
Wellbeing for over 60s
Helping older residents in Tower Hamlets overcome social isolation, improve their wellbeing and live well, whatever life throws their way
Creating connection where it’s needed most
Tower Hamlets has the highest proportion of older people in receipt of adult social care in England. Two thirds of our borough’s older people live with a long-term illness or disability, and research shows they are among the loneliest in the country.
Wellbeing for Over 60s is a programme that provides participants with wellbeing tools to adjust to aging in a positive way. Participants can engage with the project by joining our:
6-week Level 1 course
Level 2 course (for Level 1 graduates)
Wellbeing Days
We invite W4060s alumni to give short talks at wellbeing days and courses, or to join the steering group to shape and develop the programme.
Whether their isolation comes from poor health, deprivation, widowhood, or simply living on their own, we help participants to connect with other older people and know that they are not alone.

Practical lessons for living well
During the course, participants learn new skills to help them get the most out of this later stage of life. Here are some of the lessons we cover throughout the course:
How to recognise the positives in life and feel gratitude
Living in the moment, especially when times are rough
Finding and appreciating small pleasures
How to identify and express your needs to others
Helpful breathing exercises for a variety of situations
Speaking to yourself and others kindly and how this can improve our mood
Practicing kindness to ourselves and others to build meaningful connections and improve wellbeing (ours and theirs!)
We’re not past it yet!
Participants of our past courses have told us about how Wellbeing for Over 60s has impacted their lives. Some of the benefits they experienced include:
Meeting new people - building meaningful social connections and friendships
Feeling less alone
Having higher self-esteem and self-confidence
Feeling listened to, cared about and valued
An improved ability to manage difficult thoughts and feelings
More confident in expressing their thoughts and feelings to others
Focusing on the positive more than worrying about the negatives and dwelling on the past
Becoming less judgemental and better at seeing things from other people’s perspectives

Our impact
Read our annual reports for details on our achievements, impact, income, spending and staff.

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