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20% of elderly people in the UK who feel lonely say they have no-one to turn to

 

Loneliness and isolation is comparable to the impact of well-known risk factors such as obesity & is comparable to smoking 15 cigarettes per day (Holt-Lunstad, 2010)

   
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January 13, 2017 + Companionship, Editorial, Technology

Technology and friendships – the last frontier?

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Can technology ever replace friendships, community and companionship? Friendship and companionship has been around since the beginning of time. We’ve lived in tribes since the beginning. Equally, the service sector has existed for quite some time. Caring and advisory services, like doctors/healers, village elders, lawyers and wise old men are some of the oldest professions within our communities. They would have advised clients, offered their… Read More

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January 13, 2017 + Companionship, Technology

Technology – the great connector or disconnector?

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Is technology enhancing connectedness, or causing isolation? Could it be dismantling our communities and interpersonal relationships?

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January 13, 2017 + Editorial, Education, Technology

Learn this today

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What can you learn today? The benefits of learning are well known and undisputed.  However, things are changing. The ways of facilitating learning are improving and access to learning is becoming more ubiquitous and incredibly cheap (free!). We used to think that the brain stopped learning after a certain age.  However, new findings shows that our brains keep replenishing (neurogenesis) and keeps developing (neuroplasticity)… Read More

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January 13, 2017 + Companionship, Editorial, Technology

Loneliness is a big issue

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Loneliness and isolation within the UK’s elderly community has reached epidemic proportions – and is set to increase. The statistics are stark: 3.9m of UK’s elderly say that the television is their main company (Age UK, 2014) 51% of the elderly live alone (ONS, 2010) 1.2m elderly are chronically lonely (Age UK) 20% say they have no one to turn to (The Campaign To… Read More

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