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Action needed on housing with many homes still failing basic standards

News
13 Jul 2018

Number of households occupied by over 65s has increased dramatically, by 20% since 2008, with many older people still living in homes deemed hazardous, in disrepair, or too cold.

  • Homes
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If you had three wishes to make your city a better place to grow old...

Blog
6 Jul 2018
3 min read

As London joins the global network of Age Friendly Communities, Jane Scobie reflects on the research she carried out for the Greater London Authority on how to make the Capital more age-friendly

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Stigmatising products put people off making vital changes to keep their homes safe

News
6 Jul 2018

Research shows people are delaying making vital changes to homes because of the clinical and stigmatising appearance of products like handrails and ramps.

  • Homes
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Our response to calls for clearer pensions information and more support in future planning

News
5 Jul 2018

A new report by the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) warns many people don't know how much they'll need to be financially secure in later life.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Major health benefits seen from strengthening and balancing activity throughout life

News
4 Jul 2018

New evidence review supports current UK Chief Medical Officers’ guidance of 150 minutes of moderate aerobic activity as well as strength exercises on two or more days a week.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Mayor launches 'age-friendly challenge' at Greater Manchester’s first ever Festival of Ageing

News
2 Jul 2018

Mayor Andy Burnham announces the launch of Festival of Ageing and the Mayoral Age-Friendly Communities Challenge to identify age-friendly places and projects.

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Older men in a choir

Don’t talk to me about boomers: exploding the myth of adult generations

Blog
27 Jun 2018

Many people oversimplify when they talk about age cohorts like ‘baby-boomers’ and ‘Gen X-ers’, which can lead to misconceptions about how people of ‘a certain age’ think and behave.

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Terraced housing

The 100-year life – The importance of housing

Blog
21 Jun 2018

We need to begin busting myths about housing and ageing, and start focusing on current housing stock.

  • Homes

Latest research from others

The Ethics of the State Pension
Sachs-Cobbe, B., Philosophy Compass
This study examines the ethics of state pensions based on two types: one designed to provide a basic, fair level of income and one intended to guide people’s choices.
The long shadow of divorce: life course, gender and later-life work and retirement
Steffan, B., et al., Ageing & Society
This UK study explores how divorce influences later-life and retirement decisions.
Telling it like it is: Experiences of Older People at End of Life 2025
Community Foundation Ireland
This Irish report examines the needs of older people and their families around end-of-life care.

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