More than half of over-50s are relying on the equity in their property to cover the costs of old age, a survey suggests. {DynamicContent:Social Media Buttons} Some 52% of workers aged over 50 sai...
Friday 27 September 2013
Students get their dancing shoes on for older people
DANCERS of all generations came together ahead of a national celebration of older people.
First World War still shaping Britain as 'original baby-boomers' trigger surge in over-90s
New figures show how the original "baby boomers" are still having a dramatic effect on the shape modern Britain.
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The Global Impact of Ageing: The Oldest Old
In an earlier blog we discussed how people aged over 85 are the fastest-growing segment of the UK population. However, this is not just happening here or in other industrialised nations; rather, it's a global phenomenon. Age UK is working with the Gerontological Society … Continue reading →
Population Estimates for people aged 85+ in NI published
The population of Northern Ireland is becoming increasingly older. Improving survival coupled with falls in the number of births, has resulted in an ageing population. In 2012, 15% of the populatio...
Falling and sleep
This week Age Scotland was asked to comment on sleeping prescriptions and hospital beds. Doug Anthoney reports. The potential for some prescriptions for sleeping problems to increase falls risks for older people was in the news this week. Common treatments … Continue reading →
Prevalence of chronic illnesses and characteristics of chronically ill informal caregivers of persons with dementia
Objectives: to examine the prevalence of and the link of chronic illnesses (CIs) to informal caregivers of persons with dementia (PWDs), as well as to identify characteristics of caregivers with CIs.
Methods: the sample included 124 caregivers of PWDs from a caregiver programme of research. Sociodemographic information and caregivers CIs were collected by an in-person interview. Descriptive statistics, t-tests, chi-square analysis and binary logistic regressions were performed for data analysis.
Results: approximately 81.5% (n = 101) of caregivers reported having at least one CI, 60.5% (n = 75) reported two or more CIs. Caregivers with CIs were more likely to be older and unemployed; advanced age and female gender were risk factors for CIs. The link of CIs to caregivers was stronger in younger caregivers but weaker in older caregivers when compared with the general population.
Conclusion: targeted interventions based on this study need to be developed to improve the health of caregivers of PWDs.
Wisdom really does come with age: Older people's knowledge and experience means they make better decisions
University of California researchers found that older people (such as The Hobbit's Gandalf) have slower brains but better patience and understanding.
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