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The postcode lottery of finding an accessible home

New Centre for Ageing Better analysis reveals how few homes in the UK are fully accessible, and the huge regional variations with some residents' chances of finding an accessible home six times lower than others.

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The Centre for Ageing Better is tackling inequalities in ageing. We are working to make our workplaces, homes 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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Summary | The State of Ageing 2025

Our summary presents key data on our older population and shows that, quite simply, where you are born in England determines how long you live and how well you age.
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International Day of Older People – 1 October 2025

Join the UK Network of Age-friendly Communities in celebrating the power that social connections have in shaping our lives and communities, this International Day of Older People
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How Ageing Better is helping over 50s along the path to employment

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Elaine Smith
20 Jun 2025
Today is Employability Day 2025, an opportunity to highlight great work in the employment support sector that is improving access to work.
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Inspiring and emotive: AWL Day sweeps across the nation

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Carole Easton
12 Jun 2025
Thousands of people across the country were moved to take actions big and small to celebrate ageing and challenge ageism on Age Without Limits Day.
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Mental health in older age

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Stephen James
1 May 2025
Ageing Better were among a partnership of organisations that delivered the recent Age-Friendly Futures Summit in Manchester, bringing together around 250 leaders, policymakers, practitioners and researchers from the UK and around the globe.
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Age-friendly Employer Pledge

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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.

Stories and Case Studies

Alice’s story – how a progressive health condition and a recent diagnosis for autism impacts what I need from my home

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The how, where and when of flexible working at Phoenix

Phoenix Group talk to us about Phoenix Flex, a new project that supports their commitment towards becoming a leader in age-inclusive employment.

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Latest research from others

Lifestyle, environment and other major determinants of frailty in older adults: a population-based study from the UK Biobank
Hemadeh A. et al., Biogerontology
This UK study examines factors linked to frailty in adults aged 60 and over.
Barriers and facilitators to implementation of mental capacity legislation in care homes for older adults in the United Kingdom
Stokes, L. et al., Age and Ageing
This study examines barriers and facilitators to implementing mental capacity legislation in UK care homes for older adults.
Assessing the UK retirement income market
The Pensions Policy Institute
This report explores Value for Money in UK private pension retirement decumulation.

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