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Celebrating the reciprocal benefits of homesharing
Caroline Cooke, director at CIC Share and Care Homeshare, describes the valuable contributions that both younger and older people bring to intergenerational living arrangements… and the reciprocal benefits.
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So how many older people DID lose their vote at the local elections… and will the law now change back?
Now we know that the introduction of Voter ID was, in a former cabinet minister’s own words, “gerrymandering”, and that it stopped many older people from voting, is it not time to change the rules back to where they were, asks Tony Watts OBE.
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Building stronger communities through intergeneration shared living
By bringing together people from different backgrounds and generations, a UK charity is playing its part in creating a more inclusive, caring and sustainable society.
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The future is intergenerational: the impacts and benefits of intergenerational living in retirement
A society that is living longer, writes Charlotte Millions of The Extra Care Trust, brings its own set of challenges, and demands that we adapt and become smarter… making the importance of intergenerational relationships ever more apparent. Intergenerational living is one way in which this can be achieved: the United for All Ages think tank…
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How intergenerational living can support independence in the home
For many older people, writes Justin Dewhirst of Two Generations, one of their most important wishes is to live in their own home for as long as possible. Sharing their home with a younger person is one way to do just that.
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“Intergenerational conflict”: a false and divisive narrative
Peter Dale, of the English Ageing Network and South East England Forum on Ageing, contends that Intergenerational conflict is a false and divisive narrative that prevents us from addressing the real issues in society At the moment it really feels as though our society faces battles on every front: millions of us are struggling with…
