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Exodus of experienced workers from the jobs market continues

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Centre for Ageing Better
19 Jul 2022

New stats show there's still a significant gap to pre-pandemic levels of employment of older workers, despite a successful bounce back for other age groups .

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How co-creation could hold the key to getting economically inactive older workers back into employment

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Elaine Smith
14 Jul 2022

Working alongside people with lived experience and local stakeholders, we found out what's not working when it comes to providing employment support for over 50s.

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Ageing Better's Chief Executive to advise new independent poverty commission

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Centre for Ageing Better
11 Jul 2022

Our Chief Executive, Carole Easton, has agreed to become an Advisory Group member to help ensure the Commission uses the best possible range of external evidence.

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Our current world of work is failing older workers ahead of retirement

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Amy McSweeney 1
30 Jun 2022

New research has revealed that many 65-year-olds lost out financially when the state pension age rose to 66 – including older workers still in employment.

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Gone for now, or gone for good?

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Kim Chaplain
30 Jun 2022

The number of older workers has not rebounded in the same way as other groups since the pandemic. Hertfordshire Independent Living Services is one organisation leading the way in supporting older workers.

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Metro Mayors: Powerhouses for positive ageing?

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29 Jun 2022

Deepening devolution to metro and county regions is a key strand in the government's approach to Levelling Up. This will create huge potential to make older people's lives better.

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Older than ever: Ageing population requires change of approach

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Centre for Ageing Better
28 Jun 2022

We urge the government and communities to do more to adapt for our ageing population, in response to new England & Wales Census 2021 data released today.

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Ann's Voice

Baroness Sally Greengross OBE – an appreciation of a fellow campaigner for older people

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Centre for Ageing Better
24 Jun 2022

The chief executive of the International Longevity Centre UK and crossbench peer has sadly passed away.

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Latest research from others

Multimorbidity and risk of adverse outcomes in the Hertfordshire cohort study: does sex matter?
Westbury L.D., et al., Aging Clinical and Experimental Research
This study examines whether taking medication for multiple health conditions increases the risk of hospital admissions in older adults.
Family members' perspectives on the work of video calling in aged care
Kelly, R.M. et al., ACM Digital Library
This study examines video calling in Australian care homes for older people.
Looking for a lifeline: Modelling a single social tariff for water bills
Independent Age
This report examines support for a single social tariff for water bills in England and Wales and its potential to reduce water poverty among older people.

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