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daily reality for many older people. 75,000 older people in Wales reported ‘always or often’ feeling lonely1, and there is increasing evidence that this can have severe implications for physical and mental ... mental health. People may become increasingly isolated in later life for diverse reasons, including retirement, bereavement, ill health, a lack of local services or transport and a poor physical environment
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you could take to Twitter or Facebook. Our research tells us that nearly a third (31%) of people who escalate a complaint do so using social media. If you’re not sure how to do this, ask a relative or ... find contact information for your energy supplier on your bill, or on the company’s website. You might use the same company for both electricity and gas or have a different one for each fuel – check your
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WASP was founded by Age Cymru and the Older People’s Commissioner for Wales with the aim of making Wales more hostile to those who would commit scams, whether on the doorstep, by post, by phone or online ... 2023, it has been managed by Age Cymru. Its members include the Older People’s Commissioner for Wales, Trading Standards, Citizens Advice Bureau, the Information Commissioner’s Office, Get
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Experiences of people aged 50 or over in Wales during the Covid-19 lockdown This survey is for people aged 50 or over across Wales, and is being undertaken by key organisations that represent older ... anonymous. Thank you for your support in completing this survey. A. Lockdown A1. During the lockdown I was part of a shielded group Yes No A2. During the lockdown I lived with someone who was part of a
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activities of a general nature. b_sportact cognition Thinking ability We used two indicators for memory and three for intelligence, based on literature c_cgwrd_dv, c_cgwri_dv, c_cgs7ca_dv, c_cgvfc_dv, c_cgna_dv ... resources (inverse of deprivation) We created a MATERIAL DEPRIVATION indicator using: holiday, money for self, keep up with bills, house, contents insurance, savings, furniture, and electrical goods. We also
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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. ... National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is currently developing a public health guideline on independence and mental wellbeing (including social and emotional wellbeing) for older people, which
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Phone scams are a common way for criminals to con people out of money using various tricks to get your personal or financial information. Be aware of some of the most common phone scams and find out what ... about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) - do not click on any attachment or link, especially if it asks you for personal information (bank details, date of birth etc). If you think you have been the victim
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technology referred to as telecare and telehealth. Telehealth equipment is designed to help people who live at home to manage their long-term health conditions. These devices allow you to monitor your health ... equipment you will be shown how to take readings and send them automatically to a health professional who will check your results and keep an eye on your health needs. Here are some ways telehealth can help
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physically demanding situations, for example on a factory production line, age is no barrier to working productively. Measuring individual productivity is challenging for researchers. Older studies, which ... or fail to account for a myriad of other factors. More recent studies, which often find older workers are at least as productive as younger workers, are better able to account for these. As people
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Public Policy Statement Fuel poverty October 2017 Fuel poverty is a significant problem for many older people in Wales. In Wales, fuel poverty is defined as needing to spend 10 per cent or more ... 600 older people died in Wales during the winter of 2014/152 - this is more than double the figure for the previous winter. The increase was largely due to a predominant flu strain that affected older people
