While Council Tax is becoming increasingly unmanageable for many older people, awareness of support is too low. The UK Govt and local authorities must work to increase take-up of this transformative support https://www.independentage.org/policy-and-research/research-reports/missing-out-on-millions

The #OlderScotlandIndex26 with Diffley Partnership shows that 1 in 5 older people has an income of less than £15,000 a year. This is particularly concerning given the rising cost of living and is resulting in pensioners cutting essentials to get by. www.independentage.org/policy-and-r...

🌟 New Blog - Diversity, Individuality and Voice – who gets to speak about their experience of dementia? Dementia can affect anyone, but not everyone's story gets told. Hear from David Truswell on why every story counts. Read more: buff.ly/9775Rb5 #Dementia #DCVoices

Let's tackle a common misconception: lots of people on Universal Credit have jobs. Bills are rising, rents are sky-high, food prices are by 37% - and wages don't stretch to cover it all nowadays. Even with a Universal Credit top up, people still can't afford everything they need to live.

💖 the best therapy ~ has fur furever #caturday 💚💛💜🩷

This is a 15-year-old female tiger living her best life as a giant kitty playing with a cardboard box. That's fun, no matter what age you are!🐅📦

Please be the first amongst the thousands to like, comment and repost this message if you believe that our remaining forest in the Amazon and in the Congo basin must be protected for climate action and environmental sustainability. No to deforestation and ecocide.

📢 Last Chance to Join our Free Webinar! 🪧 Creative Dementia: ‘Arts gave me a voice’ 🗓 Monday 22 June 2026 ⏰ 2–3pm (UK time) 💷 Free to attend 👉 Register here: buff.ly/raURWTg 💙 Support us: buff.ly/xKGZ6GE #dementia

Most people with dementia live at home, and many will die there. Yet home care barely features in the research. Our latest podcast asks why, with the PALLDEM Homecare team. pod.fo/e/4352be

2 days to go until #ShowYourStripes Day. The Climate Stripes have appeared on landmarks, movie screens, and festival stages around the world - to start conversations about our warming world. But the most important place they can appear this weekend is with you. Start here 🌍 https://rdg.ac/4d310OD

📢 We’re hiring! If you’re enthusiastic about computation, MRI analysis, multimodal methods, and you like supporting human neuroscience research, join us at @unirdg-cinn.bsky.social. See tinyurl.com/2s4fsx9n for details. Pls share. #neuroskyence #neurojobs #ECR

📢 1 Week to go! Join us for our next free webinar! 🪧 Creative Dementia: ‘Arts gave me a voice’ 🗓 Monday 22 June 2026 ⏰ 2–3pm (UK time) 💷 Free to attend 👉 Register here: buff.ly/raURWTg 💙 Support us: buff.ly/xKGZ6GE #dementia

Funded PhD in Cancer Genetics available in the School of Biological Sciences. This exciting project is focused on the analysis of over 13,000 cancer genomes and the discovery of novel biomarkers for patient outcome. Apply by 17 July. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRV004/p... #CancerGenetics #BiomedicalScience

Squirrel asks human for a drink of water.

1.7 million older people are living in poverty with a million more hovering on the brink. That's too many risking their health and wellbeing to make ends meet. The UK Govt can and must change this. Help us make a difference, become a campaigner: https://www.independentage.org/campaign-with-us

Almost 1 in 4 older people could be living in poverty by 2040 if we don't act Ageism benefits no one. With our ageing society, we must ensure older voices are heard so that we can all live well in later life with our needs met, for older people now and all of us in the future. #AgeWithoutLimits

Rare Dementia Support Adviser role at UCL in London, providing specialist support for people affected by atypical, inherited and young onset dementias. Closing date: 29th June www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/informat...

If You Smoke, Quit. Your Brain Will Thank You www.alzinfo.org/articles/car...

It’s CaturDogDay 💕

🌍 The arrogance of humanity in our pursuit of development often blinds us to the consequences of our actions. We must recognize that our planet is fragile and requires our respect and care. #Sustainability #EarthCare

The way they’re all waiting, silently supporting him it’s so heartwarming.

Join the Creative Dementia Arts Network for a conference on sharing good practice in dementia care, plus the launch of The Creative Dementia Practice Handbook: Arts for Health and Wellbeing. 9th July - Bristol, UK www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/event/creati...

What a difference 48 hours makes. Even I was stunned at the progress Skye made today ❤️

#Dogs #Dog #FunnyDog #CrimeScene #BestFriend #GoodDog #FaithfulFriend #LoveDogs #DogsAreLove

In the last 5 years... - Energy bills have shot up by 54% - Food prices are up by 39% But wages? Just 36%. And Universal Credit has risen by only 31%. Costs are rising so much faster than incomes. THIS is why people are struggling to survive right now. 💔

Please circulate to people with lived experience of #dementia in or near #Manchester Join the #BRIDGES dementia network at the Dementia Design Lab - to help design #technology to make life better 22nd and 23rd June

The science is brutally clear: • 1 million species at risk of extinction • 70% of wildlife populations lost in 50 years • 2024 was the hottest year on record (again) This is not a “future problem.” This is a now problem created by now choices. #RespectNature

The best day of the week is CaturDogDay….

This is Stevie. He has cerebral ataxia. He doesn’t know it. He just loves living.

Dr. Patricia Bath overcame sexism, racism & poverty and saved the sight of millions of people. She invented the Laserphaco Probe for cataract treatment, 1986; it was patented in 1988. She co-founded the American Institute for the Prevention of Blindness, 1976. She died #OTD in 2019. #WomenInSTEM

An incredible little dog. Where there is love there is hope

❗️People with terminal or lifelong conditions and disabilities shouldn’t have to keep proving they’re ill to get support. We're standing with @mariecurieuk.bsky.social and 30+ organisations to call on the government to change this, so people don't have to go through repeated stress and uncertainty.

@pattyger.bsky.social this sums up what I have said for decades. I will not live long enough to see whom & what I fight for, and still I will fight for children until my last breath.

🦠 Not long left to apply for this excellent funded PhD opportunity in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Reading. ⏰ Apply by 29 May. See full details 👇 www.findaphd.com/phds/project... #BiomedicalScience #EColi #Bacteria #PhDScholarship #PhDPosition

With 12 other organisations, we are calling for an end to the unfair mixed-age couples rule. As many as 70,000 older people are missing out on financial support because of their relationship - this isn't right. #FixMixedAgeRule Read our open letter: independentage.org/MAC-open-let...

📢 Latest News! 👉Alzheimer Scotland launch Women’s Brain Health Guide buff.ly/cbFYMjB 👉Macmillan and Dementia UK team up to discuss cancer and dementia buff.ly/LZVIWJ0 #dementia #news

For anyone and everyone who really needs a moment of cute-baby-animal-zen, I offer for your consideration this little someone learning to stand.

🌟 1 Week to Go! Join us for our free webinar 🌟 🪧 Personal care and dementia – support for family carers 🗓 Monday 27 April 2026 ⏰ 2–3pm (UK time) 💷 Free to attend 👉 Register here: buff.ly/14mW2dx 💙 Support us: buff.ly/xKGZ6GE #dementia #personalcare

#Oliverscampaign We should NEVER forget the illegal and medically inappropriate DNRs that were inappropriately placed on people for no other reason other than they had a learning disability. Truly shocking.

Save the date! 21 May, 10-2pm. Dementia in Colour: Reflection on experiences from the margins. Bringing together voices from lived experience, voluntary+community sector & health+social care to explore how dementia care’s commissioned, delivered & experienced within Black & South Asian communities

Today is Trans Day of Visibility - take a look back at this blog by Jay, which highlights how transphobia impacts their (in)visibility and sense of safety as a trans person navigating mental health services: www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/in-flux-betw... #TDOV #TransDayOfVisibility

🧠 A surprising dementia risk factor may be hiding in your mouth. In a study of ~99,000 adults, people who couldn’t afford needed dental care later had higher rates of heart disease, stroke, and dementia. Your dentist may play a bigger role in brain health than we thought.

🌟 Latest News - Dementia Carers Count launch 2025 survey findings The findings show that four in five dementia carers have reached a crisis point due to their caring responsibilities 👉 View the findings here: buff.ly/LucQ94D #report #dementia #carers

The number of older people living in water poverty could rise from 750,000 to almost a million by 2029/30. We need a national water social tariff to protect people on low incomes from soaring utility bills. Read more about our campaign in @bigissue.com www.bigissue.com/news/social-...

Pretty much the reason I wrote my story and started this page. It helps.

Some older people are unable to repair broken appliances leaving them in cold homes with leaks and draughts. This takes a serious financial and mental toll. We need comprehensive financial support for people on a low income. https://www.independentage.org/policy-and-research/surviving-not-living

Today is #RareDiseaseDay Through EB Research Partnership, families, scientists, and supporters are pushing research forward, pioneering progress in EB and helping reshape what’s possible for rare diseases. It’s not a matter of if. It’s a matter of time. 🦋 Learn more: ebresearch.org

Later this month we will be at the AD/PD Conference in Copenhagen. We're looking for attendees to join our special podcast recordings summarising the latest research from this brilliant event - drop us a line if you're going to be there.