Tag Archives: loneliness

The travails of the elderly shopper

The travails of the elderly shopper

Automated checkout machines put off about a quarter of older people from going shopping, a survey from a housing charity for the elderly suggests. They can find the automated checkouts “intimidating” ...
Putting something back

Putting something back

When people stop work, due to retirement, redundancy, or just because they feel like what is nowadays called a ‘career break’, they often take up voluntary work, stating that their motivation for this ...
Lonely? Or just living alone?

Lonely? Or just living alone?

In the UK in 2017, 7.7 million people live in one person households, including 3.8 million people [almost half the total] who are aged 65 and over. (Office for National Statistics) People who live alo ...