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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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Untrained

Category: Blog

We’ve been doing a lot of thinking recently about the realities of working life for paid carers. It’s not an easy job and it’s not well paid, and yet we …

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The Jewish Community and Spirituality for Older People

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As an organisation, we celebrate the importance of spirituality for older people of all faiths and none. Dianna Wolfson is a Faith in Older People Trustee and was previously the …

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Flambolic Events In The Scottish Parliament!

Category: Blog

A goodly number of FiOP people attended a reception at the Scottish Parliament on 30th October, to mark the launch of ‘To Absent Friends: A People’s Festival of Storytelling and …

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Singing For Joy

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We were treated to a great post-lunch waker-upper at the recent Arts in Care Seminar. Debra Salem, a folk-and-blues singer (visit Debra’s site and click the juke box symbol for a …

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Proceed till apprehended!

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On 14th October, the Arts in Care conference was held in Perth Concert Hall. It was an excellent event, run jointly by Animate and Scottish Care and chaired with a …

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Up The Ladders And Down The Snakes

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We recently held a small (but perfectly formed) seminar with colleagues from Edinburgh University, on ‘Risk and Resilience in Residential Care’. Charlotte Clark spoke on research into risk, and how …

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The Art of Dying

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A lot of our work involves helping clergy and lay people to develop their skills, confidence and sensitivity in issues relating to death and dying. This year, we invited Rabbi …

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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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