Older People's Commissioner for Wales

Inappropriate use of anti-psychotic medication ‘totally unacceptable’ says Commissioner

21.9.17

The Older People’s Commissioner for Wales, Sarah Rochira, has said that the inappropriate prescribing of anti-psychotic medication to older people living with dementia in care homes is ‘totally unacceptable’.

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Commissioner’s response to new research from Action on Elder Abuse Cymru

13.9.17

The figures published today by Action on Elder Abuse Cymru, which suggest that more than 78,000 older people in Wales are being abused, are an important reminder that despite much good work in recent years much more still needs to be done to tackle elder abuse in all its forms.

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World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2017: Commissioner announces new seminars to help front-line professionals tackle the abuse of older people

15.6.17

The Older People’s Commissioner for Wales has announced that she will be running a new series of seminars during 2017-18 that will support front-line staff working across the public and third sectors in safeguarding older people from domestic abuse.

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Impact and Reach Report 2016-17: Changing Practice, Changing Lives

14.6.17

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Commissioner's Work Programme 2017-18

05.6.17

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Older people’s access to and experiences of independent advocacy

06.4.17

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Commissioner welcomes new Welsh Government guidance for care homes

05.4.17

I welcome the fact that the Welsh Government has published new guidance as a result of my Review into the quality of life and care of older people living in care homes in Wales...

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Spring 2017 Newsletter

30.3.17

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Commissioner welcomes new human rights guidance from CSSIW

24.3.17

Older People’s Commissioner for Wales, Sarah Rochira, said: "I welcome CSSIW’s new human rights guidance, which has been published in response to my Review into the quality of life and care of older people living in care homes...

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GP Services in Wales: The Perspective of Older People

28.2.17

There are significant and unacceptable variations in older people’s experiences of accessing and using GP services in Wales, with particular issues around the appointments booking process, the accessibility of GP surgeries and the surgery environment, the time available for appointments, communication and privacy.

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