Saying Hello
First posted at 01:29GMT on 25/09/08 by Jennie Winhall
This film is from The ‘Saying Hello’ project, a three and half year project, funded by the Big Lottery, to investigate ways in which older people manage potential or actual loneliness and isolation, promote successful coping strategies and influence local, regional and national policies and practices with respect to the aspirations of older people.
Completed in July 2007, it was a joint project conducted by Age Concern Wigan Borough and the Institute of Health and Social Care Research at the University of Salford together with a group of older volunteer co-researchers. A range of methods, including individual and group interviews and personally written narratives was drawn upon to produce rich data from 149 respondents. The resulting analysis was disseminated as a DVD and Talking Play, alongside reports and presentations.