Bridging the age gap
The Together Project founder Louise Goulder on how a multi-generational singing group is tackling loneliness George lives in a...
Tag: elderly
Ton up for Don
In her latest column about The Mill, Helen Bigham gets ready to throw a big birthday bash The Mill...
Better together
New project aims to tackle social isolation among elderly people, writes Louise Goulden A lot of people in residential...
Care home’s closure is a worrying sign
Izzy Carpenter comments on families scrambling to find places for their loved ones Family members of residents at Aston...
Keep on smiling
In the latest in a series of interviews with Waltham Forest’s older population, Amina Ahmed meets care home resident...
No time to waste
In a new a series of interviews with Waltham Forest’s older population, Amina Ahmed meets a former bus conductor...
Tackling loneliness in old age
It’s a sad and increasing fact that many older adults become socially isolated and lonely. Times change, friends or...
Charity worker recognised for increasing awareness of dementia
Alzheimer’s Society services manager Alli Anthony has been nominated for a top national award in recognition of her work...
An appeal for volunteers to improve older people’s lives
Isabel Inman makes an appeal to help Waltham Forest’s elderly Contact the Elderly, a charity dedicated to tackling loneliness and...