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This Laterlife May 2006this later life…When one older person goes into residential care The Relatives & Residents Association has published a report on couples being split up when one of them has to move into residential care. This timely report looks at the experiences of couples where one of them has gone into care, leaving the other behind to cope with the sense of loss, guilt, financial hardship and loneliness that they often experience. Practical involvement in the physical care of their loved one may have ended, yet the continuing impact on their lives of their mutual relationship can be immense and far-reaching.
Drawing on the experiences of callers to the R&RA advice line,
the report describes the emotional and practical difficulties they
have faced. It makes clear recommendations for action by government,
local authorities and care homes.
A message from the Ramblers’ Association
As
we finally move into spring it's a great time to dust off your walking
equipment and get back out into our marvellous countryside. One piece
of equipment we would encourage you to take on your walks is a camera!
Photos are a great way to convey the wonders of walking – or they can
illustrate its frustrations! Either way, we'd like to see any photos
you've recently taken of paths in England and Wales. Beautiful paths
are great, but we're also on the look out for problem paths, and
anything weird and wacky. Simply send your digital photos or scanned
images to
openpaths@ramblers.org.uk (jpegs less than 1Mb are
preferred). Please send your photos in on individual emails, with a
caption or explanation of what the photograph is of and where it was
taken.
TENA, leading manufacturer of bladder weakness
protection, has announced its winners of the Zest for Life
Bursary, a nationwide search for women and men harbouring a
passion to fulfill a life-long goal. Four TENA Ladies, from Tees,
have been given the chance of fulfilling their dream of competing
at the Henley Veteran’s Regatta 2006. The women, who are keen rowers, train five times a week and regularly compete in Veteran’s races across the UK. However, until recently, the TENA Ladies did not have a boat of their own to practise or even race in! Gill Stiller, Liz Leigh, Janet Wilkinson and Ester Takacs are now the proud owners of their very own coxless fours rowing boat thanks to TENA. Rowing is low impact and perfect for strengthening core stability and pelvic tone.
Half a million older people are believed to be abused in the UK at any one time. The charity Help the Aged has issued a commitment aiming to stopping this abuse, and they are asking for help. Pledge your support now at http://www.iwill.co.uk Website: www.helptheaged.org.uk
The Food Standards Agency has published its sixth UK-wide Consumer
Attitudes to Food survey. The annual survey reveals that an increasing
number of consumers say they are taking an active interest in their
food and diet, with more people checking food labels and trying to eat
more fruit and vegetables. Time for the Nation to Nurture Silver Surfers
Making the case for retirement villages There has been a growing policy emphasis on promoting independence for older people, offering them choices, and improving their quality of life. Retirement villages appear to serve current policy agendas very well. Read more here
laterlife interest The above article is part of the features section of laterlife.com called laterlife interest. laterlife interest contains a variety of articles of interest for visitors to laterlife.com written by a number of experienced and new journalists. It includes both one off articles and also associated regular columns of a more specialist nature such as Healthwise, Talkback, Gardener's Diary, and a beauty section called Looking good in later life. There's also 'It could be you' by Maggi Stamp laterlife's counsellor on human relationships. Also don't forget to take a look at our regular IT question and answer section called YoucandoIT by IT trainer and author Jackie Sherman. To view the latest articles click on laterlife interest or to view indexes to previous articles click on laterlife interest index. To search for articles about a certain topic, use the site search feature at the top of the navigation.
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