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Faith, Hope and Charity: How Coronavirus Rekindled Community Spirit
As the bells chimed to bring in 2020, no-one could have imagined how the New Year was about to unfold. For many people what happens at the other side of …
Read full article on Faith, Hope and Charity: How Coronavirus Rekindled Community Spirit4 Things to take from Spring into Winter
Not Gardening – In early March someone appealed to my lazy soul and told me that merely by doing nothing, by letting my small lawn “just grow”, I could help …
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Hello, my name is Andrew Senew. With my wife Joanna and our amazing team of 100 caring and compassionate people we run Home Instead, providing companionship- based homecare to older …
Read full article on CARE AT HOMEThinking About Prefixes
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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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, …
Read full article on A new way of livingStepping Up: Responses of Community groups
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 …
Read full article on Stepping Up: Responses of Community groupsAn Intergenerational Perspective
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 …
Read full article on An Intergenerational PerspectiveJames Houston Center for Faith and Successful Aging
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 …
Read full article on James Houston Center for Faith and Successful AgingCommunity Belonging – Lessons from lockdown
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 …
Read full article on Community Belonging – Lessons from lockdownLooking after ethnic minority older people during the Corona-19 pandemic in Scotland
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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