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:
- Age discrimination laws fail to protect older staff (Financial Times)
- Longer lives significantly contributing to European economies… (ILC)
- The implications of gendered ageism for women over 50 in the workplace (HR News)
- Ageist reactions to the Sex and the City trailer show we need more women in their 50s on TV (i)
- 6 in 10 elderly care users in England set to lose out… (Guardian)
- What research would help older people? (Carers Leeds)
- Must-read books about menopause… and ageing well (Magnificent Midlife)
- Here’s what Rishi Sunak’s budget means for pensioners (i news)
- A good later life for Black men over 50 (Centre for Ageing Better)
- Budget 2021: social care ‘left out in the cold’ this winter (i news)
- Musicians prescribed for care home residents with dementia (carehome.co.uk)
- How to support a person with dementia as lockdowns ease (The Conversation)
- Breaking down the barriers of ethnic inequalities in health (Age UK)
- ‘You are as old as you feel’: Queen declines Oldie of the Year Award (Guardian)
- …improving mental health of Leeds elderly through pioneering Digital Inclusion project (YEP)
- Getting out and moving helps reduce the risk of falls in older people (WHYY)
- The seniors to the rescue (Bottega Milanese)
- Britain’s grandparents want urgent action on climate change (People’s Postcode Lottery)
- Coronavirus, older Black people and health inequalities in the UK (Age UK)
- How social landlords can help older people residents avoid loneliness and isolation (Inside Housing)
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Rob Cook
Communications Officer, Time to Shine