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How much money is enough for a good later life?

Blog
3 Apr 2018

When asking what makes for an adequate income in later life, the best test of the role of the state pension is how well it serves those who are reliant on it as their main or only source of income in later life.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Garden and statue

Conversation Week: The transition to a new life

Blog
22 Mar 2018

Our Senior Evidence Officer, Ali Hawker, reflects on how talking about our feelings can help us feel more positive and equipped to transition into retirement.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Conversation Week: Talking About Later Life

Blog
21 Mar 2018

Our Senior Evidence Officer, Ali Hawker, talks about the not so easy conversations we may all have as we approach retirement.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Pension reform

700,000 more pensioners in poverty if triple lock is scrapped – report warns

News
20 Mar 2018

Low earners will have to put in an extra £540 a year to avoid poverty in retirement.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Staircase with a grab rail

“It’ll never happen to me” – but what if it does?

Blog
19 Mar 2018

What would it take to understand the importance of living in a home that’s suitable for everyone?

  • Homes
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The V Word

Blog
19 Mar 2018

Dawn Austwick – Chief Executive of Big Lottery Fund – reflects on the recent Centre for Ageing Better funding roundtable in Manchester.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Great things lie ahead: ageing better in our communities

Blog
16 Mar 2018

As Greater Manchester becomes the UK's first age-friendly city region, as recognised by the World Health Organisation, it's good to reflect on what an Age-friendly Community actually means in practice.

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Terraced housing in Angel

Pitting generations against one another will not solve the housing crisis

Blog
15 Mar 2018
4 min read

Solutions to the housing crisis like better regulation of landlords and protections for tenants need to work for everyone, not just one generation.

  • Homes

Latest research from others

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.
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.
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.

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