Community hero to retire after 20 years of tossing newspapers
By Jodie Hamilton
Wendy Russ has delivered newspapers seven days a week, "rain, hail or shine", and kept watch over her close-knit coastal community while perfecting her tossing technique.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-18/tumby-bay-newspaper-delivery-wendy-russ-retires/105402782
#RegionalCommunities #SmallBusinesses #CommunityMedia #PrintMedia #AgeingPopulation #JodieHamilton
A buzzing phone led to Jim's dementia diagnosis
By Monique Ross and Kirstin Murray
There were signs for years that something was wrong, and Jim Rogers's doctor put it down to stress. But when the 55-year-old couldn't silence his phone, his world began to unravel.
#AlzheimersandDementia #MentalHealth #Relationships #AgeingPopulation #MoniqueRoss #KirstinMurray
📑 CPC-CG Director Jane Falkingham is a contributor to the NEW UK Parliament POST research briefing on the 'Impacts of #birthrate decline'
It also cites research from CPC-CG members Ann Berrington on #childlessness in the UK and David McCollum on #population sustainability and #geographical inequalities in the context of an #ageingpopulation
Full story: https://www.cpc.ac.uk/news/latest_news/?action=story&id=835
#demography #fertilitydecline #fallingbirthrates #socialsciences #migration #populationgeography #geography
🗓️NEXT WEEK - CPC-CG/CRA Webinar on Thurs 13 Feb
Bo Hu of LSE explores how #housing improvements can reduce long-term #care costs in England, highlighting the synergies between health and housing policies.
Register to join us: http://www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/full_events_calendar/880/CPC_CGCRA_Webinar__Bo_Hu
#socialpolicy #socialscience #ageing #carers #healthresearch #demography #ageingpopulation #gerontology
Millennial voters in the UK and US are not following the typical pattern of becoming more conservative as they age.
#IdeologicalDiversity #SocialValues #AgeingPopulation
#UK debt projected to almost triple over next 50 years, watchdog warns
#PublicFinances under pressure from #AgeingPopulation, #ClimateCrisis and #SecurityRisks, #OBR report says
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/12/uk-debt-projected-to-almost-triple-over-next-50-years-watchdog-warns
The pressure on workers, especially young workers, can be intense in #SouthKorea, which has a shrinking, #AgeingPopulation with one of the world’s lowest fertility rates.
Ms Eun Sung, a consultant in her 20s who lives in Seoul, said she often worked six days a week when on a project.
“We consider getting off at 2am or 3am decent,” she said.
Declaring ‘crisis’, South Korean firms tell managers to work six days a week
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/declaring-crisis-south-korean-firms-tell-managers-to-work-six-days-a-week#main-content
Canada's population forecast to reach 63 million, as people over 85 set to triple
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/canada-s-population-forecast-to-reach-63-million-as-people-over-85-set-to-triple-1.6938823
No links in crappy CTV news articles (ever) 😠 h/e here's a Stats Can link:
A portrait of Canada’s growing population aged 85 and older from the 2021 Census
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/as-sa/98-200-X/2021004/98-200-X2021004-eng.cfm
Progress on Alzheimer’s Disease stagnating, warns federation chief [Advocacy Lab Content] https://www.euractiv.com/section/health-consumers/news/progress-on-alzheimers-disease-stagnating-warns-federation-chief/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #ageingpopulation #AlzheimersDisease #healthcare #healthyageing
Next government should declare NHS a national emergency, experts warn
Leading doctors and #NHS leaders say #underinvestment, #StaffShortages and #AgeingPopulation pose ‘existential threat’ to service
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/jan/31/next-government-should-declare-nhs-a-national-emergency-experts-warn
#ToryPoliciesInAction #BreakThenPrivatise #UnderfundingPublicServices
During #Covid19, callous #Tories knew this about old people: they’re very expensive
From #pensions to #health to #SocialCare, this government has done precious little to prepare for an #AgeingPopulation
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/nov/03/covid-tories-old-people-pensions-health-social-care-ageing-population
#ToryPoliciesInAction
In a policy address in January, Kishida said Japan's low birth rate and #AgeingPopulation posed an urgent risk to society, adding that "focusing attention on policies regarding children and child-rearing is an issue that cannot wait and cannot be postponed".
#Japan Prime Minister Kishida under fire for linking loans to having babies | #PopulationCrash #Demographics | Philstar.com
https://www.philstar.com/world/2023/03/04/2249277/japan-prime-minister-kishida-under-fire-linking-loans-having-babies
Sajid Javid considers 66 quid a nominal fee to attend A&E? The real issue is that we have an ageing population. Older people are much more likely to have chronic health conditions that require ongoing medication & healthcare. Yet this population is also more likely to have lower incomes (although more likely to own fixed assets as in homes) and qualify for free prescriptions. They are also more likely to vote. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jan/20/sajid-javid-calls-for-patients-to-pay-for-gp-and-ae-visits #NHS #SajidJavid #UK #universalheathcare #ageingpopulation
