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Healthiest Company, 2013) Greater education on post retirement employment options or alternatives, such as setting up your own business, would also assist for those fit enough to continue working. Reengaging ... and advice. Employers have a role to play for the near retirees, and increasingly, recent retirees. As part of the Budget, the Government announced the intention to legislate that individuals receive face
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contributions that older people make through paid employment, voluntary roles, caring responsibilities and as consumers. An ageing population may bring challenges but it is also a significant opportunity. To ... opportunity we must put aside outdated assumptions and recognise the skills and value that older people bring as employees and contributors to wider society and to the economy. More people are working for longer
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a class at their local community centre or access services through the medium of Welsh or English. As a result, care and support services will need to have an even greater focus on maximising people’s ... individuals to prevent things reaching a crisis point for them. Stepping in early to help people is crucial as it can reduce or delay the need longer term care and support. The Act is designed to ensure that: •
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your Feet/Self Healthy www.ageconnectswales.org.uk/falls 01639 617 333 We can help. Get help if you need it Keep yourself Safe and Well Falling at home can cause serious injuries, change your life ... chat again. Care & Repair Cymru CWTSH CUDDLE Do you want help to try and stop falling again? Do you know why you fell, and do you remember where? Have you fallen or nearly in the last 12 months? Aros
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Hate crime is defined as any criminal offence which is perceived, by the victim or any other person, to be motivated by hostility or prejudice based on a personal characteristic. As currently defined in ... stereotypes. In the case of older people they are often portrayed as frail, out of touch, and grumpy. Research has shown that those over 70 are seen as incapable and pitiable, when compared with other groups.2
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external clinical support, particularly from GPs, and/or be trained in particular clinical skills, such as the use of morphine pumps. Without this support, symptom relief may be poor and a resident may end ... the Welsh Language capacity of the local workforce. It is important that older people who speak Welsh as their first language are accommodated and supported by health care services to communicate in Welsh
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quality pavements, poor street lighting or fear of crime can stop people feeling confident enough to go out at all. While national government can set the framework for age friendly neighbourhoods, it is ... Local authorities should draw on intergenerational practice to help meet policy objectives such as stronger, safer communities, a robust local economy, environmental sustainability, and also improved
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Older prisoners have the same needs as younger prisoners in terms of social exclusion, the need to engage in meaningful activities and to feel involved as well as in coping with ‘entry shock’, adaptation ... cleaning cells. This may be formalised and rewarded and could lead to a recognised qualification such as an NVQ in Health and Social care9,12 Older prisoners’ forums, to provide feedback on whether the needs
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November 2015. As part of this, stakeholders have been invited to comment on the provisional recommendations set out in the draft guideline (available online here). Age UK welcomes this guideline as a positive ... services, particularly primary care services and GPs; Recognising the impact of social barriers, such as stigma, on older people’s ability to lead active lives. Age UK’s comments Name: Léa Renoux Organisation:
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increasing male longevity, getting closer to that for women, increases the availability of spouses as carers. • Increased divorce rates, particularly among the over 60s, may help to increase the nu ... such as spouse, parent of non‐dependent child, sibling. A decrease in fertility may reduce the duration of others, such as parent of dependent child, or even the opportunity for some roles, such as sibling
