\n That\u2019s according to Age Cymru\u2019s latest annual survey, which found that half of respondents aged 50 and over in Wales identified physical health as a key issue affecting their lives in the past year.\n<\/p>\n
\n Victoria Lloyd, chief executive of Age Cymru, said: “This year\u2019s findings paint a stark picture of the pressures older people in Wales are facing.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Physical health and financial wellbeing are deeply interconnected, and we\u2019re hearing from people who are having to make impossible choices, between heating their homes, eating well, and staying socially connected.\n<\/p>\n
\n “These insights must inform how we shape services and support for older people across Wales.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Nearly one in three respondents said their health had deteriorated over the year.\n<\/p>\n
\n The survey also highlighted the impact of limited mobility, with many saying health problems prevented them from getting out, attending appointments, or staying socially engaged.\n<\/p>\n
\n A lack of reliable public transport was also cited as a factor that further limited mobility and access to support.\n<\/p>\n
\n The cost of living was the second most common concern, with 46 per cent of those surveyed identifying it as a significant issue.\n<\/p>\n
\n This is a sharp rise from just nine per cent in 2020.\n<\/p>\n
\n Almost two-thirds said they had made cutbacks due to financial pressures, including heating their homes less, reducing food spending, and socialising less frequently.\n<\/p>\n
\n Others reported delaying essential repairs, selling their car, or using credit cards and withdrawing money early from pensions.\n<\/p>\n
\n The full survey report is available on the Age Cymru website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"That\u2019s according to Age Cymru\u2019s latest annual survey, which found that half of respondents aged 50 and over…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":430145,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5010],"tags":[748,4884,16,15,1764],"class_list":{"0":"post-430144","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wales","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-great-britain","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-wales"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115217136503924376","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/430144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=430144"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/430144\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/430145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=430144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=430144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=430144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}