You never need to be alone
After reading the article in Mature Times newspaper on loneliness recently I would like to say that many of us need never be alone. There are clubs run by the church and community centres who meet eve ...
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Loneliness is not just for Christmas
Over a million people in the UK feel chronically lonely, that is either most, or all of the time. Loneliness and isolation in older age is a serious public health issue and increases the risk of condi ...
Move to online public services could leave some without vital support
Moving public services online without providing sufficient support for those who are ‘offline’ is making it harder for some pensioners to access vital services and could deter people from seeking the ...
Dame Helen Mirren joins Age UK and John Lewis to call for action on loneliness
Age UK today launches the next stage of its Christmas 2015 partnership with John Lewis to call for support for the million older people who can go a month without speaking to anyone. John Lewis’s Man ...