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Evaluation – generating useful evidence for learning and impact

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14 Jul 2016

Evaluation is central to Centre for Ageing Better’s ambition of creating measurable and lasting change to help everybody enjoy a good later life.

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Ageing without children; the importance of preparation and planning

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14 Jul 2016
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Patrick Thomson writes about his experience attending the Ageing Without Children conference, where the value of preparing for later life was discussed.

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Ageing: the things we don’t talk about

Blog
14 Jul 2016

This week Independent Age published research on how we avoid talking about the challenges we may face in later life.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Have we reached the age of no retirement?

Blog
13 Jul 2016

Should we give up on retirement? As life expectancy rises and the number of people living into their 80s and 90s increases.

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Ali Hawker Senior Evidence Manager

We welcome Ali Hawker as Senior Evidence Manager

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11 Jul 2016

Ali Hawker has joined as Senior Evidence Manager, reflecting our commitment to using evidence in order to bring about change to improve later lives.

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Age Speaks meets Anna Dixon

Age Speaks meets Anna Dixon

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23 Jun 2016

Our Chief Executive, Anna Dixon, interviewed by Mervyn Eastman on East London Radio (ELR) radio show Age Speaks

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Matt Baumann, Senior Evaluation Manager

We welcome Matt Baumann as Senior Evaluation Manager

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23 Jun 2016

Matt Baumann joins  Ageing Better, leading its approach to evaluation, driving the centre’s robust analysis of its projects and programmes.

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Good friends are good for you

Blog
23 Jun 2016

In our research with retired people, twice as many said that the thing they missed most about work was the social interaction.

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Latest research from others

It’s Raining, It’s Pouring, the Old Man Is Snoring: Content Analysis of Age Stereotypes in Nursery Rhymes
Reuben, N.g., and Indran, N., JMIR Aging
This review examines how older people are portrayed in nursery rhymes.
Voices of Concern: The reality of health and social care for older people in Northern Ireland
Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland
This Northern Irish report explores older people’s experiences of current pressures to help shape the Commissioner’s priorities.
Physical activity, health symptoms, and falls in older adults with different cognition levels: evidence from the Health and Retirement Study
Malatyali, A., et al., BMC Geriatrics
This US study explores how physical activity and health levels affect older adults’ risk of falling.

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