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Number of homes in England that pose falls risk to older people equivalent to city bigger than Birmingham

News
16 Sep 2025
4 min read

Our new analysis released in time for Falls Awareness Week reveals the scale of the country’s chronic shortage of accessible and good quality homes.

  • Homes
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Building belonging: Celebrating the power of our social connections

Blog
5 Sep 2025
3 min read

For this year’s International Day of Older People in the UK, we are celebrating the vital role that social connections can play in our lives.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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What we've learnt from the launch of a new one-stop shop for home improvement

Blog
3 Sep 2025
5 min read

Home improvement services are vital to allow people to live safely and independently, writes Nazia Azad, Programme Manager at the Centre for Ageing Better, when presenting the findings of their research into service implementation.

  • Homes
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Getting your culture right for older workers

Blog
1 Sep 2025
5 min read

Tourism, hospitality, leisure and retail can often be perceived as employment sectors that appeal predominately to younger people, but they can offer attractive work and career options for older workers too

  • Work
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What the English Devolution Bill means for the age-friendly movement in England

Blog
28 Aug 2025
6 min read

A substantial reform of local authority structures is set to get underway across England.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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New project with The Fabian Society places older people’s voices at the heart of policies around homes

News
27 Aug 2025
2 min read

The Centre for Ageing Better is proud to announce their involvement in a new project, A Vision of Ageing at Home, with the Fabian Society

  • Homes
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The significant gap in the government's 2025 Industrial Strategy  

Blog
20 Aug 2025
5 min read

The government has published its Industrial Strategy with a 10-year vision to increase business investment and grow the industries of the future in the UK, writes our Deputy Director for Work, Elaine Smith.  

  • Work
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Age friendly Futures – Summit Statement

News
20 Aug 2025
1 min read

A new summit statement sets out ten objectives needed to drive age-friendly programmes and signals the establishment of the Global Age-Friendly Futures Research Network to support this work.

  • Age-friendly Movement

Latest research from others

LGBT+ concerns of ageing and accessing aged care services in Australia
Scott, K., et al., Australasian Journal of Ageing
This Australian study examines LGBT+ people’s concerns about ageing and accessing aged care services.
Stress and emotional wellbeing among LGBT older adults: a moderated mediation model for social network size, composition, and perceived social support
Prasad, A., et al. The Gerontologist
This US study examines social support, stress, and emotional wellbeing among LGBT adults aged 50+.
Late movers: How the shortage of suitable housing affects our ageing population
Age UK
This study explores older adults’ views on housing in the UK.

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