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Ageing – a miracle cure?

The hunt for a 'cure' for ageing is looking more promising than ever. But can we really slow down the ageing process?

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Leeds

Beyond a ‘decent’ home – what do we want our future homes to look like?

Too many older people are living in homes that don't meet their needs - and if we don't make change now, that number is only set to increase.

  • Homes
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Scarborough

2020: Could it be the decade of healthy ageing?

Already around a third of all people in the UK are over 50 and despite a recent stalling in increases in lifespan, we’re still on average due to live much longer than our parents and grandparents.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Our new Government must prepare for an ageing society to secure a fairer future for all of us

If the Government doesn't address some of today's most pressing issues, it will fail to seize the opportunities that an ageing population brings.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Bristol

Non-decent homes and later life in England: Headline statistics

New report from Ageing Better and Care & Repair England finds that 10 million people across England are set to spend winter in homes that don’t meet the government's basic standard of decency.

  • Homes
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Office

The age-friendly workplace: mental health and wellbeing

Employers must consider mental health and wellbeing for their older workers if they are to ensure they create an environment where everyone can feel at ease.

  • Work
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Nottingham round table

If we want to become supercentenarians, a stronger focus on prevention is needed

A unique group of people - called 'supercentenarians' - are living to age 110 or more. But will the rest of us be as lucky?

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Isle of Wight

Learning from other Age-friendly Communities

As part of the UK Network of Age-friendly Communities, representatives from Age-friendly Cheshire West recently visited the Isle of Wight to learn about the work being done there.

  • Age-friendly Movement

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