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Beyond a ‘decent’ home – what do we want our future homes to look like?

Too many older people are living in homes that don't meet their needs - and if we don't make change now, that number is only set to increase.

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Scarborough

2020: Could it be the decade of healthy ageing?

Already around a third of all people in the UK are over 50 and despite a recent stalling in increases in lifespan, we’re still on average due to live much longer than our parents and grandparents.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Our new Government must prepare for an ageing society to secure a fairer future for all of us

If the Government doesn't address some of today's most pressing issues, it will fail to seize the opportunities that an ageing population brings.

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Bristol

Non-decent homes and later life in England: Headline statistics

New report from Ageing Better and Care & Repair England finds that 10 million people across England are set to spend winter in homes that don’t meet the government's basic standard of decency.

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The age-friendly workplace: mental health and wellbeing

Employers must consider mental health and wellbeing for their older workers if they are to ensure they create an environment where everyone can feel at ease.

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If we want to become supercentenarians, a stronger focus on prevention is needed

A unique group of people - called 'supercentenarians' - are living to age 110 or more. But will the rest of us be as lucky?

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Isle of Wight

Learning from other Age-friendly Communities

As part of the UK Network of Age-friendly Communities, representatives from Age-friendly Cheshire West recently visited the Isle of Wight to learn about the work being done there.

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Ageing needs to dominate this election - but not as conflict between millenials and boomers

With the population demographic changing, there's now a huge chance for the next government to create a society where we all have the opportunity to age well and enjoy our later lives.

  • Age-friendly Movement

Latest research from others

International Longevity Centre UK
This blog examines proposals for mandatory eyesight testing every 3 years for UK drivers aged 70+, questioning whether such measures are fair, effective, or practical.
Leather, Z., and Marshall, J., Resolution Foundation
This report examines the UK Government’s Warm Homes Plan.
Brydsten, A., and Stattin, M., Ageing & Society
This Swedish study examines transitions from work to retirement.

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