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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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How the media fuels negative views about older people and ageing

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Carole Easton
18 Apr 2023

Newspaper headlines everyday reinforce ageist stereotypes that ultimately impact how older people are treated by society.

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Uncontrolled power, not age, is the problem with faltering leaders

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Carole Easton
14 Apr 2023

When older leaders start to falter, age is almost inevitably brought up as a reason for their failing competency.

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Why are 9,000 annual cold home deaths met with such a shrug of indifference?

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Carole Easton
6 Apr 2023

Widespread media coverage has been detailing the death of Barbara Bolton who was found by her grandson slumped at her kitchen table and unable to speak because of profound hypothermia.

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Five reasons why England needs a Commissioner for Older People and Ageing

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Carole Easton
5 Apr 2023

The uncertainty around lifting the state pension age to 68 has again highlighted the need for better long-term planning for our ageing population.

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Extremely short-sighted to drop £300 million housing funding amongst wider social care cuts

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4 Apr 2023

The government has confirmed that funding to integrate housing into local health and care strategies has fallen victim to budget cuts.

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Age-friendly Communities helping to ensure every vote counts under new ID rules

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Rebecca Lines
4 Apr 2023

New rules for taking part in elections in England mean voters must show identification when they go to their polling station for local elections in May.

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Are older workers any better off following the back-to-work budget?

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Luke Price
31 Mar 2023

The recent budget has been billed both a back to work budget for the over 50s and a budget for the rich.

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Latest research from others

Individual, social and area level factors associated with older people's walking: Analysis of an UK household panel study
Olsen, J., R., Social Science and Medicine
This paper examines factors influencing walking among older adults in the UK.
Can information about negative age-related stereotypes improve the employment chances of older unemployed workers?
Homrighausen, P., and Lang, J., Journal of Aging & Social Policy
This study examines a campaign by a German employment agency designed to improve reemployment prospects for older unemployed individuals.
The associations of socioeconomic status, social activities, and loneliness with depressive symptoms in adults aged 50 years and older across 24 countries
Wang, Y. et al., The Lancet Healthy Longevity
This study examined whether social activities and loneliness influence the connection between socioeconomic status and depression in adults aged 50 and older.

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