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and Peers as the most influential charity in Westminster. Our campaigning activities have focused on social care and pension reform and we have received significant media coverage about these and other ... us. Over 3 million people accessed our website for information and advice or to learn more about what we do and the products and services we offer. Our flagship Information and Advice service reached
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Government’s consultation on the draft national framework for Continuing Health Care and decision support tool. Question 1 In addition to revising the Framework we are placing a strong emphasis on its effective ... unwanted residential care admissions. Many older people do not recognise themselves as carers. In one survey,2 55% of carers had taken over a year to recognise their caring role, and 24% took over five
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allow payment over the phone before pick up. • Money transfers are an easy way to transfer money from one person’s account to another person’s account for payment. This can be arranged either by telephone ... PIN number so that someone helping you with shopping can pay for your goods without having any effect on their own finances. However, there are a number of drawbacks, as pre-paid cards can incur charges such
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Age Cymru. Creating an age friendly Wales Picking up prescriptions • You can pick up a prescription on behalf of someone else. The prescription can be either electronic or a paper prescription. • Plan ahead ... unnecessary risks. 2. Don’t go into the house of the person you’re supporting. 3. Leave the medicine outside on the doorstep. 4. Communicate to the person in isolation that you have delivered via message or phone
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welcome the opportunity to respond to this consultation. We recently responded to the BIS consultation on faster switching across energy and other markets.2 In this paper we respond to the Ofwat ‘Summary of ... presented makes the case for meaningful benefits to customers, including older and vulnerable ones. Based on our experience in other sectors, we believe it would introduce risks for vulnerable and ‘inactive’
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Chief Executive, November 2021 As we leave autumn and enter winter many of us are thinking about what the coming months will bring. Colder and shorter days means there are fewer opportunities for us ... winter. We feature our Spread the Warmth campaign that contains lots of tips on keeping warm and healthy. We look at what’s happening in the gas industry and highlight how the Government will ensure gas
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Dr Katherine Froggatt Professor Christine Milligan Dr Mary Turner International Observatory on End of Life Care Faculty of Health and Medicine Lancaster University i Executive Summary: This report ... older carer support provision. The findings are principally organised into six main areas that expand on key messages in each of the finding sections. These sections cover two principle elements of the pilot
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Wales Advocacy Counts 6 A review of advocacy services for adults in Wales with a particular focus on older people Contents 1. Executive Summary 3 Findings since Advocacy Counts 5 4 Number of respondents ... Advocacy Counts 6 (2018). The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 places a requirement on local authorities to make advocacy available for all individuals in Wales in certain circumstances
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Uphold and adhere to Age Cymru policies, specifically confidentiality and GDPR Commitment: A minimum of one, three-hour shift per week, flexible to fit your schedule Requirements: Age 18+ Smart phone/laptop/tablet ... that are important to them, helping people consider whether they need support, but also identifying what brings them hope, purpose and a sense of belonging. January 2024 © Age Cymru
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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. If you are over State Pension age and ... found in the Useful organisations section. Age UK factsheet April 2024 Page 2 of 30 Contents 1 What is Personal Independence Payment? 4 2 Who qualifies for PIP? 4 2.1 Rules about your age 4 3 Current
