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SERVICES AUGUST 2018 Age Cymru is the leading charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people should be able to lead healthy and fulfilled lives, have adequate income ... and the opportunity to shape their own future. We seek to provide a strong voice for all older people in Wales and to raise awareness of the issues of importance to them. The Golden Thread Advocacy Programme
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highly individualised letters are word processed and sent to people who they believe will be taken in by the offer of prizes or the opportunity to buy goods at unbelievably low prices. Lists of the names ... to escape from their country and come to visit here. I am pleased to support the work of Age Cymru in this campaign against scammers. Finally the old adage of if something looks too good to be true then
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Age Cymru Advice 0300 303 44 98 www.agecymru.org.uk Factsheet 35w July 2023 Renting your home in Wales – rights or problems regarding your rent Factsheet 35w July 2023 ... Legislative changes in Wales and new terminology regarding housing law 5 2.1 The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 5 3 Your rights regarding rent – occupation contracts in the
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www.agecymru.org.uk Factsheet 10w April 2024 Paying for a permanent care home placement in Wales Factsheet 10w April 2024 (amended May 2024) 2 of 76 Contents ... about this factsheet 5 1.1 Definitions and terminology 6 2 Legislation covering the social care system in Wales 10 2.1 The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 and accompanying
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their individuality. It is this individuality that can so easily become submerged and hidden from view in the pressure caldron that characterises our contemporary health and social care system. This Older ... vital core values to which we all might lay claim – but restated through the eyes of an older person. In a sense, it is a shame that there is a need to restate these values. But we are where we are. Professionals
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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 ... excellent services to people often experiencing challenging situations in their lives. It also shows that we have the training and policies in place to help ensure that older people’s rights are upheld, and
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experiencing or achieving a good later life. There are huge differences among the older population, with some in a much better position than others. At the moment life is even more restricted and miserable for those ... experiencing are recognised in plans for Covid reconstruction. Poverty and voice • 120,000 pensioners in Wales live in poverty (i) • It’s estimated that 80,000 households in Wales that are eligible for
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policy@ageuk.org.uk www.ageuk.org.uk Age UK is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 and registered company number 6825798). The registered address ... older people, which is due to be published in 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)
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ticket: planning buses as a public service for Wales June 2022 Q1: Do you agree that change is required in how we deliver bus services to meet the needs of Wales’ citizens and respond to the climate emergency ... agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree Disagree Strongly disagree Comments: In order to encourage people to use public transport in efforts to respond to the climate emergency, reliable, accessible and sustainable
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than 370,000 unpaid carers 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 ... COVID-19 pandemic. The Older Carers in Wales Survey 2022 was created to focus on the general experiences of older carers, asking them to state the number of hours per week they’re caring, their opinions on support
