Older Peoples Outreach

Older People's

Outreach Project

The Older People’s Outreach service is a service for elderly Arabic-speaking women aged 55 years and over who live in the Royal borough of Kensington & Chelsea.

Older women are faced with many challenges as they try to manage their daily lives and take care of their own needs once they reach a certain age and their families (if they have any) have flown the coup. Those who come from different religious and cultural backgrounds often encounter further obstacles which further disrupt their ability to cope alone. Language barriers can lead to debilitating feelings of isolation and helplessness and make it much more difficult to access help and services that some people do not even know are available to them.

Over 50% of older people from minority ethnic backgrounds report feeling lonely on most days, compared to around 30% of the wider older population in the UK.

Age UK, Loneliness and Isolation Factsheet

50%

Ethnic minority elders are approximately twice as likely to be living in poverty than their white counterparts.

Institute for Fiscal Studies - Poverty rates among ethnic groups in Great Britain

of care home staff come from ethnic minority backgrounds, highlighting a potential lack of culturally sensitive care for older residents.

Skills for Care, Adult Social Care Workforce Data

Individuals from Ethnic such as Moroccans, backgrounds have up to six times the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes compared to the white British population.

Diabetes UK

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