Our latest publication ‘The impact of caring’ uses data from the 2015 Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey to explore the extent and impact of caring. This Research Update by Paula Devine and Ann Marie Gray is available here.
2016
The Lively Project exhibition launch is on 8 December 2016. For more information about The Lively Project, and the exhibition launch, click here.
Did you know that 13,600 people living in Northern Ireland have received a diagnosis of dementia? In addition, it is estimated that a further 7,000 people are living with dementia, but have not been diagnosed. More information is available from The Detail. This includes a map of dementia prevalence (for people aged over 50) across […]
Did you know that 21% of people aged 60 and over in Northern Ireland are affected by some level of financial abuse? This study published by the Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland is the first time that the prevalence of financial abuse of older people in Northern Ireland has been calculated. For more […]
In this ‘Ageing Bites’ video, Elizabeth Martin and Gemma Carney discuss feminist methods in ageing research. Click here to see the video.
Join us in Queen’s University Belfast for a creative ageing seminar with Dominic Campbell (Creative Aging International). Click here for more information.
Did you know that there were 9,621 households presenting as homeless in Northern Ireland in 2014/15? Of these, approximately 11% (2,146) were pensioner households. More information is available in the Northern Ireland Assembly Research and Information Service briefing paper ‘What do we know about homelessness in NI? An overview of some of the evidence-base‘, by […]
Imagining the future: Growing older together? is a blog by Alexandra Chapman, which was published on the Policy and Politics blog on 7 September. To read the blog, click here.
This joint ARK/Detail Data information session on 26 September 2016 will give attendees an insight into the attitudes to and knowledge of dementia in Northern Ireland, using data from the 2014 Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey. For more information, and how to book, please click here.
Did you know that in 2015/6, 5% of the Average Daily Northern Ireland Prison Population under Sentence of Immediate Custody was aged 60 years or over. This comprises 62 men, and 2 women. More information can be found in The Northern Ireland Prison Population 2015 and 2015/16 statistical bulletin, published by the Department of Justice.
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