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Learning from and sharing approaches to building age-friendly communities

Blog

29 Nov 2018

Leeds welcomed the Portuguese Aga Khan Foundation as part of their week-long study visit to the UK.

Delivering Age-friendly programme

Volunteering and community connectedness in the COVID-19 outbreak

Report

Centre for Ageing Better

9 Mar 2022

These two reports, based on research conducted by NatCen Social Research, examine volunteering and community connectedness during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Social participation

Age-Friendly Communities in Canada: Community Implementation Guide

Guide

Government of Canada

20 Jun 2022

Designed for use by anyone who wants to put their ideas and vision for a more age-friendly community into action – focusing on different sectors in the community, such as health and social services, parks and recreation, policing services and businesses so as to incorporate age-friendly approaches into design, policy and services.

Delivering Age-friendly programme

Building effective local home improvement services: Good Home Hubs

Report

Centre for Ageing Better

30 Jun 2023

How can we set up information and support hubs that help us improve our homes?

Housing

Culture toolkit — line management — managing different working styles

Toolkit

Centre for Ageing Better

21 Jan 2025

Understanding your colleagues’ working styles, and feeling that yours are valued, is important in building an age-friendly culture where everyone feels respected

Learning about culture and heritage in age-friendly cities

Blog

4 Jan 2019

New approaches to engaging older people in cultural and heritage activities were discovered at the UK/Netherlands Age-Friendly Cultural Exchange Programme.

Social participation

David Hunt: Age-friendly champion

Case Study

Centre for Ageing Better

3 Oct 2018

David joined the Age Friendly Nottingham Steering Group in 2015, using his highly analytical mind to ensure that policy and strategy in Nottingham reflects the needs of people in later life.

Delivering Age-friendly programme

Reworking the rural community bus during the COVID-19 pandemic

Case Study

Centre for Ageing Better

26 Jun 2020

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, rural areas were already facing huge challenges connecting those within the community to each other, but the virus has forced places to radically adapt.

Transportation