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Are you ready for retirement?

Blog
1 Jun 2016

Life is full of change, both expected and unexpected, so how can we prepare for retirement? Rachael Docking explores.

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We support innovations designed by people in later life

News
1 Jun 2016

Ageing Better is to support a programme that will allow people in later life to help lead the design of new health and care innovations.

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Better understanding of home adaptations can help improve later life

Blog
12 May 2016

Adaptations to people’s homes can have numerous benefits – enabling people to manage activities of daily living, to remain mobile and active.

  • Homes
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Older worker in laboratory

Unlocking the potential of older workers starts with evidence

Blog
12 May 2016

Like our society as a whole, our workforce is ageing. But an ageing workforce doesn’t need to be a problem to be fixed.

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Older office worker

We call on employers to create age-friendly workplaces

News
11 May 2016

The Centre for Ageing Better is calling on employers to recognise the benefits that older workers can bring to their workplaces.

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There's no place like home

Home is where your heart is, whatever your age

Blog
11 May 2016

Our homes have a significant impact on our wellbeing and our ability to live the way we want to. Rachael Docking blogs about the value of suitable housing.

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Woman in later life

A radical look at who pays and who gains in later life

Blog
21 Apr 2016

Anna Dixon writes about how age is an outdated criterion for tax and welfare. Future reforms to tax, spending and entitlements need to recognise this.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Bed adaptation

How home adaptations improve later life

News
14 Apr 2016

We're welcoming feedback on a draft plan for a research review on how adaptations to people’s homes can help improve later life.

  • Homes

Latest research from others

Households living below a Minimum Income Standard: 2008–2024
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
This UK report examines how many people live below the Minimum Income Standard (MIS), which reflects what the public considers necessary for a dignified life.
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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