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How images can help those living with dementia engage with life
When we develop severe dementia and our ability to get out in the real world is limited, pictures, writes Deborah Stone, can play a vital role in engagement. But be careful about the images you show…
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Spring Budget branded a “missed opportunity” to help the poorest pensioners
While the financial pundits pontificate over the finer details of the Spring Budget, and politicians of all colours ponder over its potential impact on the next General Election, the significance for pensioners is clearly… well, insignificant. By Tony Watts OBE.
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Older people’s mental health “being overlooked” through ageism and discrimination
The report, “Mental Health in Later Life” says that ageism and discrimination stop older people from accessing support, with poor mental health often dismissed by health professionals as an “inevitable” part of getting older.
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Widespread money worries for those approaching retirement new research finds
Almost half (41%) of people aged 50 and over who are not yet fully retired are concerned about living in economic hardship after they stop working, according to new research by the older people’s financial hardship charity Independent Age.
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The “scandal” of homelessness among older people condemned
Independent Age has condemned new figures that show that in the latest quarter the number of homeless older people has gone up again, to 2,610.
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New Age UK report calls for urgent reform of Windrush Compensation Scheme
Almost five years since its creation fewer than one in seven of all those entitled have been compensated. Fifty three people have already died waiting for their claims to be processed.
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Shipshape and Bristol fashion: all aboard for better mental health
This February saw the launch of a new boat in Bristol harbour… one which is designed to help improve the mental health of local older people.
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Only Fools and Horses actress highlights “life-changing” support for older people
Actress Sue Holderness is calling on people over 65 to check they are receiving all of the financial support they are entitled to.
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England’s first ever anti-ageism campaign launches
Are you ageist? England’s first ever anti-ageism campaign launches as new research reveals high levels of age discrimination.
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Inclusivity delivers a hospitality bonus
Getting diversity, equity and inclusion right leads to better customer experience and increased visitor numbers, and The International Longevity Centre (ILC) has launched an inspiring short film sharing best practice in hospitality.
