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Find out more about Age-friendly Communities and access all the key publications, toolkits and more.

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Global Age-friendly Cities: A Guide

Guide
World Health Organization
13 Sep 2007

Informed by WHO’s approach to active ageing, the purpose of this Guide is to engage cities to become more age-friendl

  • Delivering Age-friendly programme

Age-friendly on a budget: A selection of good practice from the UK Network of Age-friendly Communities

Blog
Rebecca Lines
4 Mar 2024

Becoming a more Age-friendly Community doesn’t have to cost the earth, writes our Age-friendly Communities Learning Officer Rebecca Lines. In fact, it can often be a matter of doing what is already happening, with your ageing population in mind.

  • Communication and information
  • Delivering Age-friendly programme

How to encourage businesses to be more age-friendly

Blog
Rebecca Bayliss
15 Oct 2024

The spending power of the over 50s population is growing but businesses could miss out unless they embrace an age-friendly approach.

  • Communication and information

Guide: Local-level ageing data sources

Guide
Centre for Ageing Better
31 May 2025

This resource shows the publicly available data sources for local areas across England which you may find useful in building a picture of the ageing population in your local area.

  • Communication and information
  • Delivering Age-friendly programme

Homes that help: A personal and professional perspective on home adaptations

Report
Centre for Ageing Better
6 Jul 2018

This report summarises the findings of a primary research project exploring the lived experiences of individuals who use home adaptations, and practitioners who work alongside them.

  • Housing

Reframing ageing: Public perceptions of ageing, older age and demographic change

Report
Centre for Ageing Better
20 Jul 2021

This report builds on our previous research to better understand public attitudes towards ageing and older age.

  • Communication and information

Ageing, inequality and ethnicity: Evidence cards

Toolkit
Centre for Ageing Better
14 Apr 2022

This set of downloadable evidence cards highlights the contributions of and shocking inequalities experienced by Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups approaching retirement age.

  • Respect and social inclusion

How can local elected members help us all age better?

Blog
23 Sep 2022

Can elected members make a difference to the lives of older people? We ask a former councillor for their thoughts.

  • Delivering Age-friendly programme

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