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worry more about money at this time of year. Get your home ready for winter It's cheaper and easier to heat your home if it's well insulated and your heating works properly. Draught proof doors and windows ... consider getting cavity-wall insulation Have your heating system serviced every year and check that it's working before the cold weather starts. If you rent your home, landlords have a legal duty to have
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regard to information & advice and advocacy 7 4 Specific charging rules where it is decided that care will be on a temporary basis 8 4.1 Definitions ... hospital for a lengthy period (rehabilitation type care packages may be provided in a care home. There is brief information on this within the text, but also see Age Cymru’s Factsheet 76w Reablement, intermediate
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fit as a fiddle is a programme run by Age UK and funded by the Big Lottery Fund as part of the Wellbeing programme www.ageuk.org.uk www.fitasaf iddle.org.uk Age UK’s ... impact on the outcomes of older people that are referred to the project by health care professionals. It focuses on additional survey data collected by three of the 11 local Age UK Partners which took part
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Committee National Assembly for Wales Inquiry into Human Rights in Wales February 2017 Age Cymru is the leading national charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe ... repeal the Human Rights Act 1998 and replace it with a UK Bill of Rights. 3. A major area of focus for Age Cymru will be to ensure that older people’s position is strengthened, not weakened, by any possible
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about their experiences. Ages range from 50 to 100 and 40% of respondents are over the age of 70 which is 14% more than the previous research in 2021. 4% of respondents identify as gay, lesbian or bisexual ... responses from every local authority area in Wales. This report is a snapshot of the experiences and views of people aged 50 or over in Wales. It provides evidence of the specific needs of older people, reflecting
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obligation’ June 2016 All rights reserved. Third 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 ... 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 is Tavis House 1-6
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formally supporting this quality standard? Yes No Key area for quality improvement Why is this important? Why is this a key area for quality improvement? Supporting information Separately list each key ... by this quality standard. EXAMPLE: Pulmonary rehabilitation for chronic obstructive EXAMPLE: There is good evidence that appropriate and effective pulmonary rehabilitation can drive significant improvements
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as “anyone of any age, who provides unpaid care and support to a relative, friend or neighbour who is disabled, physically or mentally ill, or affected by substance misuse”1. According to the 2011 census ... Wales provide over 50 hours of unpaid care per week.3 It is likely that the actual proportion of older carers is higher than these results. It is estimated that by 2037 there will be over half a million
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are accessible to older people. Without these, there is an increased risk that isolation and loneliness will impact upon people’s wellbeing. It is essential that older people in all areas have the means ... been invaluable in helping older people in Wales to retain their independence and remain active, and it is vital that this continues to be supported by the Welsh Government. We are extremely concerned that
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light on how the system of health and care is working for older people in this country at the moment using the best, most authoritative data available, most of it from official sources. In some places Age ... wherever this is so it is clearly indicated in the text. Being able to know that we will receive health and care if and when we should need it matters to all of us, at any age, but it is all the more
