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We need a paradigm shift in the way we look at ageing

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Jo Gideon
27 Oct 2023

MP Jo Gideon says that a major cultural transformation is needed if we want to challenge the negative perceptions of older workers and recognise their potential and contributions.

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Tackling ageism: The transformative power of intergenerational connection

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Charlotte Miller
23 Oct 2023

Britain is a country with a growing ageing population and yet has high levels of ageism. A new organisation is helping to tackle that. 

  • Age-friendly Movement
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What conference season reveals about parties’ plans for our ageing population

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Christos Tuton
18 Oct 2023

Ageing Better has been in attendance at the Conservative and Labour Party Conferences in Manchester and Liverpool over the last two weeks.

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Tackling ageism in our communities

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Paul McGarry
13 Oct 2023

Earlier this year, Ageing Better launched a new interview series highlighting influential individuals challenging societal ageism.

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The dwindling support for home improvement: The five key points from our latest report

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Dr Richard Turkington
6 Oct 2023

Government support for home improvement has fallen alarmingly over the last decade, as detailed in our new Lost Opportunities report.

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Taxpayers pay more for annual maintenance of Houses of Parliament than rest of country’s homes combined

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Centre for Ageing Better
5 Oct 2023

A new report, from the Centre for Ageing Better and the Healthier Housing Partnership, details for the first time the decline in government funding for home improvement support over the past decade.

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Essex becomes first university to sign national pledge supporting older workers

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Centre for Ageing Better
29 Sep 2023

The University of Essex has become the first university in the country to sign the Age-friendly Employer Pledge, recognising the value of workers over 50.

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Many ways to celebrate International Day of Older Persons in 2023

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29 Sep 2023

The first of October is an important date in the Ageing Better calendar as we come together to mark International Day of Older Persons.

  • Age-friendly Movement

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Dynamics of unmet need for social care in England
Vlachantoni, A., et al., Ageing and Society
19 May 2024
This study explores patterns of unmet social care need amongst people aged 65 and over living in England. Based on an analysis of English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) data, this study shows…
Fire safety in houses and flats
House of Commons Library
2 May 2024
This report outlines new fire safety regulations that have been introduced because of the Grenfell Tower fire. Framed within research that identifies older people as at greatest risk of dying in a…
‘When it comes to carers, you’ve got to be grateful that you’ve got a carer coming’: older people’s narratives of self-funding social care in England
Tanner, D. and Ray, M and Ward, L., Ageing and Society
19 May 2024
This study explores the experiences of older people self-funding social care in England. Based on interviews with 65 older people, it outlines self-funders’ experiences of finding, managing, and…

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