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Rightsizing: Lack of suitable homes sees older people staying put until a crisis

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1 Oct 2018

Local authorities, planners and developers need to shift their focus to 'rightsizing' by delivering better, diverse housing options that are accessible to everyone, regardless of age.

  • Age-friendly Movement
  • Homes
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Support offered by employers to help staff plan for their future is too narrowly focused

News
28 Sep 2018

A new report published by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (UK Branch) and the Centre for Ageing Better explores what employers are doing to support their employees in mid-life to retirement.

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Loneliness and isolation: an age-old story, not just a story of old age

Blog
27 Sep 2018

We hosted a breakfast debate in Leeds to explore this powerfully emotive topic and considered what we can all do to create and maintain friendships and connections to last us a lifetime.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Industry heavyweights lead development of 'mid-life MOT'

News
25 Sep 2018

New report details pilots by Aviva, Legal & General, Mercer and the Pensions Advisory Service to help workers in mid-life make realistic choices about their career development, health and finances.

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A message to myself: planning and preparing for later life

Blog
24 Sep 2018

We held a panel event that explored what enables people to plan for their later lives, and the challenges they may face along the way.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Planning and preparing for our later lives

News
20 Sep 2018

Ageing Better’s report, ‘Planning and preparing for later life’, summarises the available evidence on what enables people to plan for their later lives and what factors can present barriers to planning.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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PM calls for more social housing – our response

News
19 Sep 2018

The Prime Minister spoke to the National Housing Federation about the need for more social housing.

  • Homes
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Lots of leaflets on retirement

Putting off planning for later life

Blog
19 Sep 2018

While we might want to plan ahead for our future, the day-to-day challenges we all face can make it hard to do in practice.

  • Age-friendly Movement

Latest research from others

Unmet need, under-met need and public financing of home care in England
Wang, F., et al., Ageing & Society
This English study examines the impact of public financing on care adequacy among adults aged 50+.
The impact of diversity statements on age diversity: More than just window-dressing?
De Saint Priest, O., and Krings, F., Work, Ageing and Retirement
This US study examines the impact of age diversity statements on team selection in the workplace.
Impact of retirement transition on health, well-being and health behaviours: critical insights from an overview of reviews
Vigezzi, G. P., et al., Social Science & Medicine
This overview of systematic reviews examines the relationship between retirement and physical and mental health.

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