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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