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variety of discount schemes for certain customers. The following water companies discounted bills to people receiving Pension Credit (PC): ⚫ Affinity Water ⚫ Bournemouth Water ⚫ Cambridge Water ⚫ Dŵr Cymru ... more information. In Wales, see section 7 of factsheet 67w, Home improvements and repairs for older people in Wales. 11 Compulsory metering Water companies are legally entitled to install meters in areas
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Marketing and promotion. Knowledge The ability to demonstrate knowledge of: • Issues affecting older people in Wales and barriers to accessing support. • Local services in the public or voluntary sector
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Do you need help to: • Ensure people listen to your views, wishes and feelings so you lead the decision making? • Get the right support you need when you need it? • Be supported to say what matters to ... Independent Advocacy: supporting you to be informed, heard and involved Are you aged 50+, or a carer of an older person, living in the community and have issues or concerns that you’re fi nding it diffi cult to resolve
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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 Carers in Wales ... Wales Contents Introduction to Age Cymru’s Carers Project 3 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
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set out in our report The Health and Care of Older People in England 2017, is now not only failing to meet the needs of increasing numbers of older people (1.2 million at our latest count), but also having ... genuinely ‘new money’ or not. “Our concern is that there could be big trouble ahead in some places for older people needing care and their families if providers continue to shut up shop and councils find it impossible
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Information written with you in mind. This information guide has been produced with the help of older people, carers and expert peer reviewers. This guide has been kindly peer reviewed by Dementia UK. Published: ... dementia get gradually worse over time, and can’t be cured. Most people affected by dementia are over 65 years old, but it can also affect people younger than this. Everyone experiences dementia differently
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of advocacy and understand why independence is important 3. Recognise what barriers there are to people being able to fully participate and uphold their rights and how to overcome them Contents • Introduction ... 6 • 1950s – scandals in long stay hospitals • 1960s – increasing awareness of rights and the way people are treated who need services • 1966 – Wolf Wolfensburger established the first Citizen Advocacy
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300,000 names of people being targeted and responding to scams Mail Scams Telephone Scams Doorstep Crime Areas of work SCAMS are FRAUD and FRAUD is a CRIME. AKA Financial abuse People Scam victims that ... Dementia makes people more vulnerable to scams. Proactive Prevention www.friendsagainstscams.org.uk Partnership Collaborative working US Letter Mail Volume And Finally…………. Back to People Our pledge Prevention:
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Prevent a fall Falls are not an inevitable part of growing older Take Action today 0300 303 4498 01639 617 333 0300 111 3333 For more information visit: www.agecymru.org.uk www.ageconnectswales.org.uk ... bowel Nutrition and hydration Get Active Foot health and supportive footwear Aids and equipment Let people know! Limit unnecessary risk Safe from hazards in the home
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suggests that many savers are deriving sub-optimal outcomes from their pension pots. Large numbers of people appear to be cashing in their savings or failing to shop around when they purchase a retirement income ... have throughout their retirement. There also needs to be a proactive effort to ensure that as people get older – possibly with health conditions or declining cognitive capability - they do not end up making
