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Innovating for our longer lives – getting it right

There is a need for better products, services and marketing strategies if businesses are to seize the opportunity of longer lives.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Home open day

Prevention Green Paper: how will we know if it’s working?

The Government’s Green Paper on prevention and public health will in part be measured by ‘disability-free life expectancy’. This has major implications for future health policy.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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OK Google, are ‘smart homes’ really the answer to the care crisis?

'Smart homes' are sometimes posited as the solution to our social care crisis. But what are the limitations of using technology as a substitute for care?

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Food market

Our response to new research showing half of self-employed people are aged 50+

Analysis of ONS data by recruitment specialists Rest Less suggests that 46% of the self-employed workforce is over the age of 50.

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Leeds street

How councils can provide better support for those moving home in later life

Report calls on councils to provide better support and information to help people to move home in later life.

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Ageing Better welcomes Prevention Green Paper - but more radical change is needed

We welcome the government's Advancing our health: prevention in the 2020s paper that looks to proactively improve the well-being of those approaching later life.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Older neighbours

If we shoot for the moon, we can win healthier, longer lives for everyone

Fifty years ago, the US mobilised all of government and society in pursuit of a single goal: putting a man on the moon. Now, we need the same will and investment to be geared towards the challenge of healthy ageing.

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‘No experience required’ - ageism in the job market

Our everyday phrases and thought processes are often unintentionally ageist. What effect does this have in the workplace?

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Latest research from others

Arakelyan, S., et al., BMC Geriatrics
This Scottish study explores care transitions for patients with multiple long-term conditions (MLTC).
Leather, Z., and Marshall, J., Resolution Foundation
This report examines the UK Government’s Warm Homes Plan.
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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