Eldering Perspectives

Welcome to Eldering Perspectives – a space for sharing insights, personal experiences, and cultural commentary on navigating the ageing parent years, supporting elder family members, and growing old in today’s world.

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Can a practice called ‘TRE’ help us cope with caring?

Amid the daily pressures of caring for older relatives, many of us struggle to find even a moment to look after ourselves. Y...
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Your last gift isn’t just your Will – it’s peace of min...

Matthew Hutton has had a rare vantage point on what it means to prepare well for later life — both spiritually and practical...
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“I cared for my Mum for seven years, and made up for lo...

Across the UK, many people quietly give up jobs, move home – or both – to take on the invisible, often isolating role of car...
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Eldering in Oldenland

Oldenland - A Journey in Search of the Good Last Years is written and has seen the light of day, published a month or two ag...
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The ABCs of dining out with dementia, with Dominic Blis...

When Gordon was diagnosed with dementia, his sons, Dominic and Jeremy, wanted a way to stay connected with him and spend mea...
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Five things I’ve learnt on my Eldering journey by Emma ...

My eldering journey has been quite an epic one. It started over ten years ago with my Dad being diagnosed with MSA (Multi...
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Finding love (again) in your parental care relationship...

When we talk about love, we often think of romance first. The hearts and flowers of first connection, the comfort and famili...
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What not to forget when caring for someone with Alzheim...

When my Dad was diagnosed with mild Alzheimer’s last year, I was handed some pamphlets and a suggestion to contact a charity...
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Navigating eldercare with Fred Lloyd George

It’s horrible to think about our parents and elder relatives losing their independence and needing care one day. But it is s...
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The price of not planning for ageing parents

Our recent Eldering survey paints a stark picture of just how common caring for ageing parents has become, and how many of u...
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Eldercare across cultures – what makes us different and...

Routine headlines like 'Families' Horror at Privately Run UK Care Homes' (Guardian), or 'The WORST Care Homes in England: In...
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Uniting generations in the age of social media

When we think about diversity, we don’t typically think about it as an age issue. But Britain is one of the most age-segrega...
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A word on helping our parents age well

There comes a time in almost all of our lives when age takes its toll and we need to step up to support our parents in some ...
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We need to talk about fair care

The issue of gender equality in education and the workplace is something we are used to discussing and hearing about on Inte...