Influencing Policy & Practice Archives - Older People’s Commissioner for Wales

An older person stands beside a wooden chest of drawers in a bedroom, looking down while placing or retrieving a folded rainbow Pride flag from an open drawer. The room is softly lit by daylight from a nearby window and includes a bed and framed family photographs on the wall in the background. The image conveys a private domestic setting, with the rainbow flag providing a prominent focal point.

LGBTQ+ Spotlights: Leaving up the fridge magnets – delivering inclusive home care support to older LGBTQ+ people in their homes

Photograph of a participant at a Pride event holding a rainbow flag. The participant is wearing a bright red top, blue bead necklaces and a jacket tied around the waist. Several other participants are visible in the background, some holding rainbow and transgender pride flags. One person is carrying a yellow sign. The image is brightly lit by sunlight and features prominent rainbow colours throughout.

Spotlights on LGBTQ+ Experiences

Delwedd o ddyn hŷn yn eistedd ar fainc parc ar noson heulog. / Image of an older man sat on a park bench on a sunny evening.

CONSULTATION RESPONSE – Pensions 2050: Evidence and Future Priorities

Older people’s experiences of social care in Wales

Spotlights on Ageism

Menyw hŷn yn gwisgo crys pinc, yn sefyll i fyny ac yn edrych allan o'i ffenestr. // Older woman wearing a pink shirt, standing up and looking out of her window.

CONSULTATION RESPONSE: Proposed Changes to Guidance for Local VAWDASV Strategies

CONSULTATION RESPONSE: Welsh Government Draft National Strategy for Unpaid Carers

Image of older man Wearing Extra Clothes With Hot Drink Trying To Keep Warm At Home In Energy Crisis

CONSULTATION RESPONSE – Third State Pension age review: independent report call for evidence

Three older men having a conversation around a table with mugs overlayed with blue

Making Wales a nation of Age-Friendly Communities

Image of tree on a beautiful autumn day in Wales

Growing older in Wales: A snapshot of older people’s experiences

Senedd Building, Cardiff Bay. Front view with sculpture in the foreground.

Priorities for the next Welsh Government

Older man getting his blood pressure tested by the GP

Service transformation in primary and community-based care – Summary of June 2025 roundtable event

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A woman speaking into a megaphone alongside a woman holding a phone at a march

Claim Your Rights

The Commissioner has produced a range of resources to empower older people.

Front page of the Commissioner's abuse directory on a laptop

Find Support

The Commissioner has created a directory of services and organisations that can help you if you are experiencing abuse, think you might be at risk, or are concerned about someone else.

Resources & Publications