This is a video I produced of Abbeyfield’s launch of its future housing strategy for elderly people, driving forward its mission to combat loneliness. Chief Executive Paul Allen explains that their goal is to care for the whole person – “their body and soul” – and the importance of community links, companionship and their valued volunteers.

Other speakers include Stephen Dorrell,, chair of the parliamentary Health Select Committee and Baroness Sally Greengross, with Baroness Julia Neuberger proposing a toast at the end.