A friend and I were talking about our house-groups, those meetings when church members get together in smaller numbers. In a large church home groups
Although the focus was on combatting loneliness in the community last month, we are hearing more and more about people who are feeling lonely in
Feelings of loneliness affect your physical health. Sometimes fatally! Social psychologist John Cacioppo, (University of Chicago), a world leader in the biomedical effects of loneliness,
Two decades of research into Alzheimer’s disease have failed to produce any effective therapies and the time has come to change direction, said the director
Grow old with me, the best is yet to be, the last of life for which the first was made: our times are in His
Alex from Premier Radio called today – would I like to comment on loneliness among older people? Age UK has released a new study.
How to motivate your seniors – to fully engage your mature members? We’re often asked for ‘top tips’ by churches wanting to polish the family silver,
Last year, twice as many women (41, 283,) died from dementia than men (20,403). Heart disease was still the biggest cause of death for
Watch out for this! Coming soon, to a theatre near you, is a play described as ‘The great escape, – senior citizen style.’ It’s about
Older drivers do not make the roads more dangerous. That’s official – it’s proven by research. When it comes to driving, what the over 70s
I’ve just finished working on a little booklet called, ‘What Matters in the End: End of Life Care’. There were several interesting discoveries I made
Would it work in the UK, I wondered, as I read how a home-sharing program in New York is connecting older people in need of
All pensioners should migrate to Wales, if the figures published by pensions advisors Keyretirement.com are anything to go by. The cost of retirement varies widely
If, as the experts say, we’re going to be living longer, we can expect to be doing a lot of things later in life than
A news story on BBC 4 this morning about depression in the elderly said new research showed that depression in an elderly person could be an
We’re going to miss Victoria Wood. She must have caused a spike in sales of ‘Woman’s Weekly’ magazine after she referred to an alternative use
‘Pick an argument –or read out loud’ said the headline, with a story that suggests that having a vigorous discussion or reading out loud to
Music is a powerful thing. It’s good for the brain and it blesses the soul. But the lyrics of some popular songs are harmful for older
It’s good to announce that our latest little book, ‘Caring for an Elderly Parent: When Grandma Came to Stay’ is published today! It’s been written
Gwenllian Davies, thought to be the oldest woman in Wales, died today, 25th January, aged 110. Gwenllian was born in 1905, the year that Albert
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