Healthy Ageing Research Group

There are many different long-term neurological conditions. Some of the most common ones include migraines, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis and muscular dystrophy. In the UK and around the world, these conditions are a common reason why people have appointments Continue reading Meeting the needs of people with long-term neurological conditions in rural communities. By Dr Michael Toze.→

Despite being the largest group of people who fund their own care, the perspectives and experiences of older people are largely absent from the debates about the provision of social care and well-being in later life. Our three-year study, funded Continue reading Involving older people in research into self-funded care. By Dr Phoebe Beedell→

Pets in care homes HARG researchers are working with the University of Liverpool on a project exploring issues around pets in care homes. This project is funded by the Dunhill Medical Trust. Statistics suggest that around one in three people Continue reading Pets in care homes. By Dr Michael Toze→

For older people one of the main issues is often loneliness, with 3.6 million living alone in the UK, of which 2 million are aged 75 and over. Age UK (2015) found that over 1 million older people stated that Continue reading TED (Talk, Eat and Drink) Project in East Lindsey, Lincolnshire. By Dr Jennifer Jackson→

Care(less) is a new 360° film work by artist Lindsay Seers. Using a combination of lens based and digital 360° images, viewed within a virtuality headset, Seers explores the hallucinatory and embodied effect of VR. In this, her first work Continue reading Care(less) by Lindsay Seers→