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Suitable housing for later life

Blog
28 Jan 2019
1 min read

Many baby-boomers either don’t want to or can't downsize. The lack of suitable homes prevents many people moving at all.

  • Homes
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Older woman doing ballet with instructor.

It's high time to change the negative public image of later life

Blog
23 Jan 2019

Old age is often portrayed as a negative experience, especially in the media.

  • Ageism & Inequalities
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Response to latest ONS Labour Market stats

News
23 Jan 2019

Our lead on work, Patrick Thomson responds to the latest ONS figures on employment, unemployment and economic inactivity by age group.

  • Work
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Five things people get wrong about later life

Blog
22 Jan 2019

There are many common perceptions about ageing, however these are often not based on evidence.

  • Ageism & Inequalities
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Elderly man and grandson sitting on grass with football.

Response to Office of National Statistics data on 'sandwich carers'

News
14 Jan 2019

The ONS has today released new data on 'sandwich carers', people of working age who look after both dependent children and another (usually older) relative.

  • Ageism & Inequalities
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Older workers need flexible working – and employers need to provide it

Blog
10 Jan 2019
5 min read

Timewise and Centre for Ageing Better work together to close the gap between employers’ concerns of candidate shortages and older people's desire for more, better and flexible jobs.

  • Work
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Women seated in exercise class using stretch bands on their legs.

Response to NHS Long Term Plan

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7 Jan 2019

NHS England has published its Long Term Plan. Among other priorities, the plan sets out how people can be supported to age well.

  • Ageism & Inequalities
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Group of elderly people in a museum looking at a work.

Learning about culture and heritage in age-friendly cities

Blog
4 Jan 2019
3 min read

New approaches to engaging older people in cultural and heritage activities were discovered at the UK/Netherlands Age-Friendly Cultural Exchange Programme.

  • Age-friendly Communities
  • Ageism & Inequalities

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Steve is responsible for supporting the communications teams in raising Ageing Better’s profile and relationships across national, regional, trade and broadcast media.

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