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What do we know about health inequalities of older BAME groups?

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2 Sep 2020

Although COVID-19 has shone a light on health inequalities among older ethnic minority groups, there's still lots that we don't know.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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How can we create products that really work for everyone?

Blog
1 Sep 2020

What does good accessible design look like? And how can we ensure that these products are widely available and effective for everyone?

  • Homes
  • Age-friendly Movement
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The research revolution in startups

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1 Sep 2020

Innovation – and especially 'venture research' – has a key role to play in how society responds to the age shift we're experiencing in the UK.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Ethnic inequalities among over 50s revealed in new research

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19 Aug 2020

New data shows Black people in their 50s and 60s have significantly lower weekly income than their White peers, are less likely to own their home outright and are more likely to live in deprived areas.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Jane Portas appointed trustee at Centre for Ageing Better

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18 Aug 2020

Jane Portas, a Chartered Accountant with over 30 years’ financial services and business advisory experience, takes up new trustee role.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Digital by default

Blog
13 Aug 2020

Newly released stats from the ONS show at the beginning of 2020, nearly a fifth of over 65s hadn’t used the internet within the last three months.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Urgent action needed to bridge digital divide in event of second lockdown

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11 Aug 2020

With nearly a fifth of over 65s not using the internet, much more action is needed to support older people in preparation for a possible second lockdown.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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COVID-19 risks triggering long term unemployment crisis for older workers

News
9 Aug 2020

A new report from Ageing Better and the Learning and Work Institute shows that the number of older workers on unemployment benefits has doubled as a result of the pandemic.

  • Work

Latest research from others

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.
Involvement of older adults in shared decision-making on care transitions in the UK: an interpretative qualitative systematic review
Halamová, L., et al., Ageing & Society
This study examines older adults’ involvement in decisions about moving into care facilities in the UK.
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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