The Together Project founder Louise Goulden, said:"I feel as a society we have a duty. If older people can't get out as easily, we the community should go to them.
"The music classes are a starting point, but we could use care homes as a community hub, running book clubs, or even services like libraries or community post offices." The report called Together in the 2020s says Britain is one of the most age segregated countries in the world, with many people having little contact with other generations outside their families.
It says bridging the gap between generations can help with social problems like loneliness, ageism, health and housing.These include encouraging more care homes to open their doors to the wider community, developing home sharing schemes for younger and older people, as well as extending school opening hours to provide community space for inter-generational activities.
Stephen Burke, Director of United for All Ages said:"Bringing Britain together is one of the biggest challenges for the new decade."More mixing between the generations is the way to build trust and understanding across our communities and our country."More stories
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This is a wonderful idea. I hope it gets implemented🤞
Yup. And it’s utter madness. Look at how a nursery is run. Go into a care home and look how that’s run. They’re essentially the same thing. Put them together and the magic happens!
That baby shouldve been allowed to vote
Unfortunately this is what happens when the older generation, who have had the right to freely work and travel around Europe, vote to block young Britons having that same right in the future. Such selfishness, no wonder there is such a divide
I agree , compulsory euthanasia at 75 solves so many problematic statistics
I wonder if this has anything to do with the last 4 years a number of celebrities and number of political mob wishing and calling for the death of all old people and blaming old people for everything regarding brexit🤔
I agree. Zero hour contracts are the scourge.
Oh, that dread knell “a report says”. Should get two columns out of this one, boss. It’s not news but a “report says” job. Pic of old grannies and kids? You got it!
Lol how do you expect the community to step in and look after old people when the proliferation of zero hours contracts and stagnating wages means people can barely support themselves, let alone anyone else
Mainly by left wing parasites ... ‘how dare you old people steal my future’ etc etc
Actually it the old that saved YOU and gave u a right to exist. They protected us from being lead by a dictatoral supetstate in 1940's. Your grandparents must be so proud of your appreciation.
More the opposite really - the old screwed the young by dragging them out of Europe against their will
Is Apartheid relevant to age! Thought it was about segregation of black South Africans from the white people?