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Ageism – Damaging to Individuals and Society Comment from the Older People’s Commissioner for Wales. By Heléna Herklots CBE Older People’s Commissioner for Wales Heléna Herklots CBE, says that recent appalling comments demonstrate why ageism must never be...
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Ageism – a Global Problem Tackling the problem of world-wide age discrimination today. By John Coleman When I came up with the Think Differently About Ageing Campaign – for Action For Elders launch at The House of Commons in October 2018 – I...
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A Fair Deal For Older People It is time we valued those in later life. By John Coleman The older community are bearing the brunt of the Cost of Living Crisis. Ever rising food prices and the spiralling cost of energy are hitting those on fixed incomes hardest. The...
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Crisis What Crisis? It’s time for a rethink on Social Care. By Margaret Abbett As we see media images of infirm older people waiting to be discharged from hospital, we could be forgiven for thinking that frailty is an inevitable part of the ageing process and that our...
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A Walker’s Life A Walk Through Lockdown and Beyond A guest blog for Action for Elders by The Intrepid Walker During lockdown, I knew I would need a bit of space and a breath of fresh air each day. I am lucky enough to live in a beautiful city and my route...
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How to combat loneliness Margaret Abbett looks at the problems of loneliness affecting those in later life. There are older people out there who simply have nobody to talk to from one week to the next. They are experiencing extreme loneliness through no fault of their...
