Services in care homes
Louise Morse
Date posted: 1 Mar 2018
Dear Sir,
It’s encouraging to read that Mr Baverstock
has been involved with services in care homes
in
the community
for many years (Letters,
February en). And I completely agree when
he says that it’s time to rethink the traditional
hymn/prayer/epilogue that has formed the context of devotions for so long.
All the lonely people
A report presented to Parliament in January by MP Frank Field showed that as many as 1 million older people are starving in their homes because of loneliness and isolation.
The report follows an announcement that the government is appointing a Minister to tackle loneliness, recommended by the Jo Cox campaign. The situation raises the question that, with so many local services having suffered cuts (see below), it might be wise for the new Minister to allocate funds to churches who are already doing valuable work to reach lonely people. All over the country, churches are working hard to reach the lonely in their communities. They are organising a range of activities, opening their doors for lunch clubs and activities of all types – anything that meets the need. They are usually funded by the churches and run by volunteers who are often retired and older themselves.
What’s age got to do with it?
Louise Morse asks if the church is retiring people too early from active participation?
‘When I am an old woman I shall wear purple…’ begins Jenny Joseph’s famous poem, Warning.
