Guest blog from Jill Lamede http://www.lamede.com/ Dignity in Dying What is death? It is the moment of transition – the natural full stop to a life. It is something we must all experience. We can choose to fear death – but that fear can poison... Continue reading
Our blog for Independent Age’s Doing Care Differently series https://www.independentage.org/policy-and-research/doing-care-differently/designing-care-services-that-dont-rely-family-kirsty-woodard Continue reading
Ageing without children’s (AWOC) survey of 400 people ageing without children identified that the biggest fears they had were: The biggest fear (28%) was having no one to speak up for them or act in their best interests when they could no longer do so... Continue reading
There was a time when I naively believed that when Government made policy to address an issue or a problem, politicians looked at the facts, weighed the evidence, asked experts for their opinion and then came up with a policy that would hopefully solve as... Continue reading
If I had a pound for every time someone has said that to me since AWOC was set up in 2014, I wouldn’t have to work for free! Insisting that most older people in the UK are not helped, supported or cared for by their... Continue reading
“I wouldn’t want my children to look after me” “my mum would have said that but she has dementia…..she would have dreaded the thought that my life would be consumed with looking after her but that is actually what has happened” Ming Ho who... Continue reading
I started working in Adult Social Care four years ago, and almost immediately I felt at home. As a Support Worker for unpaid carers, I visited people at home, having received referrals from the community nursing team I was based in. Spending time with carers,... Continue reading
In January this year, AWOC was asked to appear as part of a BBC Breakfast weeklong series on ageing. Excitedly we got suited and booted, and Robin and I descended on Jody’s cosy flat which became a temporary studio. We were interviewed for approximately 90... Continue reading
It’s good to take stock now and then and reflect on things that matter so passionately to you. International day of older people seems a good day to reflect on ageing without children, what we’ve achieved, the disappointments and most importantly where we are trying... Continue reading
We know that language matters hugely – witness the huge efforts by people with dementia to eradicate using the word “sufferer” or “victim” to describe people living with dementia. We asked people ageing without children what they thought of the term elder orphan; this is... Continue reading