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Latest life expectancy stats remain below pre-pandemic levels

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Centre for Ageing Better
24 Oct 2024

New data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show life expectancy in England and Wales for 2021-23 is significantly below pre-pandemic levels.

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The Impact of Poor Quality Housing on Older People

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Hilary Burkitt
23 Oct 2024

The Safe Homes Now campaign was launched earlier this year to highlight the consequences of England’s poor-quality housing for a range of different groups and persuade the UK government to fix this hidden housing crisis.

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How to encourage businesses to be more age-friendly

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Rebecca Bayliss
15 Oct 2024

The spending power of the over 50s population is growing but businesses could miss out unless they embrace an age-friendly approach.

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Older workers with health conditions disproportionately sidelined from work because of ageism

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Centre for Ageing Better
14 Oct 2024

Our new comprehensive health and work evidence review finds older people with a long-term health condition more likely to be out-of-work than younger peers.

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Celebrating the part older people play in our communities

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Carole Easton
30 Sep 2024

The first day of October is also the United Nations International Day of Older People – a moment to raise awareness of the opportunities and challenges faced by ageing populations.

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Fighting back against falls at home

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Jules Robinson
24 Sep 2024

Falls are the biggest causes of accidents in the home and place huge pressures on health services.

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Removing serious fall hazards from older people’s homes would save NHS £330m a year

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Centre for Ageing Better
20 Sep 2024

New analysis conducted for the Centre for Ageing Better by built environment experts BRE reveals the huge financial repercussions to the NHS and society from falls in the home.

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Summer heatwaves threatening health of up to 3 million older people

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Centre for Ageing Better
4 Sep 2024

Research from the Centre for Ageing Better shows that older people living in properties between 45 and 80 years old are most likely to experience the worst effects of heatwaves.

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Latest research from others

Determinants of trajectories of informal caregiving in later life: evidence from England
Di Gessa, G., and Deindl, C., European Journal of Ageing
This study examines how informal caregiving changes over time and the factors that influence it.
Transforming gyms into community Musculoskeletal (MSK) Hubs: Mobilising the UK leisure sector to deliver inclusive, accessible, personalised and gamified health services for older adults with MSK conditions
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This report shares findings from a pilot study on the ‘MSK Hubs’, an initiative introduced in leisure centres, to evaluate its potential for public roll-out.
Never too late to change the rate: Attitudes of UK adults aged 50–70 towards respiratory vaccinations
Aguilar P. F, and Satherley, P., Royal Society for Public Health
This paper presents findings from a survey of UK adults aged 50-70, exploring their attitudes toward respiratory vaccinations.

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