Students living in nursing homes - a solution to our ageing populations?

Nov 30, 2016

Senior soccer players take part in a match at a soccer field in Miraflores, in Lima, June 19, 2014. Senior players, aged from 60 to 90, play weekly in a program organized by the municipality to promote activities for older adults. Picture taken June 19, 2014. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo (PERU - Tags: SOCIETY SPORT SOCCER TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTR3VDHD

A Dutch nursing home has established a programme providing free rent to university students in exchange for 30 hours a month of their time. Image: REUTERS/Mariana Bazo

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Senior Lecturer in English, University of Exeter

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