Helping older people in Wales to repair, adapt and maintain their homes. / Helpu pobl hŷn yng Nghymru i drwsio, addasu a chynnal a chadw eu cartrefi.
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We're delighted that the First Minister for Wales, @RhunapIorwerth highlighted our Managing Better service as an example of good practice during First Minister's Questions - record.assembly.wales/Plenar…
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We're attending @Plaid_Cymru Conference in Llandudno today and tomorrow.
If you're attending why not visit our stand and find out more about the work we do to ensure older people remain living safely and independently at home and in the communities they love.
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Nid yw cwympo yn rhan anochel o heneiddio. Mae pobl o bob oedran yn medru cwympo ond wrth i ni fynd yn hŷn, rydyn ni'n fwy tebygol o gael niwed. Dyma rai awgrymiadau gwych i leihau eich risg, 'Gofalwch am eich traed' - bit.ly/WythnosYmwybyddiaethO…
#GostwngCwympiadauGydanGilydd
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Top tip – Take care of your eyes and ears 👀👂
Our eyesight changes as we age and can lead to a trip or loss of balance. Also, problems with your ears can affect your balance - bit.ly/FallsAwarenessWeek
#ReduceFallsTogether #FallsAwarenessWeek
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Gall sicrhau fod eich cartref yn ddiiogel ac yn gweddu eich anghenion ostwng eich risg o syrthio. Gall @CRCymru helpu gydag addasadau megis canllawiau a stepiau i’ch helpu i fyw’n ddiogel ac annibynnol yn eich cartref eich hun. Cysylltwch â’ch Gofal a Thrwsio lleol os ydych
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yn bryderus am syrthio neu symud o amgylch eich cartref yn ddiogel: careandrepair.org.uk/cy/get-…
#GostwngCwympiadauGydanGilydd #WythnosAtalCwympiadau
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1/2 Ensuring your home is safe and suits your needs can help reduce your risk of falling over. @CRCymru can help with adaptations such as grab rails, handrails and steps to help you to live safely and independently at home. If you’re worried about falling over or getting around
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2/2 your home safely, contact your local Care & Repair: careandrepair.org.uk/gethelp
#ReduceFallsTogether #FallsAwarenessWeek
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Mae’r wythnos hon yn nodi Wythnos Atal Cwympiadau. Mae @CRCymru @AgeCymru @AgeConnectWales yn cydweithio er mwyn arwain ymgyrch i godi ymwybyddiaeth am gwympiadau.
Mae’n bwysig i gofio, nid yw cwympiadau yn rhan anochel o heneiddio – bit.ly/WythnosYmwybyddiaethO…
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This week is #FallsAwarenessWeek - @CRCymru @AgeCymru and @AgeConnectWales are working in partnership to lead an awareness to action campaign all about falls.
It's important to remember, falls are not an inevitable part of ageing - bit.ly/FallsAwarenessWeek
#ReduceFallsTogether
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Thank you to @MikeHedgesAM for visiting our stand at Y Farchnad yesterday. It was great to talk about the vital work Care & Repair does for older people across Wales and how we can work together to ensure older people can continue to live safely at homes and communities.
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Thank you to @elwyn04 for visiting our stand at Y Farchnad yesterday. It was great to talk about the vital work Care & Repair does for older people across Wales and how we can work together to ensure older people can continue to live safely in their own homes and communities.
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We’re sharing a stand with @ElecSafetyFirst today at Y Farchnad in @SeneddCymru . So why not stop by and discuss how we can work together to ensure older people remain living safely and independently at home.
Perfect opportunity for new and returning MSs to connect with us 🤝
📍Our public affairs team is at the @SeneddCymru today alongside @CRCymru♻️If you're passing, come and say hi!
A big thank you to @MikeHedgesAM MS for sponsoring this event and supporting the work to drive safe and sustainable behaviours in Wales.
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We're pleased to read the report from @talkolderpeople highlighting the urgent need for improvements to the delivery of Disabled Facilities Grants across Wales.
The research helps prove what we know anecdotally: that older people are waiting too long in this system to receive
Today, the Commissioner has published a new report examining the Disabled Facilities Grant process in Wales, warning that delays in adapting older people’s houses puts their health, safety and independence at risk.
Read the report here: olderpeople.wales/resource/t…
ALT Image of an older woman using a handrail to walk up a flight of stairs. Above her, there is text that reads: 'Read the Commissioner's Time to Adapt report on the Disabled Facilities Grant process in Wales.
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adaptations that are essential for their continued independence and dignity at home.
Read our full response - careandrepair.org.uk/care-re…
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We're at the @WelshLibDems Spring Conference today - come and chat to us about our #SafetyNetGrant campaign which aims to secure funding from the Welsh Government to address hazardous housing disrepair in Wales. We want to ensure that older people living in owner-occupied homes
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can get the urgent repairs they need to live safely and independently in their own homes. #WelshLibDems
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We're at the @Plaid_Cymru Spring Conference today - come and chat to us about our #SafetyNetGrant campaign which aims to secure funding from the Welsh Government to address hazardous housing disrepair in Wales. We want to ensure that older people living in owner-occupied homes
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We were delighted to attend the @CarersTrust Senedd Reception on Carer Poverty today to hear from people with lived experience of the impact of poverty on unpaid carers and consider what more can be done to address it.
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