Baroness Julia Neuberger puts forward
10 demands that old people
should make on society:
1. Do not make assumptions about my age: end age discrimination
2. Do not waste my skills and experience: the right to work
3. Do not take my pride away: end begging for entitlements
4. Do not trap me at home because there are no public loos or seats:
reclaim the streets
5. Do not make me braindead, let me grow: open access to learning
6. Do not force me into a care home: real choice in housing
7. Do not treat those who look after me like rubbish: train and reward
care assistants properly
8. Do not treat me like I am not worth repairing: increase the number of
community beds in hospitals
9. Do not treat my death as meaningless: the right to die well
10. Do not assume I’m not enjoying life: grey rage
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