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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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    • ‘I’m not ageist!  I love the old dears…’
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    • Be Kind and Reach Out This Winter
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    • A new way of living
    • Stepping Up: Responses of Community groups
    • An Intergenerational Perspective
    • James Houston Center for Faith and Successful Aging
    • Community Belonging - Lessons from lockdown
    • Looking after ethnic minority older people during the Corona-19 pandemic in Scotland
    • A Powerful Reunion
    • Locked-in, lucked out ....
    • Fancy a new word…?
    • Wash behind your ears
    • The Nation’s Comfort Blanket
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    • Spare a thought for people affected by dementia and their families
    • Rainbows
    • Reflections on a ‘jeely’ bag, a table and the people in our lives
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    • Charity Focus: Forth Valley Sensory Centre
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    • Listening is the first step to tackling hate!
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    • A Quaker perspective on dementia
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    • Why we need to ‘connect’ together to tackle isolation and loneliness and implement change
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    • Just Take A Tablet .....
    • Should Spiritual Care be Everyone’s Business?
    • A perspective from Barbara Davey: Dementia our Shared Journey
    • What Matters To You?
    • The District Nurse
    • I've lost my marbles!
    • Here Comes the Barber
    • Santa’s Lost His Breeks
    • Belonging is a Choice
    • Is Our Diet Culture Damaging for Older People?
    • The Shattered Diamond
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    • 3 of the Best Ways for Caregivers to Ensure Seniors’ Safety at Home
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    • Don't Mention the Coal Scuttle
    • Happiness Habits for Older People
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    • Why is going outside so crucial for older people and people with dementia?
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    • What matters to you about the future of palliative and end of life care in Scotland?
    • Engaging faith communities in ‘Reshaping Care for Older People’
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    • Celebrating the contribution of faith communities to supporting older people
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    • The Jewish Community and Spirituality for Older People
    • Flambolic Events In The Scottish Parliament!
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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

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Latest news and blog

  • ‘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…’
  • Faith in older people …..

    4th January 2021
    I can’t tell you how much I have valued older …Read articleon Faith in older people …..
  • Be Kind and Reach Out This Winter

    14th December 2020
    Kindness felt like an enormous part of our lives at …Read articleon Be Kind and Reach Out This Winter
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