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Better understanding of home adaptations can help improve later life

Blog
12 May 2016

Adaptations to people’s homes can have numerous benefits – enabling people to manage activities of daily living, to remain mobile and active.

  • Homes
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Unlocking the potential of older workers starts with evidence

Blog
12 May 2016

Like our society as a whole, our workforce is ageing. But an ageing workforce doesn’t need to be a problem to be fixed.

  • Work
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Older office worker

We call on employers to create age-friendly workplaces

News
11 May 2016

The Centre for Ageing Better is calling on employers to recognise the benefits that older workers can bring to their workplaces.

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There's no place like home

Home is where your heart is, whatever your age

Blog
11 May 2016

Our homes have a significant impact on our wellbeing and our ability to live the way we want to. Rachael Docking blogs about the value of suitable housing.

  • Homes
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Woman in later life

A radical look at who pays and who gains in later life

Blog
21 Apr 2016

Anna Dixon writes about how age is an outdated criterion for tax and welfare. Future reforms to tax, spending and entitlements need to recognise this.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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How home adaptations improve later life

News
14 Apr 2016

We're welcoming feedback on a draft plan for a research review on how adaptations to people’s homes can help improve later life.

  • Homes
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Nottingham city centre

Councils play key role in helping people enjoy a good later life

Blog
31 Mar 2016

We are living much longer. It is estimated that there will be 40% more people aged 85 and over in ten years’ time. What should local authorities do?

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Intergenerational family, Old Trafford - Manchester

The devolution revolution and ageing

Blog
30 Mar 2016

In the latest budget chancellor George Osborne declared he will continue the ‘devolution revolution’ with new powers going to Greater Manchester.

  • Age-friendly Movement

Latest research from others

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.
Evaluating gender bias in large language models in long-term care
Rickman, S., BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
This English study examines whether large language models (LLMs) show gender bias when summarising long-term care records for older people.
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.

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