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Advocacy counts 5: a review of advocacy services for older people in Wales
- Author:
- AGE CYMRU
- Publisher:
- Age Cymru
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 43
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
Drawing on the results of a survey, this report looks at the provision of advocacy services which support all adults in Wales to provide a broad snapshot of the advocacy landscape. It also highlights changes in the provision of advocacy services aimed specifically at older people. The survey received responses from 22 respondents. The analysis looks at numbers of advocacy services funded specifically for older people; those provided for a wider client group; language; quality of services; funding and sustainability; and the role of advocacy in safeguarding. It finds that although there has been a 69 per cent rise (from 26 to 44) in advocacy services for all age groups across Wales since 2013, there has been a 17 per cent drop (from 23 to 19) in the number of services specifically for older people. Over 60 per cent of providers responded that funding for their current service had less than a year to run. Safeguarding is seen as a high priority for advocacy services, with all of respondents having supported someone who had been abused in the last 12 months. An brief overview of national policy developments and their influence on advocacy services also provided. (Edited publisher abstract)