Did you know that studies have shown that one third of people aged over 65 in the general population have one fall per year, with 40–60% of these falls causing injury? Falls are one of the issues raised in the Home Accident Prevention Strategy 2015 – 2025, which was published by the Department of Health, […]
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Did you know that one quarter (25%) of people in Northern Ireland aged 50-54 have low physical activity rates, and this is similar (25%) among people aged 65-69 years? In the Republic of Ireland, these figures are 45% and 54% respectively. For more information, see the report ‘Inequalities in Health Behaviours‘ on the website of […]
Did you know that one in five people aged 60 years or over in Northern Ireland can be described as ‘frail’? There are differences according to age, sex and social class. For more information, see the report ‘Frailty and Disability‘ on the website of the Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland (CARDI).
Did you know that results from the 2013/14 Continuous Household Survey show that eight out of ten people aged 60 or over in Northern Ireland use a mobile phone – compared to 6% in 1999/2000. For more information, see the report ‘A Profile of Older People in Northern Ireland 2014 update‘ on the website […]
Did you know that the 2013/4 Continuous Household Survey shows that 45% of people living alone in Northern Ireland are aged 65 years or over? For more information, see the report ‘A Profile of Older People in Northern Ireland 2014 update‘ on the website of the Office of the First Minster and Deputy First […]
Did you know that people aged 60 or over in Northern Ireland will contribute almost £25 billion to the economy over the next 50 years through volunteering, caring, childcare, replacement parenting and working? For more information, see the report ‘Appreciating Age: Valuing the positive contributions made by older people in Northern Ireland‘ on the website […]
Did you know that long-term sleep loss can be associated with an increased risk of a number of adverse health outcomes including diabetes, heart disease, cardiovascular disease and stroke. Data from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) fround that 12% of people aged 65 and over in the Republic of Ireland have trouble falling […]
Did you know that in a 2014 survey commissioned by AgeNI and Age Sector Platform, 83% of people aged 65 and over agreed/strongly agreed that full protection from discrimination on the grounds of age must be an urgent priority for the NI Assembly? The Northern Ireland Executive has pledged in the Programme for Government 2011-2015, […]
One third of respondents to the 2013 Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey thought that elderly people are treated better now compared to five years ago? However, while 44% thought that elderly people were treated the same as five years ago, 17% thought that that this group were treated worse than five years ago. Full […]
Did you know that there is a lack of data on older adults with an intellectual disability in Northern Ireland, and the most recent data are from 2006? In that year, there were 16,720 people in Northern Ireland known to services with an intellectual disability. Of these, 14% (2,340) were aged 50 or over. For more […]
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