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The 100-year life: the role of housing, planning and design

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15 Jun 2018

One in three children born in the UK today can expect to live to 100 – presenting challenges and opportunities to innovate.

  • Homes
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A week in Egypt with my grandma – part 1/2

Blog
14 Jun 2018

In any family, the process of deciding whether an older relative is able to continue living on their own can be difficult and heart-breaking.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Mind the digital gap

Blog
13 Jun 2018

How do we tackle digital exclusion in later life? We held a debate to discuss how society should respond to the issue of digital exclusion in later life, now and in the future.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Ageing digitally – part 2/2

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12 Jun 2018

Business, the public sector and charities all need to find new approaches to digital inclusion to make sure the most vulnerable don’t miss out.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Ageing digitally – part 1/2

Blog
7 Jun 2018

4.8 million people over the age of 55 are not online, and many current approaches to digital inclusion are falling short.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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I Am Connected: A New Way to Think About Ageing and Digital

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6 Jun 2018
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James Richardson, Research Manager at Good Things Foundation, reflects on the findings from our research into older people’s digital behaviour.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Response to the Government's Carers Action Plan

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5 Jun 2018

Our Chief Executive, Anna Dixon, welcomes the government’s review of carers’ rights, including older workers who balance care duties.

  • Work
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Does my grandma even need the internet?

Blog
1 Jun 2018

Research shows that new, people-centred approaches are needed to help everyone in later life benefit from the internet.

  • Age-friendly Movement

Latest research from others

Physical activity, health symptoms, and falls in older adults with different cognition levels: evidence from the Health and Retirement Study
Malatyali, A., et al., BMC Geriatrics
This US study explores how physical activity and health levels affect older adults’ risk of falling.
Voices of Concern: The reality of health and social care for older people in Northern Ireland
Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland
This Northern Irish report explores older people’s experiences of current pressures to help shape the Commissioner’s priorities.
Pensions and economic status among the 1958 birth cohort prior to reaching State Pension age
Department for Work and Pensions
This UK report examines retirement outcomes for people born in 1958.

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