Cut-backs in care affects women as care-receivers and care-givers

There have been substantial reductions in the provision of care for older adults, with effects for both older adults and their families. Lena Dahlberg sums up the consequences of diminishing

‘How can we support ourselves if we’re denied our social rights?’: the 3rd week of the #AgeingEqual campaign in a nutshell

Our third #AgeingEqual campaigning week raised the issue of ageism as a barrier to the enjoyment of social rights by older people. On 17th October, International Day for the Eradication of

An ageist society is a society unable to ensure dignity to those in need of care – and we may all suffer from it!

We all are likely to need care at some point in our lives. We might have an accident and live with a disability as a consequence. We may become frail

How is ageism linked to inappropriate medication use in older patients?

Jovana Brkic and Daniela Fialova explain that ageism affects the way medicines are prescribed and managed, often leading to negative effects for older patients   As people get older they have

Improving working conditions in care is critical to the human rights of older people

Mark Bergfeld, European Director of UNICARE, tells us about the two inter-connected challenges brought to us by Europe’s ageing demographics. On the one hand, there is an ever-growing section of

The importance of social support in attenuating social inequalities in quality of life of older people

Ana Henriques, from the Institute of Public Health, University of Porto and member of the ROSE network – Reducing Old-age Exclusion in Europe, shares evidence of the importance of social support

Understand different faces of poverty and social exclusion in old age

By Maciej Kucharczyk – Policy Director, AGE Platform Europe. Poverty and social exclusion in old age are all the denials of human rights. Yet, in first place there is lots