Gerry Nosowska

A UN Convention will help us to act, advocate and empower. For this #GlobalRally I write about why a convention for older people matters to #socialwork @basw-uk.bsky.social @researchip.bsky.social @ageinternational.bsky.social tinyurl.com/3nnzsfwz

Photo shows a group of older people in Kenya outside next to a building holding up an Age With Rights Global Rally 2026 campaign banner.

Our #GlobalRally2026 kicks off today - a week of coordinated global mobilisation for the #AgeWithRights campaign.

We are insisting on older people's full participation in the drafting of the UN convention at all stages.

Repost to show your solidarity! #EqualVoicesEqualRights

"We want to create a society where young & old people can connect & enjoy their fundamental rights,” says FRA Director Sirpa Rautio.

Supporting @ageplatformeu.bsky.social’s International Day of Older People #IDOP2025 campaign, the @fra.europa.eu calls for intergenerational fairness.

🗩By strengthening the connections between young and old, we can build a more resilient, just and inclusive Europe for all generations.

On this #InternationalDayOfOlderPersons, remember: human rights don’t fade with age. Across Pakistan, older people keep working, often without pensions or social protection.

Together, we can amplify their voices and demand a world where human rights last a lifetime.

#IDOP2025

Join the UK Network of Age-friendly Communities in celebrating the power that social connections have in shaping our lives and communities.

View our free resources for the day on our website: buff.ly/rgYfwBX

#IDOP2025 #CelebratingAgeing #PositiveAgeing #AgeFriendlyUK #Ageing

It's the International Day of Older Persons! Check our Proposal for an EU Action Plan to Combat Ageism

👵👴 Today is the International Day of Older Persons!

We’re launching our Proposal for an EU Action Plan to Combat #Ageism: 9 key initiatives to embed age equality across EU policy.

👉 www.age-platform.eu/solidarity-b...

#IDOP #IDOP2025 #AgeingEqual #AgeDiscrimination

It's past time to change the narrative about later life... #socialwork #socialcare #IDOP2025

‘The elderly’ and ‘the wellderly’: why the language of ageing makes us go hmmm… Today is United Nations International Day of Older Persons, observed under the theme “Older Persons Driving Local and Global Action: Our Aspirations, Our Well-Being and Our Rights”. It’s a day…

It’s UN International Day of Older Persons so I’ve teamed up with Gerry Nosowska to share some thoughts about the language of ageing.

*New*: ‘The elderly’ and ‘the wellderly’: why the language of ageing makes us go hmmm…

rewritingsocialcare.blog/2025/10/01/t...

#RewritingSocialCare

This week’s #podcast is an extended one and focuses on the issue of #ageism, its history and origins, its existence in society today and what practical steps can address it. #olderage #humanrights #discrimination.

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“My hope is that we will develop & deliver content that will help...Nearest Relatives be more confident in how they act to help care for their loved ones” Find out about our project to co-develop resources for NRs #MentalHealth #SocialWork nearestrelativeresources.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2025/05/20/u...

👋 Will you be joining our social work community in Manchester this June for our annual UK conference?

Two packed days of discussion, fellowship, learning with a stellar line up of speakers and workshops!

Book your place 🔗 basw.co.uk/about-basw/s...

Presenter showing Care Confidence website in the workshop

Inspiring to be in York hearing about how #CareConfidence can be used to help people to plan and pay for #socialcare - local authorities and vol sector highlighting their commitment to relational, local, tenacious and ambitious work with older people www.york.ac.uk/business-soc...

Looking forward to going to York on Friday to raise awareness about Care Confidence and launch the Care Confidence in Action research project - all about getting good information to people arranging and paying for their own #socialcare tinyurl.com/43vuyc55

Good to be in Bristol yesterday to plan resources that will provide info and support to family members when a relative is detained under the Mental Health Act. Working with carers, #socialwork, researchers and advisors. nearestrelativeresources.blogs.bristol.ac.uk

Independent commission into adult social care: terms of reference

The terms of reference for the Casey #socialcare commission are published today (though staff have been working for a while). There are concerns, particularly timing, but they should offer the scope Baroness Casey needs to do a thorough job. Thread below ⬇️ www.gov.uk/government/p...

‘Being that hopeful person’: The contribution of social workers to older people’s well-being This article discusses the findings from research about what social workers with older people do in their day-to-day work and how this helps older people.

So glad to see the Social Work with Older People research findings published in the British Journal of #SocialWork. Making visible the expertise, nuance and creativity of social workers, and how they remain hopeful and make a positive difference alongside people in later life. tinyurl.com/4cuuthy3

New research project to tackle ‘Social Frailty’ in older adults secures NIHR Three Schools funding after groundbreaking preliminary study - NIHR School for Public Health Research A research initiative exploring how to better identify and respond to ‘social frailty’ among older adults has successfully completed its development phase and secured funding for a major follow-on stu...

Social frailty in older people is a growing issue and there are no robust tools available to health and social care practitioners in the UK to identify it. Well, not at the moment anyway... @nihrsphr.bsky.social sphr.nihr.ac.uk/news-and-eve... Watch this space for updates!

📢RESEARCH FELLOW in dementia - post available at UCL!

Come and join our friendly team working on a project to improve care and support planning for people with dementia who live alone.

Details: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

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Our research on coastal social work teams is ongoing. We are looking to speak to those involved in supporting this workforce in these communities, including:

- Social Work Educators
- Social Work Employers
- Community representatives

Please email coastalvoices@bnu.ac.uk

A beautiful diary from George reflecting on his 41 year old garden and where he wants to die - but not just yet - Dementia Diaries

A beautiful #DementiaDiaries from George reflecting on his peaceful and beautiful garden. Naming the trees he planted 41 years ago and where he would like to die… but not just yet.

dementiadiaries.org/entry/22969/...

We met 80+ Notts County Council staff to talk about www.wigo.org.uk Q:
‘We’re all getting older...a care home or home ‘calls’ can be the only option. Is this what we want?
Read wigo.org.uk/nottinghamsh... & join us @socialcarefuture.bsky.social @vicrayner.bsky.social @alexfoxshared.bsky.social

Nottinghamshire County Council and When I Get Old - When I get old At the end of last year Nottinghamshire County Council (NCC) invited WIGO to play a part in its annual 2 day learning and celebration event in Newark. Hundreds of Council staff gathered to explore exp...

Notts C Council invited us to join 100s of its staff to talk about www.wigo.org.uk
Q:'We’re all getting older...a care home or home ‘calls’ can be the only option...Is this what we want? Report wigo.org.uk/nottinghamsh... & join us @juestanny.bsky.social @jonglue.bsky.social @coproisaac.bsky.social

A victory for older people everywhere: UN takes significant step toward a global rights convention The UN has taken a historic step toward a global convention to protect the rights of older people - a major win after years of advocacy by older people and HelpAge network members worldwide.

A historic step for older people globally. www.helpage.org/news/a-victo...

A victory for older people everywhere: UN takes significant step toward a global rights convention The UN has taken a historic step toward a global convention to protect the rights of older people - a major win after years of advocacy by older people and HelpAge network members worldwide.

www.helpage.org/news/a-victo... UN takes another step towards a rights convention for older people. ‘This resolution is more than a procedural move – it’s a recognition that the time has come to uphold the dignity, equality, and rights of older people everywhere.’

🔎 ICYMI: Last week, we launched our Generative AI and Social Work Practice Guidance.

We've included it in our new online hub with guidance and resources for social workers in relation to use of Artificial Intelligence.

Find out more 🔗 basw.co.uk/about-basw/c...

Find out more about the #socialwork role when care homes close in this blog swopresearch.wordpress.com/2025/04/01/a...

New research on what happens to older people, families and care staff when care homes close - policy and practice guide & training video via www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/soci...

‘Achieving closure’ – what happens to older people, families and care staff when care homes close? In this guest blog, Jon Glasby shares messages and resources from recent research into the role of social work when care homes close.  Social work is a profession that knows about endings. Whe…

New #SocialWork with Older People blog from @jonglasby.bsky.social about brilliantly helpful research on how best to support older people when care homes close - social workers can be the person alongside, offering therapeutic and practical help swopresearch.wordpress.com/2025/04/01/a...

The State of Ageing 2025 The State of Ageing is the most detailed and up-to-date report about ageing in England. Hover over the different chapter sections and central logo to find out more.

The State of Ageing 2025 report is out now - emphasising the need to listen to older people, think carefully about inclusion, work to promote equity and make the support we offer really clear and navigable. Important role for #SocialWork in all of this ageing-better.org.uk/state-ageing...

good to have a frank discussion about it - independent paid-for social work does make for inequity but it also can meet a need; the co-op approach is great but the finances may be too tricky I guess