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New web resource will help communities to ‘age better’

News
1 Jul 2017

Our new web resource offers information and insights into ways communities can respond to our ageing society and provide a better life for their residents.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Care home open day

National Care Home Open Day

Blog
30 Jun 2017
4 min read

National Care Home Open Day is an initiative that sees care homes across the UK open their doors to their local communities. Read reflections from our team.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Home adaptations research

New research into how home adaptations can help improve later life

News
29 Jun 2017

We've commissioned a team from Northumbria University to carry out primary research into how home adaptations can contribute to improving later lives.

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Silver surfers

Silver surfers – safety first

Blog
19 Jun 2017

A quarter of over 75s are now using tablet computers and nearly half (48%) of internet users aged 65-74 have a social media profile.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Why I care

Why I care

Blog
15 Jun 2017

So it seems by the dictionary definition I am a carer. That’s weird as I don’t see myself as one – it’s just what I do for my husband. 

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Creating a book of the future for a better later life

Blog
14 Jun 2017

My five-year-old daughter is very interested in the ‘olden days’, when mummy and daddy were little. Her eyes widen when we explain there was no Google.

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Volunteering for better later life

Volunteering for a better later life

Blog
7 Jun 2017

People aged over 75 are just as likely to volunteer once a month as people aged 16-49. We think it’s time to focus on older volunteers too.

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Getting online

Getting online, but not clicking with it?

Blog
24 May 2017

ONS data released last week shows that internet usage is growing fastest amongst those approaching and in retirement.

  • Age-friendly Movement

Latest research from others

Impact of age-related stereotype threat on subjective age, awareness of age-related change, and physical performance in older adults
Müller, A.C, Kornadt, A.E., and Notthoff, N., European Journal of Ageing
This study examines how the fear of being judged based on negative age stereotypes affects physical performance in older adults in Germany.
Ageing-in-place care preferences of persons living with dementia and informal caregivers with a migration background: a qualitative interview study
Vullings, I., et al., Ageing & Society
This study explores ageing-in-place care preferences of older people with dementia with non-Western migration backgrounds and their informal caregivers in the Netherlands.
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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