FAITH IN OLDER PEOPLE FAITH IN OLDER PEOPLE & THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND GUILD A Conference in collaboration with ACTS One Step at a Time Building a supportive environment for people with dementia and their families in church communities Tuesday 17 September 2019 – 10.00am to 4.00pm The Place, York Place, Edinburgh Cost: £30.00 (concessionary places on application) FiOP is delighted that so many people have downloaded the learning resource on this issue and working … [Read more...]
Our Conference September 2019
BEING OLD, BEING BOLD Living by faith, seeking truth, and accepting challenge A conference for all who are interested in making more of life in the Church for all older people 25 September 2019 Central United Reformed Church, 60 Norfolk Street, Sheffield S1 2JB 10 am to 4 pm Cost: £30 (Members of Christians on Ageing £25 using code in plus magazine Summer 2019 or contact info@ccoa.org.uk) The day will include: David Jolley, Honorary Reader The University of Manchester; … [Read more...]
Scarier Still: the ghost of Alzheimer’s before it becomes a reality
David Jolley muses on a challenging issue. Read more here: https://christiansonageing.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/67/2019/04/Scarier-still-David-HJolley-apr-19.pdf … [Read more...]
Older people, depression and its treatment
Retired Professor in Old Age Psychiatry, David Jolley, and member of the Christians on Ageing Executive Committee has contributed to our Speaking Out pages on recent research into the treatment of depression and older people. You can read his reflection on this important issue here … [Read more...]
Older People in prison and smart tech
Christians on Ageing is delighted to note the continuing interest of The Guardian newspaper in the well-being of older prisoners. This is an issue our organisation has been investigating for the last few years. We have recently developed contacts with two prisons providing specialist care for older prisoners including HMP Wymott, which is mentioned in a report (6 March 2019) by Sarah Johnson: How smart tech is giving ageing prisoners a lifeline It is well worth reading and we would be very … [Read more...]
Prison Reform
Bishop Richard Moth, the lead Catholic Bishop for Prisons, has welcomed the comments of Prisons Minister Rory Stewart MP, who said that jail sentences of fewer than six months should be scrapped. The number of prisoners has doubled since the 1990s and around 60% of short term prisoners re-offend within one year of their release. The Minister said that "very short" jail terms were "long enough to damage you and not long enough to heal you". Mr Stewart said that such a move would create more … [Read more...]
