COPNI Christmas Card
05 December, 2014
Older artists from local U3As and Arts Care submitted designs for the annual COPNI Christmas card earlier this month. 'Happy Older Snowpeopl…
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Commissioner: “Older people being failed by lack of political agreement”
04 December, 2014The Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland, Claire Keatinge, has expressed her disappointment at the Northern Ireland Executive'…
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Executive Will Not Meet Commitment on Age Legislation
04 December, 2014Three Commissioners today expressed their dismay that people of Northern Ireland will not be protected from discrimination because of their …
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Commissioner: “More needs to be done to identify ‘hidden’ older carers”
28 November, 2014The Commissioner for Older People has said that more needs to be done to support older carers after research she published revealed that 70%…
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Changing the culture of care provision in Northern Ireland
07 November, 2014The Commissioner has made recommendations to the Minister for Health, Social Services and Public Safety in relation to how care provision in…
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Commissioner: “Older people’s services should not pay the price for budget shortfalls”
30 October, 2014The Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland has called for clarity on proposed cuts to the health budget and said that cutting he…
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Older people in Northern Ireland set to contribute £24.7 billion to economy over the next 50 years
30 September, 2014The Commissioner for Older People, Claire Keatinge, has launched a major report on the UN International Day of Older Persons which reveals t…
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Commissioner for Older People calls for health and social care services for older people to be protected
27 August, 2014The Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland has called for health and social care services affecting older people to be protected…