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  1. Live a little with Howard Jacobson

    previously, but after tying the knot for the third time aged 60 he knew he hadn’t truly been ready before. “I’m convinced it will be my final marriage. At 60 I was ready to be a human being. I reckon by 95 I will ... that age, whose intelligence and wit surprises me more than it should. It just shows that I, too, over the years thought that at 90 you’re pretty well…” He tails off deliberately. “You’re not pretty well

  2. Volunteer with the Telephone Friendship Service

    friends or family. We offer free telephone friendship services for older people over 60 so they can enjoy chatting with someone over the phone at a regular time once a week, all from the comfort of their home ... home. For many older people these chats are the highlight of their week. If you're over 18 and can give 30 minutes of your time every week to chat with an older person, volunteering with the Telephone Friendship

  3. Health decline and housing

    in the North of England and 82% of non-decent owner-occupied homes have a head of household who’s over 60. The impact of poor housing on health has significant implications for the NHS. The Building Research

  4. Ageism and the virus that doesn’t discriminate

    experiencing the same sense of isolation many older people deal with all the time, could empathy triumph over bigotry? The coronavirus outbreak will fundamentally alter the way we live for years to come. And ... unique in the way that even the ones belonging to the in-group hold the same negative stereotypes…over the course of the first 50-odd years of our lives we see and internalise the negative stereotypes

  5. Human rights are for us

    and campaigner, Debora Singer MBE. The film is about Edith and Sydney, who have been married for over 60 years and who now require varying levels of care. Sydney lives in Sunrise, because Edith is no longer

  6. Things to think about when making Christmas plans

    decision for them. The Government has announced an easing of coronavirus restrictions across the UK over the festive season. For five days, from 23 December to 27 December, up to three households will be ... doesn’t mean that the virus has gone away. The very positive news about coronavirus vaccines over the past few weeks suggests we're moving towards more permanent easing of restrictions, and protection

  7. Michael's story

    him feeling increasingly isolated. Despite living in the same sheltered accommodation in London for over 15 years, Michael has very little contact with the other residents: “I like to socialise and ... wheel Michael was born in the West Indies and moved to the UK as a child. He left school at 16, and over the course of his career, Michael estimates that he had about 200 jobs. Of those, his favourite was

  8. Why the delay to total easing of lockdown measures?

    Alpha variant (B.1.1.7): Delta spreads more easily – Public Health England estimate that Delta is 60% more transmissible than Alpha. One dose of vaccine doesn’t work as well against Delta – ... causing another wave of coronavirus infections. In England there are around 2 million people aged 50 and over, and therefore at quite high risk of needing to be in hospital if they catch coronavirus, who are

  9. Top tips for ageing better

    it’s never too late to start. When it comes to physical activity, small changes in your 50s and 60s can lead to major benefits down the road. Easier said than done, right? It’s hardly headline ... usually spend not moving much with small chunks of activity. This might look like: taking the stairs over the lift parking the car further from your destination to get some steps in setting regular reminders

  10. Behind the scenes of change

    century paintings and think they’re fantastic, but then ask, ‘Well, who’s that old git over there?’” As I say in the film, ‘One day you’ll be older too’, so the ... mentions the road signs you often see near retirement homes, with older people illustrated as hunched-over figures, leaning on a stick. “I don’t think that’s right,” he says with a

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