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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
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Background to Age Cymru Age Cymru is the national charity for older people in Wales and is the force combining Age Concern Cymru and Help the Aged in Wales. The Charity works nationally and locally to improve ... people in the media. Background to This is Older The aim of the project is to co-produce, through engagement, a written agenda that organisations can sign up to, to ensure accurate representation of
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the knees 2. Sit up straight, shoulders back and head up, looking forward 3. Encourage participants to breathe naturally whilst performing each exercise. 4. Move slowly and smoothly through each repetition ... repetition of the exercise. Avoid quick, jerky or uncontrolled movements 5. Participants should be able to perform 10 - 15 repetitions of each exercise fairly comfortably 6. Check resistance bands for damage
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May 2023 Advocacy News Dementia Advocacy Project Age Cymru are delighted to be able to let you all know that we’ve been able to secure another 12 months funding for our Dementia Advocacy Project which ... trained team of advocates across Wales. For those of you who refer into the project please continue to do so and email: dementiaadvocacy@agecymru.org.uk. We can provide a referral form as well if you don’t
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address is Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9NA. NHS England is consulting on changes to the assurance framework for clinical commissioning groups (CCGs). This is the mechanism that helps ... responsible for overseeing it (CCGs). The new process, the CCG improvement and assessment framework, aims to drive better NHS services in line with the Five year forward view, a major strategy document published
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experiences of the lockdown and the impact that this has made on them.This survey will take 15 minutes to complete. Your response isanonymous.Thank you for your support in completing this survey. Lockdown ... theinternet via:Computer Smart Phone Tablet If no, do you think it would have beenhelpfulto have access to theinternet?Yes No Your experiences duringlockdownB1. How have you been accessing information and
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change is required in how we deliver bus services to meet the needs of Wales’ citizens and respond to the climate emergency? Please score from strongly agree to strongly disagree. Strongly agree Agree Neither ... Comments: In order to encourage people to use public transport in efforts to respond to the climate emergency, reliable, accessible and sustainable public transport services need to be available, with
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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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Research Department (January 2015) Page 3 of 31 Acknowledgements The author of this report would like to thank the representatives of local Age UK Brand Partners (London, North Craven, Salford, South Tyneside ... participating in the project who shared information for this evaluation. The author would like to give a special mention to Titilope Adekunle (Research Assistant at Age UK) for supporting the author in carrying
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situations. Older people with mental health problems were said to be 6 times more likely to be on medication but less likely to have access to talking therapies, with many receiving no help at all from the ... working longer and with changes to the state pension age, many more older people in their 60s are now living with anxieties from work and financial insecurity. Changes to women’s state pension age was also
