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:

• Ground-breaking trial prevents loneliness among older people during Covid (Manchester 1824)
• How can we help people stay active in later life? (Centre for Ageing Better)
• Do older lives matter? Age discrimination in COVID-19… (Transforming Society)
• A grocery line where slower is better… (Good News Network)
• Time for a new UN convention on the rights of older people (Westminster Confidential)
• 4 ways to improve the lives of older people (The European Sting)
• How housing that mixes young and old can improve the lives of both (Seattle Times)
• The UK’s ageing population (Open Access Government)
• How the pandemic has thrown later life plans into disarray (i news)
• ‘Pavements are for people’ project launches on Isle of Wight (On the Wight)
• New AgeUK analysis finds 1 in 5 UK women pensioners now living in poverty (AgeUK)
• Is channel 4’s ‘Help’ a true story? (i news)
• Life expectancy in England falls to lowest level since 2011 (Guardian)
• One third of older people feel they are a burden (healthandcare.scot)
• Generational conflict over climate crisis is a myth… (Guardian)

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