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world where everyone can love later life and we work every day to achieve this. We help more than 5m people every year providing support, companionship and advice for older people who need it most. Age ... risk of abuse and neglect, both of which can have a devastating impact on physical and mental health. Disturbing examples of the abuse and neglect of adults who need care and support are all too common
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home manager. Assessment carried out by Date of Risk Assessment Review date What is the hazard Who may be harmed and why What action you’re taking to control risk Action carried out by When the action
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Ambassador come from? “We know that [communities] are often the first to know about abuse, and that they can act as gate openers or gate closers in terms of help seeking.” Finding the Cost of Freedom, 2014 What’s
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Volunteer Advocate supported Mr TT to provide proof of bills, money paid and energy usage to the supplier who agreed to a further refund. Mr TT was thrilled with the outcome and was happy that he’d finally managed ... the floating support team at the local authority, who allocated a homelessness officer. The homelessness officer was able to talk to the landlord, who agreed to be lenient as she was actively looking for
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document forms part of the evaluation of the pilot projects. This document presents the lessons that can be taken from the two pilot areas. These lessons are based on what has worked well and what has not ... on a clear expectation of what support and information will be provided to and by whom. The details can be worked out at a later stage but what is important is the understanding of what will be expected
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You will work towards establishing long term Nordic Walking groups in your local area for people who have completed the Nordic Walking courses. The ideal volunteer will also raise the profile and attract ... is a chance for you to go on to deliver ongoing Nordic Walking in your local area to those people who have completed the Nordic Walking course. Age Cymru will provide you with support via your dedicated
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frees up clinicians to treat more patients, and so assists in reducing waiting lists. Time gained can also be used to monitor and evaluate system improvements and so contribute to further improvements ... for specific conditions. They detail what treatments can be managed in the community, what tests are needed before a hospital referral and where GPs can access resources. This system was introduced as part
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and guides Age UK has produced a range of documents linked to the Dementia Friendly Programme which can be found here: www.ageuk.org.uk/professional-resources-home/services-and-practice/healthand-wellbe ... people with dementia, and has many useful references and insights. A key finding is: The full report can be found here: www.ageuk.org.uk/Documents/EN-GB/For-professionals/Research/Cognitive_ decline_and_
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people and their families are ‘choosing’ to remain in hospital, thereby denying hospital care to others who are in greater need. However we do not believe that the problem of older people staying in hospital ... choice’. They demonstrate just how hard it can be to organise a safe and appropriate place for older patients to go to after they have been in hospital, where families can be sure that their loved
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safety interventions that affect people in later life. • The process of ageing can lead to physical and mental decline that can have an impact on driving, however there are many misconceptions about the safety ... further to support older people and their families if they consider they may stop driving. This decision can be a stressful event and the process of licensing and enforcement needs to be supportive and clear
