Ageism and health inequality magnified by coronavirus crisis

Many people aged 65 and over are facing significant challenges during the current coronavirus pandemic hindered by false assumptions that older people are financially secure and living care free lives.  A new report by Independent Age says that stereotyping people in later life and treating all over-65s as a single group could be damaging their physical and mental health and and major inequalities exist. The charity said that many people in older age are more isolated than ever and it has been shocked and disappointed to see an increasing amount of negative and discriminatory language targeted towards older people during the coronavirus pandemic. The report – In Focus: Experiences