In this episode Mervyn speaks to Emma Perry, Senior Lecturer in Social Work and PhD Student.

Emma is a qualified social worker and Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Gloucestershire. She has a practice background in local authority social work, working predominantly with older people.  She has both researched and published on the topic of later life. Emma is also a PhD student at the University of Birmingham where she is researching new relationships in later life in residential and nursing homes. Her proposed thesis title is 'A qualitative study of new relationships in permanent care settings from the perspective of the non-care dwelling spouse/partner'. 

Discussions include:

- What happens when older adults in long term care approach and form a relationship and also how they might respond to their partner forming a new intimate relationship

- What led Emma to this particular area of research, its propositions around the shifts in relationships and what they are - How are those relationships managed and negotiated within and between care settings

- What does Emma think of the American term " unintentional adultery'

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In this episode Mervyn speaks to Patricia Faulks, writer of the Just Me & Lilley blog, about ageing without children.

Discussions include: - The context of ageing without children and being child-free

- Patricia's personal reflections

- Why there has until recently been little attention by the Third Sector

- What are the Policy issues?

- What is required and by whom?

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In this episode Mervyn speak to Jet Powell, Director of Operations in the Health & Social Care Team at Social Finance, discussions include;

1. Social Finance; what it is & does

2. Revisiting Reconnections

3. How does Jet define "Healthy Communities"

4. Jet's involvement and approach to end of life.

5. What are the intersections with Social Care?

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In this episode Mervyn speaks to Shirley Ayres, Co-Founder of the Connected Care Network.

Shirley is a qualified social worker with post-grad qualifications in ethics, marketing and criminology. She collaborates with organisations exploring how technology supports innovations in supporting communities to address the challenges of providing care and wellbeing. Shirley is Co-Founder of the Connected Care Network and Co- editor of the Sexuality, Intimacy and Sexual Wellbeing in Later Life Provocation Paper. 

Discussions include; - Long-Term Care; the present and Shirley's ambition for the future

- Alternatives to Long-term Care e.g. Small Homes

- Exploring how technology supports innovations including robots & the possible implications of artificial intelligence

- Sexuality in Later Life

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In this episode Mervyn meets Dr Paul Simpson, Senior Lecturer of Sociology at the University of Manchester. Discussions include;

1. What is meant by 'Disadvantaged Men' and the challenges and messages

2. Desexualisation and re-sexualisation

3. Middle-aged and older gay men "over the rainbow"

4. Sex and Diversity in Later Life

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In this episode Mervyn speaks to Lucy Series, a lecturer in the School for Policy Studies at Bristol University.

Discussions include;

1. Lucy's career and academic & personal journey across law, psychology, health and social care

2. Explaining the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act

3. What are the problems we are trying to solve and can law /legislation actually address and solve this kind of problem?

4. The key messages from Lucy's book 'Deprivation of Liberty in the Shadows of the Institution' and what is the human rights approach?

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In this episode Mervyn speaks to Peter Phillips, an ECB Level 2 Cricket coach for Essex Cricket in the Community to discuss;

1. Peter's experiences in coaching young and older people, plus how they benefit emotionally, behaviourally, mentally and physically

2. The challenges involved with working with schools, clubs, communities etc

3. Peter's attitude and approach to ageing

4. Walking Cricket

5. Chance to Shine

6. Player centred coaching

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In this episode Mervyn speaks to Georgina Lee, Head of Communications and Engagement at the National Innovation Centre for Ageing to discuss changing the current negative narrative around growing older.

1. The Common Land. What it was and what it attempted (and did) achieve

2. The Age of No Retirement

3. Creative Leaders

4. This Curious Life https://thiscuriouslife.uknica.co.uk/

5. Later Life Sexuality

https://voice-global.org/

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