enhancing community connections for older people (s2)

Enhancing community connections for older people

18/03/2014

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Vivien.moffat@iriss.org.uk

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Loneliness and social isolation

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Life changes

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10% of over 65s are lonely

Victor C (2011) Loneliness in old age: the UK perspective. Safeguarding the convoy: a call to action from the Campaign to End Loneliness, Oxfordshire:Age UK

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50% of over 80s are lonely

Age UK (2010) Loneliness and isolation evidence review, London: Age UK

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Poor health and wellbeing

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15 Cigarettes a day?

15 Cigarettes a day?

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Prevention

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Who?

Shaping the Future Choreography of Care of

Older People

everyone

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Building strong communities

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Plan P: New approaches to prevention of loneliness and

social isolation for older people

Find out more

• Iriss Insight - http://www.iriss.org.uk/resources/preventing-loneliness-and-social-isolation-older-people

• Plan P blog: http://blogs.iriss.org.uk/planp/

• IRISS FM episode - What does prevention mean in an ageing population: http://irissfm.iriss.org.uk/episode/068

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