My Dad is in a Viewpoint Care Home.

It’s a “not for profit” organisation and although it wasn’t the only reason why we chose that particular home for him, it was a factor.

Viewpoint is a housing association, regulated by the charity regulator OSCR.

#CareHomes
#NursingHomes
#Ageing

The daylight savings switch is going to interfere with my scheduled brain reboot today (a.k.a. nap), placing it half an hour into our gaming sesh. I'm thinking of bringing a boardgame for the group and calling a nap break one hour into the sesh.

#napping #ageing #ttrpg

'All the villages will be deserted’: The crisis emptying Greek islands and towns Greece's population could drop by as much as 20 per cent by 2050, with the government declaring the situation a "national threat". #demographics #ageing #population #travel #tourism

Greece's population could drop by as much as 20 per cent by 2050, with the government declaring the situation a "national threat". #demographics #ageing #population #travel #tourism

"Dr. Marla Shapiro on the recent study that disputes the popular belief of #dementia being inevitable with age." #aging #ageing #cognition youtu.be/z0yRBzUvxi4

End-of-life planning is not strongly shaped by personality

Overall, no single personality trait emerged as a strong barrier to planning, which is good news for policymakers designing broad-reach interventions.

Read our commentary here: share-eric.eu/research-res...

#EndOfLifePlanning #Ageing #PersonalityResearch #SHAREStudy #ScientificResearch

22nd EuGMS CONGRESS | Lille, France - September 16-18, 2026

Have you submitted your abstract yet?
Don't miss the chance to present your #research at the 22nd #EuGMS Congress in the beautiful city of Lille!

"Optimising Function: A Key to Healthy #Ageing".

🔗 Submit here: www.eugms2026.com

#Geriatrics #Aging #Health #Care #OlderPersons #Science #MedSky

EPC 2026 Side Meeting of the EAPS Working Group "Sustainable Ageing" Wed, 3 June 2026 | 14:00-17:00 | EPC conference venue, Bologna, Italy Register by 1 April 2026

📢Join the pre- #EPC2026 side meeting “Technological Change and #Sustainable #Ageing: Challenges and Opportunities” organised by Valeria Bordone and Bruno Arpino on 3 June 2026 in Bologna! 📝Register by 1 April 2026
@valeriabordone.bsky.social @brunoarpino.bsky.social @univie.ac.at @eaps.bsky.social

'Reliable evidence': exercise halves early death risk of middle-aged women Australian researchers found that middle-aged women who exercised regularly halved their risk of premature death. But most women aren't meeting physical activity guidelines. #health #exercise #fitness #ageing #women #s

Australian researchers found that middle-aged women who exercised regularly halved their risk of premature death. But most women aren't meeting physical activity guidelines. #health #exercise #fitness #ageing #women #s

more than a third of women have been patronised because of their age since turning 50

Did you know that more than a third of women have been patronised because of their age since turning 50?

This needs to change. If you want to find out more, check out the Society chapter of our State of Ageing 2025 report, available in full here: buff.ly/KPlF979

#Ageing #Ageism #OlderWomen #Ageist

The WA musician set to become world's oldest band conductor WA musician George Franklin has already achieved a milestone by turning 104. He could soon garner another: the record for being the world's oldest band conductor. #music #ageing

WA musician George Franklin has already achieved a milestone by turning 104. He could soon garner another: the record for being the world's oldest band conductor. #music #ageing

Insights on geroscience pre-clinical and clinical trials to promote healthy aging from the Intrinsic Capacity, Frailty and Sarcopenia Research Task Force 2025 The Intrinsic Capacity, Frailty and Sarcopenia Research (ICFSR) Task Force convened in March 2025 to discuss geroscience-oriented pre-clinical and cli…

Insights on #geroscience pre-clinical and clinical #trials to promote healthy #aging from the Intrinsic Capacity, #Frailty and Sarcopenia #Research Task Force 2025

#Ageing #IntrinsicCapacity #Sarcopenia #Science #Biology #Health

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

EARA | News - ‘Old’ gut bacteria cause memory decline in mice Researchers in the US have shown that age-related changes in gut bacteria composition can directly influence memory in mice.  There is growing evidence suggesting that the gut microbiome—the…

Researchers from Stanford Medicine have shown that age-related changes in gut bacteria composition can directly influence memory in mice.
🔗 www.eara.eu/news/old-gut...
#AnimalResearch #mice #ageing #microbiota #brain #memory #gut #gutbrain #research #science #sciencenews

Age-friendly Built Environment Quick Guides Our collection of quick guides offers a simple yet comprehensive overview of the key design considerations for ensuring age-friendliness across a range of spaces and amenities.

The guides are aimed at built environment professionals, local government staff, and residents of all ages who want to advocate for change in their local area.

Download the guides here: ageing-better.org.uk/resources/ag...

#AgeFriendlyUK #Ageing #OlderCommunities #AgeingCommunities #Age

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#Ageing #condos will not get public #funds for lift maintenance, renovation & redecoration works: #BCA
🤔"“The amount of funding to improve the lifts in #publichousing is significantly higher than te targeted co-funding which BCA is currently exploring for #private #developments to enhance te […]

This Mediterranean-style diet could keep your brain sharp as you age – new study. by Eef Hogervorst — The Conversation UK

This Mediterranean-style diet could keep your brain sharp as you age – new study.

Scientists have been quietly building a case that what you eat in midlife shapes your brain decades later.

Here’s what…

#Diet #MindDiet #MediterraneanDiet #DashDiet #Food #Health #Brain #Dementia #Ageing #Science

How can co-ordination improve long-term care delivery? This paper discusses different policies to improve the co-ordination of health and care services across different parts of government, providers and organisations to help individuals perform everyday ...

How can co-ordination improve long-term care delivery?

This paper discusses different policies to improve the co-ordination of #health and #care services to help individuals perform everyday activities (long-term care, #LTC)

#Ageing #Aging #LongTermCare #PublicHealth

www.oecd.org/en/publicati...

Multi-trajectories of intrinsic capacity and their impact on incident disability in community-dwelling older adults in Japan The World Health Organization’s intrinsic capacity (IC) framework has shifted focus from functional deficits to preserving abilities in ageing. Howeve…

Multi-trajectories of intrinsic capacity and their impact on incident #disability in community-dwelling older adults in Japan

#Geriatrics #Frailty #IntrinsicCapacity #Ageing #Aging #Health #Care

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Key messages for #dementia…

* It’s a complex neurological condition, not a normal part of #ageing

* Diagnosis should be accurate and lead to action

* Care often involves other health conditions as well as dementia - care should be person-centred and integrated across health & social care

Ageing promotes metastasis via activation of the integrated stress response - Nature Ageing reprograms the evolutionary trajectory of KRAS-driven lung adenocarcinoma, limiting primary tumour growth while promoting metastatic dissemination through epigenetic activation of the integrate...

This week #JournalClub @labsoap.bsky.social @nature.com #ageing #metastasis #stressresponse www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Baseline epigenetic clock measures in the Northern Ireland Cohort for the Longitudinal Study of Ageing (NICOLA) - BMC Research Notes Objectives DNA methylation (DNAm) can change dynamically in response to intrinsic or external exposures. Characteristic methylation profiles are associated with accelerated biological ageing and poore...

Sharing our new article published this month! 🎉
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
We generated a range of epigenetic clocks for the NICOLA study, using DNA methylation data from 1,870 participants to explore how environment and lifestyle shape biological aging.

#aging #ageing #epigenetics

Cognitive health and falls risk: Supporting older adults to keep a healthy mind | Injury Matters

Cognitive health encompasses a range of abilities, including memory, attention, reaction and problem-solving skills, which are vital for preventing falls.
#mentalhealth #falls #ageing #movementismedicine

www.injurymatters.org.au/stay-on-your...

OLD DOG - Validating the dog as an animal model for human aging studies Companion dogs represent a valuable and emerging translational model for human aging, as they share the human environment, receive comparable medical …

OLD DOG - Validating the #dog as an animal model for human #aging studies

#Medicine #Ageing #Research #Science #Veterinary #Health #Biology

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

An ageing society does not just swell pension bills. It can also stunt the appetite for experiment.
Min Zhang & Xiaochen Zhang's new Annals of Regional Science article finds that #ageing cities in #China lose some of the social chemistry behind #innovation.
doi.org/10.1007/s001...

Insights on geroscience pre-clinical and clinical trials to promote healthy aging from the Intrinsic Capacity, Frailty and Sarcopenia Research Task Force 2025 The Intrinsic Capacity, Frailty and Sarcopenia Research (ICFSR) Task Force convened in March 2025 to discuss geroscience-oriented pre-clinical and cli…

Insights on #Geroscience Pre-Clinical and Clinical Trials to Promote Healthy #Aging from the Intrinsic Capacity, #Frailty and #Sarcopenia Research Task Force 2025

#Ageing #Health #HealthyAgeing #RCT #Research #Science #Biology

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

THE WHITE HAIR
#hair #whitehair #grayhair #greyhair #ageing #aging #funny #spokenword #spokenpoetry #spokenwordpoetry #poems #reallife #book #comedy #humor #humour #fypシ゚viralシ #fyp #foryoupagereels #foryouシ #jokes #jokeofday #poetry #poetrycommunity

THE WHITE HAIR
#hair #whitehair #grayhair #greyhair #ageing #aging #funny #spokenword #spokenpoetry #spokenwordpoetry #poems #reallife #book #comedy #humor #humour #fypシ゚viralシ #fyp #foryoupagereels #foryouシ #jokes #jokeofday #poetry #poetrycommunity

www.youtube.com/shorts/svkmK...

#aging #ageing

Insights: Age 60 vs Age 40 - What's The Difference? Appreciating how we age

How do you feel about getting older? #Anxious? Indifferent? No worries?
#WriteSky #art #digitalart #writingcommunity #booksky #gamedev #Gaming #Confidence #wellbeing #poetry #artist #loveandlife #selfappreciation #ListenToBlackVoices #ageing
lovelifethegrowthguide.substack.com/p/insights-a...

Perspectives on Growing Older in Canada: The 2025 NIA Ageing in Canada Survey - NIA Now in its fourth year, Perspectives on Growing Older in Canada: The 2025 Ageing in Canada Survey, continues to be one of Canada’s most comprehensive annual snapshots of the experiences, perspectives ...

1/5: If you are a senior, or have loved ones who are seniors, you may be interested in the 4th Annual report from the National Institute on Ageing.

It has some bad news.

niageing.ca/reports/pers...

#calgarycentre #yyc #cdnpoli #ageing

Ageing promotes metastasis via activation of the integrated stress response - Nature Ageing reprograms the evolutionary trajectory of KRAS-driven lung adenocarcinoma, limiting primary tumour growth while promoting metastatic dissemination through epigenetic activation of the integrate...

#Ageing promotes #metastasis via activation of the integrated #stress response
doi.org/10.1038/s415...