Tag: loneliness

How chickens can help keep dementia at bay

There’s a sense of dejá-vue about some of the studies presented at the Alzheimer’s International Conference currently taking place in Washington. For example, a study by

July 22, 2015

Slashing country bus service doubles risk of dementia for older people

A councillor in North Yorkshire County Council has warned that cost cutting has left older people without transport and at risk of loneliness. Shelagh Marshall,

October 10, 2014

A way of living, that prevents loneliness and isolation

This morning I was filing a news clipping about Esther Rantzen’s ‘Silver Line’, a call centre for older people who want someone to talk to.

August 29, 2014

Louise Morse

Louise Morse MA (CBT) is media and external relations manager for the Pilgrims’ Friend Society. She is a writer and speaker, and author of books on issues of old age, including dementia, published by Lion Monarch and SPCK. She is a cognitive behavioural therapist, and her Masters’ dissertation examined the effects of caring for a loved one with dementia on close relatives.

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Louise Morse November 11, 2024

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