roles in the new approach to care ... an IPA service. What process should be followed to decide when a referral should be made? The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act (“the Act”) requires local authorities to consider whether an individual
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AgeUKIL1 How to stay safe when it’s hot. Staying cool in a heatwave. 2 High temperatures and humidity can present a risk to our health – especially as we get older. Here are some helpful tips on how ... weather. When you’re out and about. • Try to avoid spending too much time outside or exercising during the hottest part of the day (between 11 a m and 3pm). Try and keep in the shade when you can. • Wear
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Find out about the different ways you can contact Age Cymru, whether it's to get inforamtion and advice on money or care, ask about donations or something else.
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Anyone can get into debt, the important thing to remember is that you’re not alone and it’s never too early or too late to seek debt advice.
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lonely, remember you're not alone. Feeling lonely doesn’t necessarily mean you have no one nearby. You can be surrounded by friends and family but still feel lonely.
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6. Employment 26 7. Communication 27 8. Representation in society 29 The year ahead 1. Looking forward to 31 2. Challenges in the year ahead 33 3. Getting back out and about 37 4. Finance 39 What matters ... over in Wales2 About this research During April and May 2023 Age Cymru worked in partnership with the four national older people’s organisations to understand what really matters to people aged 50 or over
