Ageing Well Public Talk Series: Ageing, later life and caring in LGBTQ communities

Join us for the final talk in the 2022/23 Ageing Well Public Talk (AWPT) series where we will explore ageing, later life and caring in LGBTQ communities with Dr Joe DeLappe and Tony Collins-Moore.

In this talk, Joe and Tony will explore what is the appropriate way to support the LGBTQ+ community to age well and how caring can work from an alternative family dynamic perspective.

The speakers

Tony Collins-Moore is a Carers Wellbeing Academy Manager at the Carers Centre Tower Hamlets. Tony describes himself as an advocate and safeguarding champion, husband, and animal lover in addition to an honest, fun and life-loving man.

Dr Joseph DeLappe is a Research Associate at the Faculty of Wellbeing, Education & Language Studies, The Open University. Joe works on a range of health, well-being, and social care projects at the OU. His own research interests include health inequalities for LGBTQ+ populations, particularly as they age.

PLEASE NOTE: This talk will be recorded, so all Zoom attendees' videos and audio will be turned off at the beginning of the seminar, however, we encourage attendees to use the ‘Chat’ button to comment.

About the series

The Ageing Well Public Talk (AWPT) series explores how important it is, over our lifespan, to maintain well-balanced nutrition and hydration as well as regular physical and social activity in older age, also known as The Five Pillars of Ageing Well.

Ageing demonstrates most significantly when we reach a certain age, the usual benchmark being 65+, but ageing starts much sooner and the way ageing demonstrates when we are over 65 depends on decisions we make over our life span.

The AWPT series and related materials such as The Five Pillars of Ageing Well became the cornerstones of further engagement with the public, specifically around COVID-19 and the relating self-isolation, which are now available on the OU website and the Internet.

The overall aim of these series of interventions is to facilitate a step-change in user behaviour and support service provision. Self-management and becoming a partner in our own healthcare is an important aspect of these talks. This may have a wider impact on healthcare economies, as ageing and related co-morbidities have a substantial health and economic burden footprint.