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Mayor launches 'age-friendly challenge' at Greater Manchester’s first ever Festival of Ageing

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2 Jul 2018

Mayor Andy Burnham announces the launch of Festival of Ageing and the Mayoral Age-Friendly Communities Challenge to identify age-friendly places and projects.

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Don’t talk to me about boomers: exploding the myth of adult generations

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27 Jun 2018

Many people oversimplify when they talk about age cohorts like ‘baby-boomers’ and ‘Gen X-ers’, which can lead to misconceptions about how people of ‘a certain age’ think and behave.

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The 100-year life – The importance of housing

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21 Jun 2018

We need to begin busting myths about housing and ageing, and start focusing on current housing stock.

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The NHS needs radical change to adapt to our ageing society

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20 Jun 2018
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To turn the NHS from a ‘national illness service’ that simply reacts to diseases into one that actively improves population health, we need a focus on four key areas.

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A week in Egypt with my grandma – part 2/2

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19 Jun 2018

Life in a hospital might seem monotonous or repetitive but it gives many people hope that things will improve, even if it takes patience and hard work.

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The 100 Year Life – A family carer’s perspective

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19 Jun 2018

Dame Philippa Russell, Vice-President of Carers UK, calls for ambition when aiming to achieve a happier and healthier 100 Year Life.

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Ideas for the NHS long-term plan

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18 Jun 2018

NHS England should be making bold commitments to healthy ageing in its long-term plan. Ageing Better suggests ideas for actions it could take and some areas for action with others.

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London is joining the WHO Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities

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15 Jun 2018

London is set to join the World Health Organisation’s Global Network of Age-friendly Cities and Communities.

  • Age-friendly Movement

Latest research from others

Development and Testing a Measure of Experienced Frailty for Community-Dwelling Older Adults: The Frailty Experiences Scale (FES)
Golbach, R., et al., Sage Open Aging
This Dutch study develops the Frailty Experiences Scale, a measurement tool, to better understand how older adults experience frailty.
Applying the WHO's Framework for Age-friendly Environments: Older Adults' Perspective in a Rural Setting
Nivestam, A., et al., The Gerontologist
This paper examines what older adults consider essential for age‑friendly environments in rural Sweden.
It’s Raining, It’s Pouring, the Old Man Is Snoring: Content Analysis of Age Stereotypes in Nursery Rhymes
Reuben, N.g., and Indran, N., JMIR Aging
This review examines how older people are portrayed in nursery rhymes.

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