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What is digital poverty, and what does it mean in a time of crisis? Betty is 99 and daily uses her iPad, sending and receiving emails. But she is probably…
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As so much changes, amidst the Coronavirus crisis, there are a number of things we can do to help people living with dementia or cognitive decline – or indeed to…
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For those over 70 then it may be only in the most recent season of your life that people started sending texts and emails rather than picking up the phone.…
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Having a phone conversation with close friends or family in happy times is one thing. Picking up the phone to someone who may be self-isolating, who may be someone you’ve…
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The prospect of isolation and ‘social distancing’ for those over 70 is raising some major societal questions and consequences. In the coming days and weeks we will be exploring in…
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Unless you have been in hibernation you won’t have failed to notice the world appears to be in the grip of the Coronavirus. There are differing views on severity, but…
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After hearing all about the work of Faith in Later Life and their outreach into the communities of engaged but older parishioners that are all around us, I got to…
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2020 – 2030 has been designated the decade of healthy ageing by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The WHO is involving governments and organisations to improve the lives of older…
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Christmas is a time for getting together. Families and relatives will be coming from near and far, and churches will be visiting older people in care homes. Yet many often…
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