England - Frinton - Carer and elderly lady outside in wheelchair

A carer from an elderly peoples' residential home bends down to speak to an old lady who has been taken out for her daily walk in the fresh-air. The lady however cannot walk but seems to be enjoying her daily constitutional from the comfort of her wheelchair that the nursing specialist kindly pushes along a promenade in Frinton-on-Sea in Essex. With her hankie tucked in her sleeve she also seems to be slightly confused as if she might be suffering from a dementia or possibly just old and tired from the hardships after Britain at war. By 2050 the percentage of people worldwide over 65 years will have doubled.

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Filename: retirement_home06-12-1992.jpg
Copyright: Richard Baker
Image Size: 1977x3034 / 408.8KB; Frinton Essex people summer resort coast seaside home pensioner retired female woman lady wheelchair dependent senile Alzheimer’s degenerate faculties carer help reassurance reassure confidence kind kindness responsibility dementia syndrome irreversible sympathy cognitive function disease mental state patient resident regular walk visit trip fresh-air constitutional listening speaking recognition speech therapy illness memory elderly old hopeless widow care confused residential private senility English England Britain British nursing standards sad senior citizen senior good-natured hankie sleeve dignity respect lifestyle wellbeing ageing grandmother granny grey-haired silver-haired charge infirm healing outdoors outside activity frail health
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A carer from an elderly peoples' residential home bends down to speak to an old lady who has been taken out for her daily walk in the fresh-air. The lady however cannot walk but seems to be enjoying her daily constitutional from the comfort of her wheelchair that the nursing specialist kindly pushes along a promenade in Frinton-on-Sea in Essex. With her hankie tucked in her sleeve she also seems to be slightly confused as if she might be suffering from a dementia or possibly just old and tired from the hardships after Britain at war. By 2050 the percentage of people worldwide over 65 years will have doubled.