The Public Health Agency (PHA) has highlighted the many health benefits experienced by men who have joined Men’s Sheds projects across Northern Ireland. Men’s Sheds provide a place to pursue
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More than a third of unpaid carers suffer from loneliness, according to new research. Some 35% of those looking after elderly people or those with an illness, disability or mental
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An Irish University has developed a robot to help battle loneliness amongst the elderly and those living in care homes. Engineers from Trinity College, Dublin, unveiled ‘Stevie II’ on Wednesday,
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Almost a quarter of a million people with dementia will be living alone within the next 20 years, a charity has said. At the moment, an estimated 120,000 people with
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Suicide prevention charity Samaritans was contacted by people in distress or crisis at a rate of every two minutes last year, figures suggest. According to statistics published by the charity,
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Free bus passes are linked to increased happiness for older people, according to a new study. People who get concessionary travel are more likely to enjoy a better quality of
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Older men feel socially excluded, overlooked, cut off and left out, a study into loneliness and isolation has found. The two-year study led by the University of Bristol featured interviews
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A major recruitment drive is being launched for volunteers to ease “unprecedented” pressure on public services. The Royal Voluntary Service said challenges facing the UK are “acute”, adding there are
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GPs and health service practitioners should be able to prescribe technology such as wearable devices and monitoring systems to tackle loneliness among older people, a report has recommended. It is
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Britons are “overwhelmingly negative” about old age with 50% of people admitting they are worried about growing old, according to a new study. A new global study also found that
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