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Faith in Older People

Enabling a better understanding of the importance of the spiritual dimension to the well-being of older people

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About FiOP

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Our Aims

  • to educate, encourage and support volunteers, health and social care workers, members of faith communities and other agencies to increase their understanding of spiritual care and issues around ageing
  • to deliver events, courses and materials to meet identified need
  • to continue to build the capacity and efficiency of the organisation

Faith in Older People works to attune people to the spiritual values of compassion, wisdom, truth, beauty, kindness and courage by

  • Celebrating the lives of older people and increasing understanding of what gives us a sense of meaning and purpose in life
  • Discover ways to enable staff to relate meaningfully and give dignity and respect to older people and their families
  • Explore varied and innovative activities, so that the older person is affirmed and their spirit lifted
  • Share ideas and experience from different faith traditions about how they support their older members
  • Undertake research to ascertain the spiritual care needs of older people and how they can best be met
  • Listen to older people and discover their spiritual needs and aspirations

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What is sometimes called ‘secular spirituality’ takes advantage of everything the visible and tangible world can offer to uplift and bring solace to the heart and mind.

Extract from Christian Council on Ageing website

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Current Projects

There is a growing awareness among both families and professionals that spiritual care is an essential component of holistic, person-centre care. FiOP has developed a range of projects to address today’s challenges:

  • Dementia care and faith communities
  • Spiritual care education
  • Other work

Upcoming Events

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Latest news and blog

  • Aligning policy and practice

    4th July 2016
    In early June, Faith in Older People and the Scottish …Read articleon Aligning policy and practice
  • Compassion and Empathy

    21st June 2016
    I recently had the opportunity to lead a discussion during …Read articleon Compassion and Empathy
  • Faith Communities as an asset

    4th May 2016
    It seems but yesterday when Faith in Older People published …Read articleon Faith Communities as an asset
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© 2017 Faith in Older People is a registered company SC 322915. Limited by guarantee with charitable status. Registered Charity No. SC038225. Registered Address: 21a Grosvenor Crescent, Edinburgh EH12 5EL

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