Leeds Older People’s Forum
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The latest updates from Leeds Older People's Forum
November 11, 2020
Neighbourhood Networks: balancing risk and meeting need in lockdown
Our first November SkillsShare brought representatives from eight of the Leeds Neighbourhood Network Schemes together to look at service delivery during the second national lockdown from 5…
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November 11, 2020
Time to Shine to run for an additional year!
At Time to Shine, managed by Leeds Older People’s Forum (LOPF), we have been working to reduce the impact of loneliness and social isolation among older people…
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October 29, 2020
Time to Shine update: November 2020
Here is a brief summary of our recent work, and what we expect to be doing next month, … October 2020 Our staff team continues to work…
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October 28, 2020
A lifeline in desperate times: lockdown learning from Time to Shine delivery partners
From March 2020 most Time to Shine delivery partners rapidly adapted their services and support to provide an organisation-wide response to Covid-19. As lockdown eased, we asked…
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October 21, 2020
Supporting older people during Covid-19 – grants available now!
Funding is now available to support and increase the capacity of third sector organisations to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic in Leeds. The funding is provided by…
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October 14, 2020
Have I got older (people) news for you!? (October 2020)
At Time to Shine we see and read a lot of interesting stories and resources about older people. We share a few of these with you each…
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October 13, 2020
Rights for Care Home Residents
Since the UK first went into lockdown in March, the one group in society who have remained cut off from face to face contact with their loved…
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October 7, 2020
Can anybody be ageist?
Can anybody be ageist? Can you be ageist if you are an older person? I don’t see why not; we all have prejudices and bias, unconscious or…
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September 30, 2020
International Day of Older Persons 2020
International Day of Older Persons (IDOP) is on Thursday 1 October. IDOP is celebrated annually in Leeds, focusing on a different theme each year. This year’s theme…
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September 30, 2020
Time to Shine update: October 2020
Here is a brief summary of our recent work, and what we expect to be doing next month. September 2020 Our staff team are still mainly working…
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September 23, 2020
A little burdensome”: stigma and fear around dementia”
I opened a letter today, addressed to my mum who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s ten years ago. The letter happened to be from a ladies committee that…
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September 22, 2020
Later: art and ageing
A fantastic exhibition opened at Inkwell Arts just before lockdown. Later aimed to explore the possibilities and advantages of ageing with a collection of powerful and assured…
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