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Social connections in retirement

Research shows the importance of social connections in retirement

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19 Feb 2016

We respond to research published in the BMJ Open showing that social group memberships in retirement are associated with increased quality of life. 

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Response to research showing life expectancy at highest level ever

News
15 Feb 2016

Read our response to research published by Public Health England which reports life expectancy at older ages is at its highest level ever.

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What makes for fulfilling work in later life?

News
6 Feb 2016

Our report 'Fulfilling work: what do older workers value about work and why?' identifies the characteristics of work that matter to people aged 50 and over.

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Ageing Better appoints Director of Innovation and Change

News
29 Jan 2016

Ageing Better announces that Dan Jones will join as its Director of Innovation and Change. Dan has over twenty years of experience in public and social innovation.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Why healthy ageing matters

Blog
26 Jan 2016

In this presentation, Anna Dixon discusses health, financial security and social connections – three of the fundamental aspects to a good later life.

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Professor Carol Baxter CBE joins Centre for Ageing Better

News
14 Jan 2016

Ageing Better is pleased to welcome Professor Carol Baxter CBE to its Board, with over four decades of experience of working across health and social care.

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2016: the year we realise the opportunity of ageing

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8 Jan 2016

The failure to see the ageing population as an opportunity, risks failing to address some of the most pressing issues we face as a society. 

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The opportunities of midlife

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4 Jan 2016

For decades, ’midlife’ has been a space between youth and old age filled by a crisis. However we now have a better recognition that it is an era of opportunity.

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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.
Development and Testing a Measure of Experienced Frailty for Community-Dwelling Older Adults: The Frailty Experiences Scale (FES)
Golbach, R., et al., Sage Open Aging
This Dutch study develops the Frailty Experiences Scale, a measurement tool, to better understand how older adults experience frailty.
Factors Influencing Food Choice of Older Black African Adults in the United Kingdom
Amenyah, S., et al, Sage Open Aging
This UK study explores what shapes the food choices of older African adults.

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