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Summer heatwaves threatening health of up to 3 million older people

Our research shows that older people living in properties between 45 and 80 years old are most likely to experience the worst effects of heatwaves.

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The Centre for Ageing Better is tackling inequalities in ageing. We are working to make our homes, workplaces and communities inclusive of older people, as well as building an Age-friendly Movement so that society sees ageing in a more positive and realistic way.

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The State of Ageing 2023-24

The State of Ageing 2023-24

The State of Ageing is the most detailed and up-to-date report about ageing in England. Hover over the different chapter sections and central logo to find out more.
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How to encourage greater participation in events for the International Day of Older People

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Jessica Duffy
20 Aug 2024
The Good Practice Mentors offer support to organisations who are working with older people to help reduce instances of loneliness and social isolation.
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Averting a pensions crisis

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Catherine Foot
9 Aug 2024
Less than three weeks after winning the election, the Labour government had announced a new pensions review, promising that it would look, among other things, at ‘retirement adequacy’.
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Overtly ageist businesses will pay the price for such blinkered thinking – in a myriad of ways

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Emily Andrews
19 Jul 2024
An employment tribunal has granted a multi-million award to a senior executive dismissed by a firm that had a policy of only hiring people under the age of 45.
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If we transform housing, we can also transform the quality of life for those immediately affected

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David Done
10 Jul 2024
Poor-quality housing can have a negative impact on us as we grow older, and more of us are affected by this complex problem due to an increasingly ageing population.
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Safe Homes Now

No one should have to live in a home that damages their health, yet it is the norm for far too many people in England today. We’re leading a national campaign to fix unsafe homes.
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Age-positive image library

Centre for Ageing Better
7 Jan 2023

Photos in the image library, which depict older people in non-stereotypical ways, are available to download for free.

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Did the Spring Budget deliver for older workers?

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We discussed whether the Budget really will deliver more employment for people in their 50s and 60s.
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An introduction to Age-friendly Communities

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What is an Age-friendly Community? Learn about the WHO Age-friendly Communities framework and what can be achieved through becoming one.
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How to show ageing from a new perspective

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This webinar explained how you can capture photos that show the diversity of older people in realistic and authentic ways.

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Changing the language of our recruitment helped us to find the workforce we were looking for

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Challenging ageism in Age-friendly Communities: Bristol’s Age Proud campaign

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Latest research from others

Living and dying between cultural traditions in African and Caribbean Heritage families: a constructivist grounded theory
De Souza, J., et al., BMC Palliative Care
18 Jul 2024
This study explores the dynamics of end-of-life conversations within families of African and Caribbean heritage in South London.
Transport, health and inequality. An overview of current evidence
Mindell, J.S. and Watkins, S., Journal of Transport & Health
19 Aug 2024
This article reviews how transport affects health and inequalities, focusing on travel challenges.
Introducing a cap on care costs
Foster, D. House of Commons Library
31 Jul 2024
This report summarises the UK government's plans to introduce an £86,000 cap on lifetime personal care costs in England.

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