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against the backdrop of rising energy prices, and the cost-of-living crisis, many older people are facing some of the hardest challenges imaginable – economic poverty; fuel poverty; food poverty; health ... national networks. We work proactively with our partners to understand the risks and opportunities facing older people across all areas of Wales and, together, build sustainable solutions. Influencing
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dweud wrthyf fod angen bywyd arnaf y tu hwnt i ofalu. Ond all neb eich paratoi chi at y diwrnod pan mae’r sawl sy’n agos at eich calon yn symud i gartref gofal.” - Gwraig preswyliwr cartref gofal Os nad ydych ... newid cyfeiriad olygu bod cyfeillion a chysylltiadau yn absennol. Gall anfon cardiau ‘Rwy’n Symud’ at gysylltiadau a hoffai aros mewn cysylltiad â’ch anwylyd eu hannog nhw i aros mewn cysylltiad • Paratoi
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uk 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 ... biggest impact on practice and be challenging to implement? Please say for whom and why. 3. What would help users overcome any challenges? (For example, existing practical resources or national initiatives
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for good systems for operating Powers of Attorney and delegated banking (signatures, identification, home visits etc). Introduction Age UK is a charity and social enterprise driven by the needs and aspirations ... services. However, our observation is that alternatives – particularly higher-tech alternatives - are at an early stage of development and may not in practice provide a suitable alternative in the near future
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follows individuals through their life course and shows how a typical person within each group fares at different points throughout their life. The results highlight that engaging more people in saving ... are made. The key findings can be illustrated through two different viewpoints: firstly, by looking at the specific findings of each scenario; and secondly by examining the cross-cutting issues arising
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stigma associated with suicide and self-harm and are empowered and supported to both seek and offer help when it is needed.” We agree that this vision offers a comprehensive and attainable target for this ... that acknowledges the social impact of suicide and self-harm and that emphasises the need to empower at-risk individuals, rather than adopting a top-down, prescriptive approach to suicide and self-harm prevention
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dementia among some BME and gypsy, traveller communities is low which means that they access support at a later stage when the condition has become more severe. We believe that strategy should include an ... awareness activity on the symptoms of dementia, the importance of an early diagnosis and where to access help and support. Assessment and diagnosis The available research presents a clear case for developing
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and build wealth in communities across Wales? Residential care homes We are particularly concerned about the functioning of the care home market in Wales. The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act ... to the effective operation of markets for care homes for older people. We support the conclusions of the Competitions and Markets Authority’s care homes market study report1, that the market needs to
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be an under-estimate, because of enumeration problems, with alternative estimates placing the number at between one hundred and three hundred thousand.2,3,4 Table 1 Table 2 Ethnic group Median age White ... and over. A comprehensive study of Irish Travellers in Ireland in 2008 set the life expectancy at birth at 61.7 years compared with 76.8 years for the general population of the Republic of Ireland.5 This
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not all refugees formally seek asylum but, in the UK, refugee status is only awarded to someone the Home Office recognises as a refugee as described in the Refugee Convention. An asylum seeker is someone ... application. A person given refugee status is normally granted leave to remain in the UK for 5 years and, at the end of that period can apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain (permanent residence).1 An applicant
