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30.9.11
Ruth Marks has announced that she will use her legal powers to undertake a Review into advocacy arrangements for older people living in care homes in Wales.
The Review will assess whether, and to what extent, current arrangements are effective in safeguarding and promoting the interests of older people in care homes and will gather evidence from a wide range of sources, including older people who live in care homes.
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11.8.11
This Report identifies what services are in place at present, the current context and what the best opportunities are for the Commission to make real progress in the provision of advocacy services for older people in Wales.
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01.3.11
In October 2007 the first Advocacy Counts survey established a baseline from which future changes in the provision and availability of advocacy services in Wales could be measured. It found that only 23 organisations provided advocacy services for older people. In November 2008, Advocacy Counts 2 reported that the number had fallen to 19.
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