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housing for older people; Age Cymru’s Factsheet 35w Renting your home in Wales – rights or problems regarding your rent; Age Cymru’s Factsheet 67w Home improvements and repairs for older people in Wales; ... Note: There will, however, also be ‘converted’ versions of the contracts above (in cases where people already had a tenancy in place prior to the new act coming into force on 1 December 2022). Factsheet
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Information and advice you need to help you love later life. We’re Age UK and our goal is to enable older people to love later life. We are passionate about affirming that your later years can be fulfilling ... Glossary 21 Useful organisations 24 2 Internet security what next? What this guide is about For many people the internet has made life easier and is an excellent source of information. But it’s important
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health and social care policy, with the aim of improving the care and support for the 15 million people we collectively represent. Our work is focused on five themes: • Co-ordinated care • Patients engaged ... society, we can direct our public services – including, but also going beyond, the NHS – to support people to make positive choices and adopt healthy behaviours. These are not new ideas. Yet action to implement
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driven by the needs and aspirations of people in later life. Our vision is a world in which older people flourish. Our mission is to improve the lives of older people, wherever they live. We are a registered ... talents, services and solutions to enrich the lives of people in later life. Age UK provides information and advice to around 6 million people each year, runs public and parliamentary campaigns, provides
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come across older or vulnerable people at risk of a fall or having already fallen. Their assistance in managing situations or preventing a fall will be critical. Did you know? • • Older fallers are ... recovery from a fall. Public Health Wales indicate that, annually up to 2026: • • 132,000 older people will fall more than once in their own home • • 8,100 will suffer a serious injury and end
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agreements to be used as a means of targeting older workers. If this were to happen it could re-legitimise the concept of forced retirement and continue to stigmatise older workers. While the proposals in the ... employers in the statutory guidance or code of practice that these are not a substitute for effective people management. As employers will have to interact with statutory tools and formal procedures, it creates
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Information written with you in mind. This information guide has been produced with the help of older people, carers and expert peer reviewers. Published: July 2023. We’d love to hear from you. 1) Join our ... Wales and Northern Ireland. 5 What is a scam? Scams are a way of cheating people out of their money – they’re crimes. The people behind them are sometimes called fraudsters, swindlers or con artists. But
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professional advocacy for adults under the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 Supporting people to be informed, heard and involved 2 3 Introduction The Part 10 Code of Practice (Advocacy)1 (“the ... Advocacy is one of several forms of support available for people who need assistance in working through life issues. "Advocacy supports and enables people who have difficulty representing their interests to
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characteristics 18 6 Elder abuse and/or domestic abuse 19 6.1 Elder abuse and safeguarding of older people 19 6.2 Domestic abuse 20 7 The role of the police in tackling anti-social behaviour 20 7.1 Community ... about anti-social behaviour that takes place in the home or neighbourhood. It is primarily aimed at people experiencing anti-social behaviour. However, there is also information if you are accused of anti-social
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• working-age Housing Benefit • Income Support • Child Tax Credit • Working Tax Credit. Most people can no longer make a new claim for a legacy benefit and must claim Universal Credit instead. 3 How ... date you claim until you start getting your Universal Credit. If you need help with living costs during this period, you can apply for an advance payment. You’ll need to pay this back from future Universal
