Old Friends or Young Friends – they are all worth the time and effort
These days it feels like friendship has become a commodity. If Facebook is taken as the main platform …
These days it feels like friendship has become a commodity. If Facebook is taken as the main platform …
Pension ages in the UK are rising from the traditional 65 for men and 60 for women, as people live …
Here in the UK we are becoming more familiar with dementia. There are television adverts alerting us that dementia can …
A government White Paper published today indicates (on p63) that the government will be exploring ways to encourage older people …
Increasing Mobility Older people are more mobile than ever before. In particular, they are driving more miles to stay connected …
The mission of the Academy of Social Sciences is to ‘promote social science in the UK for the public benefit’ …
British Society of Gerontology & Photocrowd are delighted that the BBC is featuring the winners of its recent photo competition, …
I’ve previously written about gay spousal bereavement (https://ageingissues.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/gay-partner-bereavement/). But, in fact, I’ve been studying late life widowhood and bereavement more …
There’s a tricky condition called “mother deafness”. This normally occurs when teenaged and dare I mention “Boomerang Kids”, appear incapable of …
I’ve just been fortunate enough to hear an amazing play developed through a collaboration between the University of Surrey and …