It's #InternationalDayForOlderPersons and time to change the way we treat older people. That starts with the way we talk about them - https://homeshareuk.org/channel-4s-lodgers-for-codgers-our-statement/

It's time we celebrated older people and the richness they bring to our lives and our society. Public conversations casting them as burdens and an economic drain has led to scandalous consequences during #COVID19 https://sharedlivesplus.org.uk/our-response-to-the-treatment-of-older-people-in-care-homes-during-covid-19/ #InternationalDayforOlderPersons2020

More of us in the UK are living for longer than ever before. #SharedLives can help people with #dementia and other needs associated with old age to live better lives and remain in their own homes for longer. https://sharedlivesplus.org.uk/older-people/  #InternationalDayofOlderPersons

A 2015 study by the Strategic Society Centre found that 80% of older homeowners wanted to stay where they are. #SharedLives carers can help people stay in and enjoy the places they know and love #InternationalDayOfOlderPersons https://sharedlivesplus.org.uk/bringing-shared-lives-to-older-people-in-rural-locations/

What if you could stay in the place you love and be supported by the community you know? On #InternationalDayforOlderPersons2020 OlderPersons it's important that those who live in isolated rural communities are not forgotten. #SharedLives https://sharedlivesplus.org.uk/in-the-village-people-know-me/

"In the village, people know me." In rural #Aberdeenshire, one of the remotest parts of the UK, people are enjoying life in their beautiful surroundings and community to the full. #SharedLives #
@Aberdeenshire #InternationalDayforOlderPersons2020