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How are older people adapting to digital technology during the COVID-19 pandemic

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16 Jul 2020

According to ONS stats, 47% of people over the age of 75 were recent internet users.

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The COVID-19 effect on flexible working

Blog
14 Jul 2020

When the COVID-19 lockdown was announced many organisations had to switch to flexible working, which brought about its challenges but also allowed the practice to thrive.

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Calls for support for older workers as Rishi Sunak announces measures to protect workers

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8 Jul 2020

Responding to the chancellor’s announcements on support for those who have lost their jobs during the crisis, the Centre for Ageing Better has warned that over 50s must not be left behind.

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Communities, coronavirus and creative solutions?

Blog
8 Jul 2020

Leeds has an ambition to be the best city to grow old in. This is how the Leeds Neighbourhood Network is helping.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Older jobseekers risk being left ‘on the scrapheap’ in the wake of COVID-19, new report warns

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7 Jul 2020

Older jobseekers face a series of barriers to finding work, according to our report on improving employment support for over 50s.

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COVID-19 and ageism – the view from outside the UK

Blog
2 Jul 2020

Ageism is not just a UK issue, in fact the United Nations has recognised this as an international one with them highlighting the importance of older people in society.

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Our response to COVID-19 can’t be even more poor quality, inaccessible homes

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30 Jun 2020

Any relaxation of planning regulations would be a disaster for accessible housing. We must not let the chaos of coronavirus push accessible housing down the priority order.

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Open letter from the HoME coalition to the Housing Minister

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30 Jun 2020

The Housing Made for Everyone (HoME) coalition has published an open letter to the Housing Minister, asking the government to resist calls from developers to loosen planning rules in the wake of coronavirus.

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Latest research from others

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.
Opportunities for optimising care transitions of adults with multiple long-term conditions: a qualitative interview study
Arakelyan, S., et al., BMC Geriatrics
This Scottish study explores care transitions for patients with multiple long-term conditions (MLTC).
Age-related trajectories of quality of life in community dwelling older adults: findings from the Survey of Health, Aging and Retirement in Europe (SHARE)
Mendorf, S., et al., Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
This European study examines quality of life among community-dwelling older adults.

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