At Time to Shine we see and read a lot of interesting stories and resources about older people. We share a few of these with you each month.

Here’s the latest selection:

• We can’t combat ageism by directing it against younger people (Next Avenue)
• Why do older individuals have greater control of their feelings (Smithsonian Magazine)
• Experts call for action to be taken to tackle the UK’s digital divide (University of Manchester)
• 3 in 10 older black Brits not vaccinated as government urged to boost take up (Mirror)
• Can tackling loneliness help prevent depression in older people? (the Mental Elf)
• Vulnerable older people at greater risk of depression and anxiety during pandemic (University of Manchester)
• ‘This will be lovely’: care home residents in England savour the return of freedom (Guardian)
• Love in an old climate: posters celebrate the joy of sex in later life (Guardian)
• Dementia is claiming more lives than Covid-19… (homecare)
• Author tackles issue of undiagnosed autism among older people in new novel (Best Life Project)
• Frequent internet use by older people during lockdown linked to mental health benefits (EurekAlert!)
• Older people are the one group egalitarians discriminate against (Quartz)
• Are older people with disabilities neglected in the pandemic? (The Lancet)
• Gender pension gap as high as 50% in parts of UK (Money Marketing)
• A new wave of old-age movies are leaving behind tired, ageist stereotypes (Independent)
• How diverse representations of old age can shift our perspective on aging (Eye on Design)
• Older generations nicer than younger generations, study shows (i)

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