older people – News & Events https://news.bournemouth.ac.uk Bournemouth University Tue, 06 Aug 2013 15:19:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.5 BU Dementia Institute meeting looks at care homes and dementia https://news.bournemouth.ac.uk/2013/05/24/bu-dementia-institute-meeting-looks-at-care-homes-and-dementia/ Fri, 24 May 2013 15:19:48 +0000 http://news.bournemouth.ac.uk/?p=1248 The public meeting explored issues including staff development, nutrition and care standards ]]> BU and Osteoporosis Dorset join forces to prevent falls in older people https://news.bournemouth.ac.uk/2013/05/05/bu-and-osteoporosis-dorset-join-forces-to-prevent-falls-in-older-people/ Sun, 05 May 2013 12:52:27 +0000 http://news.bournemouth.ac.uk/?p=1218 The Dorset Alliance to Prevent falls and Promote independence will bring organisations together to share ideas and best practice]]> Economic downturn affecting wellbeing of older people, BU research finds https://news.bournemouth.ac.uk/2013/05/02/economic-downturn-affecting-wellbeing-of-older-people-bu-research-finds/ Thu, 02 May 2013 12:44:27 +0000 http://news.bournemouth.ac.uk/?p=1212 'Asset rich, cash poor' pensioners sacrificing social activities because of fear of debt and may be more vulnerable to exploitation]]>