News, Views and Opinions – CEO’s Blog

Age UK Gloucestershire CEO, Rob Fountain
Age UK Gloucestershire CEO, Rob Fountain provides news, views and opinions on ageing, the issues surrounding later life and how we are working to make Gloucestershire the best county in which to grow older.
Rob’s Blog goes beyond the headlines and explains the challenges we face and the impact our services and initiatives are making on the lives of older people in Gloucestershire
21-12-2020
The results of our survey are in
Back in the summer we asked older people in Gloucestershire to “Raise Their Voices” by completing our survey and telling us what they were experiencing during lockdown. Here, Rob presents the findings and talks about how this information will help shape our ambition to make Gloucestershire the best county in which to grow older.
The presentation took place on Zoom and includes live discussion with local older people as well as representatives from other organisations in the County.
09-12-2020
In pursuit of clear communication in a pandemic and beyond
Communication is critical to well-being and the pandemic has highlighted some of the issues around clear communication. It includes every aspect of how we communicate, from online to face-to-face and in this blog, Rob explains the impact it can have on older people.
03-11-2020
Care Home visiting during lockdown
Rob Fountain explains why Age UK Gloucestershire are supporting the National Care Forum campaign to see care home visiting continuing through lockdown.
28-07-2020
Loneliness in Later Life
An article by Mervyn Eastman together with a response from Rob Fountain