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Exercise class: standing on one leg

New review to reveal health benefits of strength and balance activities

News
21 Sep 2017

An expert review has been launched to increase understanding and awareness of how activities to improve muscle strength and balance can improve people’s long-term health and wellbeing, including reducing the risk of falls.

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man in allotment

Research to tackle barriers to helping out in later life

News
11 Sep 2017

Helping people around us, whether through formal volunteering or simple acts of neighbourliness, is good for our communities and for our own individual wellbeing, whatever our age.

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Birthday cards

50 is the new normal

Blog
8 Sep 2017

Whether you’ve reached your half-century milestone or not, let’s ditch ageism and give ourselves – and others – the best chance of a better later life.

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Don't mention digital

Don't mention digital

Blog
8 Sep 2017

Why are so many older people confident and enthusiastic internet users, while others are more sceptical, and some just don’t want to know?

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Grab rails outside a front door

We need more accessible homes

Blog
8 Sep 2017

Housing is rightly a top priority for government at the moment. We urgently need to build more affordable homes.

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New Trustees and Co-optees appointed

News
5 Sep 2017

We welcome three new Trustees and two new Co-optees who will help us fulfil our mission to bring about change for better later lives.

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Houses and 'To Let' signs

Private renting vs. home ownership: what is the ultimate goal?

Blog
25 Aug 2017

Private renting is increasing for people aged 65 and over, 200,000 older adults have joined the rental market in the last four years.

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Does size matter

Does size really matter?

Blog
25 Aug 2017

A report from the London School of Economics suggests that stamp duty is deterring older homeowners from downsizing, and that the overall rate of home moving would be 27% higher if the levy was abolished.

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Latest research from others

Eyes on the road – are eyesight and cognitive tests for drivers over 70 fair, effective or practical?
International Longevity Centre UK
This blog examines proposals for mandatory eyesight testing every 3 years for UK drivers aged 70+, questioning whether such measures are fair, effective, or practical.
Retirement timing and changes in quality of life: a retrospective analysis of transition from employment to old-age retirement in Finland
Palomäki, L.M., et al., European Journal of Ageing
This Finnish study examines how retirement timing affects perceived changes in quality of life (QoL).
‘I Feel Comfortable Enough and Trust the People Around Me to Be Able to Open Up’: Exploring How Mental Health Community Support Groups Help Older Men Navigate Mental Health and Masculinities in Later Life
Vickery, A., Journal of Long-Term Care
This English study explores older men’s experiences of community support groups for wellbeing, mental health and constructs of masculinity in later life.

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