Saturday 27th April from 8pm at Cheyne Street
Tag: older people
Age is just a number: Older People’s Framework launched
Older people’s rights are at the centre of a new framework to ensure people can remain active, keep working if they want to, feel safe, and access the services they need. Continue reading Age is just a number: Older People’s Framework launched
Breath of fresh air as trishaw rides introduced at care home
The sight of elderly Edinburgh residents enjoying a spin on three wheels could soon become commonplace – thanks to the delivery of a new form of transport to Inch View Care Home in Gilmerton. Continue reading Breath of fresh air as trishaw rides introduced at care home
New pension scheme “could deliver improved returns for millions”
Millions of workers could eventually benefit from better retirement savings when a new type of pension scheme is introduced to the market, under pioneering proposals rubber-stamped by the Work and Pensions Secretary yesterday. Continue reading New pension scheme “could deliver improved returns for millions”
Volunteers Help Older People Tap Into IT
A LEADING housing provider is calling for Edinburgh volunteers to join the team and help bridge the gap between older people and technology.
Bield Housing & Care has teamed up with local charity, Tap into IT, to run new computer classes at its Manderston Court development in Leith. Continue reading Volunteers Help Older People Tap Into IT
Not fair: report calls for better deal for care workers
The Fair Work Convention today published its report Fair Work in Scotland’s Social Care Sector 2019. The report calls for urgent interventions by policy makers, commissioners and leaders in the social care sector to improve the quality of work and employment for the 200,000 strong workforce in Scotland.
The Scottish Greens have urged the Holyrood government to put fair work at the heart of social care by accepting the report’s recommendations in full. Continue reading Not fair: report calls for better deal for care workers
Buddy Swim sessions at Ainslie Park
A new Buddy Swim session is taking place at Ainslie Park Leisure Centre every Thursday, from 1-2pm (during school term). Continue reading Buddy Swim sessions at Ainslie Park
£1.4 million National Lottery boost gives older Scots a new lease of life
Community Fund Lottery cash for Move On and Fast Forward
Older people across Scotland are celebrating a £1.4m National Lottery cash boost that will help them get out of their homes and into their communities for tea dances, lunch clubs, men’s sheds, fitness classes and much, much more. Continue reading £1.4 million National Lottery boost gives older Scots a new lease of life
Fear of injury preventing over 55s in Edinburgh benefiting from exercise
Confusion over what exercise to do in older years
One in 10 Edinburgh residents over the age of 55 say that fear of injury holds them back from joining a gym/attending the gym more regularly, according to a recent survey by Nuffield Health, the UK’s leading not-for-profit independent healthcare organisation. Continue reading Fear of injury preventing over 55s in Edinburgh benefiting from exercise
Funding cuts: end of the road for LOOPS service
No funding for Local Opportunities for Older People initiative
Over the last five years, the LOOPs partners and teams have been working closely with City of Edinburgh Council and, more recently, Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership to deliver the Local Opportunities for Older People initiative across the city. It is with sadness that we are now in the position to inform you that this work will be coming to an end in March.
Continue reading Funding cuts: end of the road for LOOPS service