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agecymru.org.uk Registered Charity 1128436 Physical activity 32 Is it right for me? It is never too late to start being more physically active. You can benefit from physical activity, whatever your age. The ... you’ve been inactive for a while. You will notice the difference as soon as you begin. You don’t need to buy new or expensive clothing. Just wear loose, comfortable clothes and a pair of flat shoes which
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easy access to a car, having accessible and affordable public transport is vital to leading an active and independent life. The national bus concession means people in later life are able to reach key ... difficult financial choices. The concession allows older people to travel off-peak on buses anywhere in England for free. Eligibility is tied to women’s State Pension age for both men and women. It is a crucial
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Please return to: [insert email address] Please read the checklist for submitting comments at the end of this form. We cannot accept forms that are not filled in correctly. We would like to hear your views ... that the reasons given in the guideline are sufficient to justify this? 2. Which areas will have the biggest impact on practice and be challenging to implement? Please say for whom and why. 3. What would
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want to learn from it Only collect information that you need, and that you do not have or will not be collecting through other avenues Be clear about how the survey or questionnaire is to be administered ... relevant stakeholders to help get the focus right Pre-test / Pilot the survey or questionnaire with a small number of people who are likely to be representative of the target group to understand how they
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likely to have increased when factoring in the effects of the 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 ... Trust Wales and the project aims to support the early identification of older carers to provide timely and person-centred information and advice, enable older carers to influence policy, service design
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exercising functions under the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014.All references are to the Part 10 Code of Practice (Advocacy). 1. As part of t he initial conversation, and throughout the ... may lack capacity to make a decision and an assessment of their capacity under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 should be made. This may affect the type of advocacy which it is appropriate to provide for the
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possible to find out when the next prescription is due. If it can be ordered at least seven days beforehand this will help the pharmacist deal with urgent requests and queries. • You may need to take ID ... ID with you and you will need to know the name and address of the person you’re collecting for. For further information https://www.nhs.uk/ common-health-questions/caring-carersand-long-term-conditions/
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they need to live with dignity. Sadly, older people often have to face these issues with no-one to help or support them – loneliness is a daily struggle when you only have the TV or radio to keep you ... able to shape decisions affecting their lives. Our mission is to improve the lives of older people by delivering trusted advice, support and services. We use our knowledge, insight and experience to influence
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standard on falls prevention among older people, which is due to be published in January 2017. As part of this, stakeholders have been invited to comment on the draft quality standard, including the key areas ... shortlisted (available online here). Age UK welcomes this quality standard as a positive contribution to preventing falls and reducing the fear of falling in later life. Key points and recommendations
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second annual report on delays in access to social care in Wales for people aged 55 and over. Last year our dementia advocacy project, HOPE (Helping others to participate and engage) advocacy project and ... assessment had been completed. A year on we wanted to know if the changes local authorities told us about last year were making improvements to older people’s access to social care. Conclusions 1. A picture is emerging
