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Oliver Bonas joins Age-friendly Employer Pledge programme recognising value of older workers

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Centre for Ageing Better
18 May 2023

The department store becomes the 129th employer to sign the Centre for Ageing Better scheme 

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How Wolverhampton Homes is making a difference in its communities

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11 May 2023

The Good Home Network brings together local authority housing managers from all over England to share challenges and find new ways to improve poor-quality homes.

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Leeds

Our mission to ensure everyone benefits from living in a good home

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Millie Brown
4 May 2023

The quality of a home has a fundamental bearing on an individual’s health and wellbeing and yet millions of people in England endure the hardship of living in sub-standard housing.

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How to help ensure older people can make the most of volunteering opportunities

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Rachel Monaghan
2 May 2023

Too many older people are missing out on the diverse benefits volunteering brings for both the volunteers and communities involved.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Why we need to change how we talk about ageing

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Carole Easton
28 Apr 2023

Intergenerational Week 2023 launched this Monday, celebrating and highlighting opportunities for different age groups to come together and form intergenerational friendships.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Individuals need to call out ageism if discrimination is to be overcome, Older People’s Commissioner for Wales warns

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Centre for Ageing Better
25 Apr 2023

Ageism is still not taken as seriously as other forms of discrimination, Heléna Herklots CBE tells our Chief Executive Dr Carole Easton OBE.

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Fuelling intergenerational conflict will not solve the inequalities in society

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Carole Easton
24 Apr 2023

Newspaper headlines continue to add fuel to the fire in pursuing a narrative of imbalance within generations.

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What the RSPCA is doing to support their older workers

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19 Apr 2023

The RSPCA is the largest and oldest animal welfare charity within the UK, and has a workforce of 1500 staff, and over 7000 volunteers of varying ages.

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Latest research from others

Resident funding and care home quality: a retrospective observational analysis of the impact of the two-tier care system in England
Bach-Mortensen A. et al., Age and Ageing
This study examines how funding source influences care home quality in England.
Retrofitting homes for net zero
House of Commons
This report reviews the UK’s progress in retrofitting homes for net zero emissions.
HIV and long lives: new challenges for high-income countries
International Longevity Centre
This report examines the experiences of older adults living with HIV in high-income countries.

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