How To Make Friends In Later Life

Guest Blogs, loneliness, Members Blogs, wellbeing

How To Make Friends In Later Life The Importance of Social Interaction. By: Millie Fuller As life progresses, it’s only natural to feel the tug of loneliness. As we get older, there seems to be less opportunity for social interaction and it can feel harder to...

End Loneliness in Later Life

Action for Elders News, loneliness, Mental Health, wellbeing

End Loneliness in Later Life A Big Thank You For Your Support. We would like to offer our sincerest thanks to all those who donated to our End Loneliness In Later Life appeal, which was part of the Big Give’s Kind²Mind campaign. You really have made a world of...

Vira’s Story

Action for Elders News, loneliness, Stories

Vira’s Story From Ukraine to Sheffield. The current situation in Ukraine has caused a great deal of distress for so many families with millions of refugees fleeing Ukraine since February 2022 and with your help, we can make life better for many of those finding...

Getting back out there

Action for Elders News, Getting back out there, loneliness, Mental Health

Getting back out there Tackle Anxiety and Loneliness in our Campaign. Getting Back Out There is our campaign that has helped people overcome the anxiety they felt about returning to normal life and resuming regular social contact.  It brings together all the services...

Music, exercise and wellbeing

Better living, loneliness, wellbeing

Music, exercise and wellbeing Music is the key to a longer life. It’s that simple argues Bashiyra – The Voice. Bashiyra is a singer/songwriter and vocal coach. As Brand Ambassador for the Action For Elders charity, she believes music can have a crucial role in...

How to combat loneliness

Action for Elders Blogs, Better living, Guest Blogs, loneliness, Members Blogs, Mental Health, wellbeing

How to combat loneliness Margaret Abbett looks at the problems of loneliness affecting those in later life. There are older people out there who simply have nobody to talk to from one week to the next. They are experiencing extreme loneliness through no fault of their...