Tag: older people
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Age Friendly Communities
Carly Marsden
Janet Smith, Public Health Lead – Older People, East Riding of Yorkshire Council Contact: [email protected] Older people in deprived rural and coastal areas experience health inequalities. There are stark differences in life expectancy and healthy life expectancy across the East Riding, and these health trends are increasing demand on health and care services, housing, transport, Read more
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Healthy Ageing
Owen Morgan
Age Friendly Communities An Age-Friendly Community is a place where people of all ages can live healthy and active later lives. These places make it possible for people to continue to stay in their homes, participate in the activities that they value, and contribute to their communities, for as long as possible. There are a number Read more
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Dementia
Shane Mullen
Introduction and Headlines What is dementia? According to the Alzheimer’s Society, dementia describes a set of symptoms that over time can affect memory, problem-solving, language and behaviour”. It is not a specific disease, but a result of various conditions that damage the brain, such as Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia, and frontotemporal dementia. Read more