Our thoughts our with all the people that are caring for others or receiving care at home. Dame Philippa Russell shares her experience: thinklocalactpersonal.org.uk/Blog/The-empty…. #carers #TLAP #Homecare #CarersUK

"Care workers have spent the past three months risking their lives to protect other people’s loved ones, yet their sector has spent decades stripping them of their employment rights, status and professional dignity". theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Colleagues HARG@UoL recently presented British Gerontology on 'Ethical issues in self-funded social care: co-producing knowledge with older people'. You can find out more via our blog harg.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/2020/07/23/bri… #HARG #BSG #SelfFundedCare #Coproduction #Knowledge #Olderpeople

What family carers do - extraordinary, powerful letter in today’s The Guardian

Social care at breaking point in England after 'lost decade' – report from Jon Glasby, Matt Bennett, @YananZh99376513 and Patrick Hall theguardian.com/society/2020/a…

Discover the key findings of a collaborative 3-year study, funded by the Wellcome, by registering to attend an online event. Join academics and researchers from Uni of Birmingham, University of Brighton and University of Lincoln, UK and find out more: eventbrite.co.uk/e/older-people…

Great opportunity to hear some of the results of this important research on older people who pay for their own care

Please join us for our online event - 17th December - Wellcome Trust funded research over 3 years with and about older people paying for social care eventbrite.co.uk/e/older-people…

A taster of the findings from a 3 year, three site project - join our online event bit.ly/sfc-20 #care #care_ethics #olderAdults

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A taster of the findings from a 3 year, three site project - join our online event bit.ly/sfc-20 #care #care_ethics #coproduction #relational_research

Fascinating #online #seminar today by HARG@UoL UOL Social Science #Lincoln w/ Brighton & Birmingham Unis re Wellcome #research on #ethics & #self #Funding of #socialcare for/by #olderpeople #older #adults #coproduction #Ageing See also ⬇️ eventbrite.co.uk/e/older-people… Self Funding Care

Many thanks to everyone who attended our event today. Our final report and initial research briefings are now available to download from our website olderpeopleselffundingcare.com

Older people paying for their personal care are dealing with the same care market as those receiving state funded care but often without any oversight from LAs #socialcare

An urgent leadership is needed to solve the sustained exclusion of older persons in public policy. Older persons must be at the center of #buildingbackbetter strategies, #Agenda2030 & #Agenda2063. linkedin.com/posts/roseline… sgaafrica HelpAge Africa ECA UN For Ageing @AUC_DPA

Great to see coverage of our Housing with Care Grey Paper in today's Daily Express, emphasising the need for thousands more "homes with care" to help older people live independently for longer. Thanks @ExpressOGrady for your piece!

Our open access article on older people's narratives of self-funding is now available: doi.org/10.1017/S01446… With many thanks to our researchers, co-researchers, participants and funder Wellcome Mo Ray Self Funding Care @SWOPresearch