Great news that managers are more positive about flexible working than they have ever been. Flexible working boosts staff engagement and benefits older workers who are more likely to have caring responsibilities and health considerations. theguardian.com/money/2023/jan…

We love this photography competition from Alamy Content Team and Ageing Better, looking for images that show the 50+ age group in an inclusive, realistic and positive light which avoid traditional stereotypes 📸 Every step towards challenging #ageism in older people is essential.

Thanks for a wonderful week full of learning and joy! Big thanks to @cleyshon ml and all the others who worked with us in Cornwall.

Not sure about what financial support you may be entitled to? The Older People’s Commissioner has created a FAQs page that provides information on the entitlements older people may be owed to help them during this difficult time. Find out more here: olderpeople.wales/resource/cost-…

How do #OlderAdults apply for help through the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program? We’ll walk you through the process.👇 #LIHEAP #BenefitsCheckUp bit.ly/3HhkdvR

Come to the 16th #IFAGlobalConference on Ageing and be a driver of change to help influence and shape policy that improves the quality of life of current and future generations of #olderpeople: ifaconf.ngo  #IFA #HealthyAgeing

Just over a week until our final conference about the future of #healthyageing in rural communities! This is a hybrid event & all are welcome. Follow the QR code for info & join us online or in person in Ghent, BE on Wednesday 1st March #socialinnovation Interreg 2 Seas Catherine Leyshon 🙊 😷

As the project comes to an end, our colleagues Feock Parish Council held a 'thank you' event for their #community to celebrate their #achievements and to look to the #future: blogs.exeter.ac.uk/haire/2023/02/… #healthyageing #volunteers #community

Also on the blog today: an article about Project Anchor (Supporting Anticipatory Care and Ageing Well in Cornwall) by our intrepid Research Assistant, Tom Bailey. An example of how the HAIRE tookit can be customised #wellbeing #healthyageing #healthcare blogs.exeter.ac.uk/haire/2023/02/…

Today we will attend the Final Conference of HAIRE and give a presentation on ‘We Got to Move - a Programme for Social Change’. #HAIRE 2SeasHAIRE University of Exeter #healthyageing @cleyshon

Basharat and Rose are representing Centre for Health Technology at the last 2SeasHAIRE conference in Ghent today. They will be hearing from pilot sites across Europe & discussing the HAIRE toolkit #HealthyAgeing #Loneliness #Isolation #CoDesign

Final Conference of the HAIRE project in Ghent. Exploring innovation in cultures of care for aging across rural Europe. #HAIRE @cleyshon University of Exeter, Cornwall UoE Centre for Geography and Environmental Science

Talks from the 2SeasHAIRE pilot sites this morning. #EastSussex

Next pilot site Solidarity University talking about a village called s’Heerenhoek, a small coastal village in the Netherlands & how 2SeasHAIRE has helped the local older community foster healthy ageing through guided conversations & neighbourhood analysis.

Our Belgian partners from Laakdal talking about what they’ve managed to take from the 2SeasHAIRE toolkit to support their community and the talking deck (a pack of cards to stimulate guided conversations).

Chairman of Feock Parish Council Keith and councillor Cathy speaking on 2SeasHAIRE’s key learning points, working together, trust & the HAIRE toolkit among others. #Ghent #Belgian #FinalHAIREconference

French partners working at Bailleul / Hazebrouck pilot sites from @Univ_Artoisfrom honing in on isolation in rural areas amongst older people using the 2SeasHAIRE toolkit. Particularly targeting people facing a ‘social death’ having not seen or spoken to other people in years.

Conference participants are now building their perfect future communities to support #healthyageing - using #lego