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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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Body, Mind and Spirit

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This is the way that the World Health Organisation describes what good health should encompass.  Two seminars I have attended recently have addressed issues around mental health and palliative care …

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Celebrating the contribution of faith communities to supporting older people

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Reception in the Scottish Parliament 9th June 2015 Richard Baker MSP and Sandra White MSP, Convenor of the Cross Party Group on Age and Ageing, kindly hosted a reception for …

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6th International Conference

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So looking forward to Los Angeles! It takes me back to the organisation of the previous conference on Ageing and Spirituality in Edinburgh in July 2013 which I remember with …

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Awareness

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I’ve been out and about doing research interviews with care home staff, exploring what ‘spiritual care’ means to them. It’s been a privilege to enter into those worlds with all …

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And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year …

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Except it isn’t really the gate of the year any more, is it? January is nearly over, temperatures are still dropping even as the days draw out, and brave daffodil …

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Standard Twelve

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As many of you will know, the National Care Standards are currently being revised and a consultation period has recently closed. We made our comments and sent them in, and …

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Night One

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Here is another great poem by our anonymous home carer. In this poem, she reflects on her first, nerve-wracking night on duty, visiting people in their own homes to ‘do …

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The challenge for older people is to make sense of life at a stage when loss and change occur more frequently and perhaps more painfully.

Malcolm Goldsmith, founder of Faith in Older People

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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

  1. The Malcolm Goldsmith Lecture 2021

    11th May - 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
  2. We Need to Talk About Death and Dying

    20th May - 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

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Latest news and blog

  • Death and dying – how much information can people stand?

    5th April 2021
    At work, I think about death and dying a lot.  …Read articleon Death and dying – how much information can people stand?
  • Permission to meet your needs!

    22nd March 2021
    In times like these it is easy to feel low …Read articleon Permission to meet your needs!
  • Christians on Ageing – Origins and vision

    1st March 2021
    Christians on Ageing – originally Christian Council on Ageing – …Read articleon Christians on Ageing – Origins and vision
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