Number of elderly Scots living alone set to soar
Older people in Scotland will increasingly live alone over the next 25 years, according to the latest official projections. Nearly a quarter of people aged 16 or over are projected
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Loneliness study finds UK amongst most disconnected societies
A new attempt to measure the wellbeing of the British population has discovered that only 58% of Britons feel connected to people in their community, and one in eight do
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Report: Ageing Alone: Loneliness and the ‘oldest old’
A think-tank report examined loneliness in old age. It said that nearly half of those over the age of 85 experienced loneliness some or most of the time, and that
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Rantzen plea over elderly isolation on visit to Scotland
Broadcaster Esther Rantzen has called for society to place more value on older people. She described senior citizens as “our national treasure” as she promoted the work of the Silver
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Two million elderly needing care will be isolated, warns new report
A new report has revealed that two million elderly people face living alone without any help from relatives within 20 years. A leading think tank revealed that many people face
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