Mobility News
Specialist wards to open for the elderly
12th May 2017
A number of new specialist wards have been designed to care for elderly people and are set to be unveiled in the UK over the summer.
Schools start intergenerational projects
10th May 2017
A number of schools are using intergenerational projects as a way to help build better relationships between the young and the old.
Make your garden more mobile and manageable this summer
28th April 2017
British summers are chock full of traditions, whether it is strawberries and cream, Pimms or barbecuing in the rain, you would struggle to remove a Brit from any patch of greenery between May and September. Our attachment to our gardens has not always been for vanity either, with a suitably mild climate a well-kept vegetable patch was often the difference between life and death, while the manor houses that dot the country used their lands not only for hunting and hawking, but as an expression of their fashion and wealth.
New Zealand launches campaign to protect elderly from falls
26th April 2017
April Falls’ is the tongue in cheek title for the campaign that is set to spend the month raising awareness about the danger of falls among the elderly. Though many people are aware of the dangers of falling later in life, very few take any preventative measures, waiting until they have fallen as opposed to taking active efforts against falling.
The importance of friendships in later life
25th April 2017
Though the digital age should be helping people connect more, it is instead finding a majority of an entire generation feeling isolated and depressed. However a recent poll by Gransnet, a social media site for over 50’s, found that 7 out of 10 people (with an average age of 63) are lonely and their close family and friends would be surprised to discover that.
Alterations to bus routes leave elderly stranded
24th April 2017
Funding has been cut to almost all local councils in the last year, and in their haste to recoup the deficit, councils are withdrawing their support from some key elements of our country’s infrastructure. Though we are all aware of the shortages the NHS is facing, many are unaware how the cuts to local bus services will affect many of the most vulnerable and isolated members of our communities.
Madrid looks into mature roommates
21st April 2017
Many societies are ageing, and as the average age of a population increases, so do the issues facing the infrastructure of many countries. While health services prepare for a greater strain on their resources, developers begin looking into facilities designed with older people and their needs in mind.
The American care model that could be coming to the UK
16th April 2017
A new care model that sees children visiting the elderly in day centres has been adopted in other countries around the world and could be coming to the UK.
