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response - Bereavement Care in Wales 17th May 2021 1: Is it clear who this bereavement framework is for and why it has been developed? YES If the answer is no please tell us below what can we do to achieve ... development will assist in reducing inequalities across Wales in access to bereavement support and help to address the stigma of talking about dying and end of life care. Access to bereavement services
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(GTAP), Age Cymru has recently completed Advocacy Counts 6, the 6th report on advocacy provision for adults in Wales with a particular emphasis on older people. Over the last 12 years Age Cymru has ... 2016 There has been a 32% drop in the number of advocacy services (from 19 to 13) specifically for older people. There has been a small decrease in services providing advocacy to a wider client group
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Square, London WC1H 9NA. 2 About Age UK Age UK is the country's largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. The Age UK network includes around 165 local Age UKs reaching ... These are generally well written and presented although we would like to see more detailed information for some specific groups, and materials aimed at advisers. In addition to web based information there
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In 2020 Age Cymru began a Welsh Government funded project called Tell Me More to find out how care home residents have been during the difficult period of the pandemic. Residents from all-across Wales ... allowing natural facial mimicry to occur, helping us feel empathy towards each other. During the pandemic face masks have often made this difficult, especially for those with hearing loss; unable to rely
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able to, say, eat without help, they would more likely receive social care services than if they were not able to, for example, dress without help. However, it is uncommon for someone to have difficulty ... Our definition of unmet social care need encompasses more than receiving or not help. Even for those people who do, the help they receive may not meet their needs all the time. Because we understand that
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factsheet gives information about Personal Independence Payment (PIP), a non means-tested benefit for people under State Pension age who have a disability. State Pension age is currently 66 years. The ... Allowance (DLA) which is being replaced by PIP for some people. It covers the process for reassessing existing DLA claimants for PIP and explains what to do for both benefits if you have a change of circumstance
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Discussion and calls for action 16 Comparison of results with Age Cymru’s Community Calculator survey in 2010 22 Conclusion 23 Appendices • Appendix 1: Table of average scores for all local authorities ... friendly is their community. An age friendly community is suitable and empowering for people of all ages, with facilities that help people to enjoy health, wellbeing and quality of life. The Community Calculator
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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. ... that a ‘Freedom to Speak Up Guardian’ role should exist within all NHS organisations, as this could help improve the reporting culture and the way cases are handled. There should be a high level of consistency
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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. ... transparent and comparable data and reflect the new fundamental standards which will come in to force for all health and care providers in April 2015. Consultation questions1 Question 1: Mental Health
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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. ... welcomes this inquiry as a means to highlight the importance of investing upstream in interventions that help people to stay well and healthy. As the Richmond Group of Charities set out in What is preventing
