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Developing Age-friendly Communities

Webinar

Centre for Ageing Better

27 Apr 2021

How can I get started with developing an Age-friendly Community? This half-day training will explore how communities can embed an Age-friendly Communities approach, taking you through the first stage of the Age-friendly Communities Framework.

Delivering Age-friendly programme

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Reaching out to rural areas: South Lanarkshire’s mobile Men’s Shed

Case Study

24 Jul 2024

The project was run by Seniors Together – a team working within South Lanarkshire Council, in partnership with a network of organisations, to achieve an improved society for older people.

This case study explores the project and its benefits in accessing social support.

South Lanarkshire Council used a mobile Men’s Shed to reach isolated older men in rural areas.

Social participation
Respect and social inclusion
Community support and health services

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Employer-facing support for jobseekers in their 50s and 60s

Report

Centre for Ageing Better

14 Jul 2023

This guide highlights some of the barriers that have prevented older jobseekers from securing good opportunities and gives advice on how to better work through these

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Age-friendly case study: Improving services for older customers

Case Study

Centre for Ageing Better

31 Aug 2018

How Age UK Isle of Wight developed training to help service providers become more age-friendly.

Transportation
Respect and social inclusion

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International Day of Older People - 1 October 2024

Toolkit

Centre for Ageing Better

12 Jun 2024

Join the UK Network of Age-friendly Communities in celebrating the integral role of older people in our communities, this International Day of Older People.

Communication and information
Delivering Age-friendly programme

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Evaluating your age-friendly community program: a step-by-step guide

Guide

AARP

20 Jun 2022

This guide from AARP was developed to help communities document and evaluate their progress in becoming more age-friendly.

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Redundancy Support Project: Insights and next steps

Webinar

Centre for Ageing Better

10 Sep 2024

Ageing Better is looking at new ways to support older workers through restructure and redundancy. Over the past three years we have researched, co-designed and delivered a pilot to improve outcomes for older workers at risk of redundancy.

Civic participation and employment

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Age-friendly Communities: A handbook of principles to guide local policy and action

Guide

Centre for Ageing Better

13 Feb 2025

This handbook outlines the key features of age-friendly communities in the UK, and gives examples of practices and policies that can be implemented at a local level.

Delivering Age-friendly programme

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