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

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Thinking About Prefixes

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For some obscure reason known only in the deepest recesses of my mind, I have been thinking about words with prefixes. Words like distribute, arrange, invent, create, align, possess, upholster, …

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A new way of living

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Introduction My husband had a stroke seven years ago which destroyed speech, all of the use of his right hand, and some of the power of his right leg. Fortunately, …

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Stepping Up: Responses of Community groups

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One of the strong, positive features of life over the past few months is the response of community groups, as people step up to provide practical help and a social …

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An Intergenerational Perspective

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I work for an intergenerational charity in Scotland called Generations Working Together. We aim to bring younger and older people together, to encourage projects where younger and older people mix …

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James Houston Center for Faith and Successful Aging

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Dear Scottish and English friends I am so grateful to Maureen for this giving me this chance to share some thoughts about the James Houston Center for Faith and Successful …

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Community Belonging – Lessons from lockdown

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I’m fortunate to have two part time jobs. I work as a research assistant at the University of Edinburgh with “bold” (Bringing out Leaders in Dementia) project and, I am …

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Looking after ethnic minority older people during the Corona-19 pandemic in Scotland

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The corona virus pandemic has changed the world as never seen before. It has meant that the Scottish Government has had to move quickly to put plans in place to …

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A Powerful Reunion

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Around 1998 I was a home visitor for a project supporting older people. As part of this I visited a woman who I’ll call Edie. Edie had married late in …

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Locked-in, lucked out ….

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Since the start of the lock-down we’ve had a special kind of music in our house. Not special because of its genre or style. Not reliant on well known composers, …

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Fancy a new word…?

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During the last few months amongst other national changes, we’ve started to use words and phrases that we’ve never used before and as is so often the case, under closer …

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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:

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