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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Did you know that Eddie Lynch became the new Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland (COPNI) in June 2016? He has identified a set of draft priorities for action, which fall under the themes of respect, value and protect. The COPNI office is inviting feedback on these until 30th September 2016. Further information is […]
Did you know that there were 144,522 people aged 65 years or over living in Northern Ireland in 1962? By 2015, this figure had doubled to 291,824. For more information, see the latest Population and Migration Estimates 2015.
Did you know that data from the 2014/15 Northern Ireland Home Safety Database suggest that 35% of accidents among people aged 65 years or over take place in or near the garage? Further information is available in the Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer for Northern Ireland 2015.
BSGNI held a lively event on 10 June 2016 called ‘Growing Older: the role of community and gardening in ageing well’. For more information, click here.
Did you know that over 9,000 people have taken part in the Arts Council’s Arts and Older People programme? More information on the programme, as well as case studies of individual projects, are available on the Arts Council website. The case studies were used to evidence, anecdotally, the impact of arts participation on alleviating isolation […]
Did you know that in 2013/14, 16% of adults above the State Pension Age in Northern Ireland were in relative poverty after housing costs? This is two percentage points higher than in the United Kingdom as a whole (14%). Further information is available within A profile of older people in Northern Ireland – Annual Update (2015) […]
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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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