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Our mission to ensure everyone benefits from living in a good home

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4 May 2023

The quality of a home has a fundamental bearing on an individual’s health and wellbeing and yet millions of people in England endure the hardship of living in sub-standard housing.

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How to help ensure older people can make the most of volunteering opportunities

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2 May 2023

Too many older people are missing out on the diverse benefits volunteering brings for both the volunteers and communities involved.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Why we need to change how we talk about ageing

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28 Apr 2023

Intergenerational Week 2023 launched this Monday, celebrating and highlighting opportunities for different age groups to come together and form intergenerational friendships.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Individuals need to call out ageism if discrimination is to be overcome, Older People’s Commissioner for Wales warns

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25 Apr 2023

Ageism is still not taken as seriously as other forms of discrimination, Heléna Herklots CBE tells our Chief Executive Dr Carole Easton OBE.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Fuelling intergenerational conflict will not solve the inequalities in society

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24 Apr 2023

Newspaper headlines continue to add fuel to the fire in pursuing a narrative of imbalance within generations.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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What the RSPCA is doing to support their older workers

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19 Apr 2023

The RSPCA is the largest and oldest animal welfare charity within the UK, and has a workforce of 1500 staff, and over 7000 volunteers of varying ages.

  • Work
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How the media fuels negative views about older people and ageing

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18 Apr 2023

Newspaper headlines everyday reinforce ageist stereotypes that ultimately impact how older people are treated by society.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Uncontrolled power, not age, is the problem with faltering leaders

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14 Apr 2023

When older leaders start to falter, age is almost inevitably brought up as a reason for their failing competency.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Latest research from others

Understanding the relationship between driving cessation and depressive symptomology in older adults
Carpenter, J., Koppel, S., and Bennett, J.M., Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour
This review synthesises evidence on the relationship between driving cessation and depression in older adults.
Exploring facilitators and barriers to older adults’ continued engagement in leisure activities
Niechcial, M.A. et al., Educational Gerontology
This study examines the facilitators and barriers affecting older adults’ engagement in leisure activities.
Community transport as a sticking plaster solution to rural transport poverty
Ravensbergen, L., and Schwanen, T., Journal of Rural Studies
This paper explores the emergence and impact of non-profit community transport schemes.

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