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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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Aligning policy and practice

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In early June, Faith in Older People and the Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care held a joint conference which had the aim of considering the impact of recent policy initiatives …

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Compassion and Empathy

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I recently had the opportunity to lead a discussion during the Festival of Empathy on ‘compassion and empathy’ with a focus on older people in our different faith communities.  I …

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Faith Communities as an asset

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It seems but yesterday when Faith in Older People published the results of the research it had undertaken with faith communities in Scotland (2013) regarding their support for older people …

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Palliative Care and Spiritual Care

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Over the years FiOP has considered issues around end of life.  We have held civic café events; seminars and had a brilliant lecture from Baroness Neuberger.  Working with Good Life; …

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Spring

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Daffodils, bluebells and tulips next to a stream

I was delivering a workshop on spiritual care at a conference last week and the debate was robust and interesting.  When asked at the beginning of the session to highlight …

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Person-Centred Care and Spirituality

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I was very struck by an advertisement in a recent Sunday newspaper for a care home which said that ‘because we have taken the time to get to know Jim …

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National Care Standards

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Faith in Older People (FiOP) has for some time been urging the Scottish Government to strengthen the existing National Care Standard which relates to the spiritual lives of older people …

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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. Mental Health, Older People and Faith Communities

    16th March - 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
  2. The Malcolm Goldsmith Lecture 2021

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

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

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Latest news and blog

  • Faith Communities and Mental Health

    16th February 2021
    The mental wellbeing of our society is critically important if …Read articleon Faith Communities and Mental Health
  • Learning more deeply to recognise and serve the community, Part 1

    1st February 2021
    Last year, when we thought we had seen the peak …Read articleon Learning more deeply to recognise and serve the community, Part 1
  • ‘I’m not ageist!  I love the old dears…’

    18th January 2021
    The events of 2020 were “unprecedented”, extraordinary, challenging, and sadly, …Read articleon ‘I’m not ageist!  I love the old dears…’
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