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Old aged, p****d off

Old, Aged, P***ed off

Blog
7 Nov 2016

Old. Dependent. Elderly. Isolated - using negative language to describe older people is simply ageism. It’s time to leave behind the negative labels

  • Age-friendly Movement
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A review into the role of home adaptations in improving later life

News
2 Nov 2016

Ageing Better has commissioned a team to conduct a review of the evidence into how home adaptations can contribute to a good later life.

  • Homes
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Cocktails in care homes

Cocktails in Care Homes - volunteering with Magic Me

Blog
15 Oct 2016

Helen Roberts' first volunteering experience with Magic Me - an arts charity that brings the generations together to build a stronger, safer community.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Interim report from Cridland

Response to interim report from Cridland

News
14 Oct 2016

We respond to the interim report of the Independent Review of State Pension Age which sets out a clear analysis of the key issues.

  • Age-friendly Movement
  • Work
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older worker sitting by stall

Harnessing the benefits of older workers

Blog
7 Oct 2016

Too many people are still pushed out of work in later life, with approximately 1 million people over 50 having been made involuntarily workless.

  • Work
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Keeping queen busy on her birthday

Keeping her Majesty The Queen busy with birthday cards

Blog
3 Oct 2016

Aideen Young blogs about how increases in life expectancy mean enormous changes, but not only for individuals who will have to plan for longer lives.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Nanny asked me to take her home

The day my nanny asked me to take her home

Blog
1 Oct 2016

Rachael Docking shares her heartfelt story about the day she went to visit her nanny and was asked to take her home.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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The future of an ageing population needs a response today

Blog
28 Sep 2016
3 min read

Our response and how government responds to the ageing society will shape the future. Anna Dixon blogs in light of  ‘Future of an Ageing Population'.

  • Age-friendly Movement

Latest research from others

Equality analysis for Winter Fuel Payments 2025
Department for Work & Pensions
This report examines the Winter Fuel Payments (WFP) policy in the UK.
No country for cold homes: Key considerations for the Warm Homes Plan
Leather, Z., and Marshall, J., Resolution Foundation
This report examines the UK Government’s Warm Homes Plan.
Exploring the impact of community-based interventions on healthy older adults’ physical health, psychological wellbeing, and social connections: A systematic review
Elhag, S., et al., Ageing Research Reviews
This review examines whether different types of community-based interventions benefit older adults’ health and wellbeing.

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