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gyfeillgar A One-Stop-Shop Guide for Older Carers in Wales A guide for identifying, signposting, and supporting older carers in Wales Creating an age friendly Wales 2 A One-Stop-Shop Guide for Older ... Identifying and supporting older unpaid carers in Wales 4 Your rights 5 Carers needs assessment 6 Should I talk to my GP? 8 Benefits and financial help 9 Benefits calculators 10 Financial support 11 Help
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discrimination 24 9 Occupation contracts – sole or joint contracts 24 10 If you have a community landlord and wish to move home 26 10.1 Transfers 26 10.2 Transfers between secure contract-holders ... This factsheet has information about applying for housing from local authorities (i.e. council homes) and/or housing associations. Traditionally, this type of housing was collectively referred to as ‘social
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National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) for the work it delivers through projects such as HOPE and Dementia Advocacy. The QPM is the UK’s only independent quality performance mark for organisations ... need support to express their needs and have increased choice and control in their lives. To gain the QPM, the charity’s work in this area had to undergo a rigorous self-assessment process and policy
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it’s great that early summer has brought us some sunshine. It’s been a busy few months at Age Cymru and we’re delighted to be able to share with you the findings of the survey we conducted in partnership ... Wales, Pensioners Forum Wales, Cymru Older Peoples’ Alliance and the Welsh Senate of Older People on older people’s experiences of Covid and the winter lockdown. More than 1200 people took the time to tell
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project and want to take this opportunity to remind everyone what HOPE is all about and the service and opportunity we provide. Age Cymru’s HOPE project provides independent advocacy support to local ... local older people (50+) and carers so they can help shape the key decisions affecting their own lives and thereby avoid getting into a crisis situation. HOPE is a Welsh Government funded project running
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reassignment Disability Religion or belief Sexual orientation Marriage or civil partnership Pregnancy and maternity You are protected from a number of different things under the Equality Act: Direct discrimination ... Equality Act also means that public bodies, such as local authorities, hospital trusts and police authorities now have to prevent discrimination. This is called the Public Sector Equality Duty. Public bodies must
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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 pandemic. The Older Carers ... week they’re caring, their opinions on support for older unpaid carers, and what three things would make their life easier. The survey received 537 responses and respondents range from 50-89 years old
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online. The aim is to make services more efficient and cost-effective but also to provide information and access to services in a way that is quick and convenient for individuals at times that suit them ... Strategy (GDS)1 states ‘By digital by default, we mean digital services that are so straightforward and convenient that all those who can use them will choose to do so whilst those who can’t are not excluded’
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to pose questions to Janet Finch-Saunders MS (Conservative Party), Julie Morgan MS (Labour Party) and Rhun ap Iorwerth MS (Plaid Cymru). The event was chaired by Rhodri ab Owen from Positif Politics. The ... affecting older people such as digital exclusion, accessing general practice, paying for care, supporting older carers, and helping older workers to return to the workplace.
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the future Power of attorney 2 We’d love to hear from you. 1) Join our Readers’ Panel. Have your say and be involved in updating our guides by joining our Readers’ Panel. You don’t need any specialist knowledge ... us your story. Have you been affected by any of the issues in this guide? Has Age UK’s information and advice helped? If so, we’d love to hear from you to provide relatable examples that benefit others
