Survey closed March 28th 2022.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) checks how good health and social care services are in places like hospitals, GP surgeries, care homes and home-care services. This booklet outlines what it found in these services in England over the last year.

The free online Silver Sunday event is hosted using Zoom and is suitable for absolute beginners – plus there is no upper age limit. As it is online, there is no limit on location as anyone from the UK (or the world!) can join in. After the hour-long class, all participants can make a cup of tea and join in an informal chat with all the Silver Sunday Silver Swans® attendees. The classes are open to anyone (male or female) – no previous dance experience necessary.

Silver Swans® is an initiative of the Royal Academy of Dance. Following research into dance practice for older learners, the gentle Silver Swans® classes are specially designed for the over 55s to help improve mobility, posture, co-ordination and energy. The online Silver Swans® classes, hosted on Zoom by the Janet Lomas School of Dancing, are specially adapted for a smaller home environment by experienced and fully qualified Silver Swans® licensee, Johanna Hadley.

Silver Swans® online ballet classes at the Janet Lomas School of Dancing have been featured on ITV Tonight ‘How To Age Well’ with Martin Kemp in March 2021 and the Royal Academy of Dance’s RAD@Home series. Their in-person Silver Swans® ballet classes in Bury have been featured on BBC Two’s ‘Darcey Bussell: Dancing to Happiness’, BBC North West Tonight, BBC Radio Manchester Breakfast and Drivetime shows, That’s Manchester TV and in The Times, Daily Express, Radio Times and local press.

The free online Silver Sunday event is hosted using Zoom and is suitable for absolute beginners – plus there is no upper age limit. As it is online, there is no limit on location as anyone from the UK (or the world!) can join in. After the hour-long class, all participants can make a cup of tea and join in an informal chat with all the Silver Sunday Silver Swans® attendees. The classes are open to anyone (male or female) – no previous dance experience necessary.

“The classes have been easy to follow and achievable at home.”
– Maureen, age 71 – Silver Swan®

For more details on how to register for the free event, please visit:
https://www.janetlomasdance.co.uk/silverswansevents.html
https://silversunday.org.uk/event/online-silver-swans-ballet-class-2/

Recent research has shown that many people are feeling anxious and/or depressed as a result of the restrictions imposed during the current pandemic. Some people are reacting to the loneliness of self-isolation, quarantine or shielding and this is having an adverse effect on their mental health. Whilst interactive chats via social media are helping some people communicate, others have been seeking relief from comfort eating and increased alcohol consumption. If you feel that you need help and support, there are many organisations which can offer this. Some of these can be found on our  Support Groups page on our Information Hub. There is also some useful advice here.

City of London National Fraud Intelligence Bureau has issued information about the risk of a scam involving the NHS Covid-19 Test and Trace procedure.

This information has now been circulated by the Yorkshire Community Messaging Service.

Please visit our ‘Alerts’ page for further details.

This information is also being communicated via North Yorkshire Community Messaging.

‘Home and dry: The need for decent homes in later life‘

A report by the Centre for Ageing Better about the effects of housing on older people’s quality of life had just been published.