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The Traitors’ Diane Carson Smashing Ageist Stereotypes

The latest stage of the Age Without Limits campaign features a reality TV star taking a hammer and golf club to fragile household items.

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Mental health in older age

Ageing Better were among a partnership of organisations that delivered the recent Age-Friendly Futures Summit in Manchester, bringing together around 250 leaders, policymakers, practitioners and researchers from the UK and around the globe.

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The age-friendly role of Business Improvement Districts

There is huge untapped potential for Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) to play a pivotal role in making places more accessible and welcoming to us as we age.

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How to ensure that transport is age-friendly

The absence of good public and community transport can lead to older people being restricted in the way that they lead their lives.

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Is it time we stopped generational framing?

This week is Global Intergenerational Week, an awareness week encouraging everyone to embrace intergenerational practice and relationships.

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An Age-friendly initiative has launched in Bournemouth town centre with a microgrant scheme for local businesses

It aims to make Bournemouth town centre more welcoming to older people alongside a microgrant scheme to help businesses make age-friendly improvements.

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Recruiting older workers can fill gaps in the labour market 

The hospitality, travel and leisure sectors offer positive employment opportunities for workers over 50, but those sectors are not always capitalising on this pool of older talent.

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Centre for Ageing Better to host UKRI research Fellow

The Centre for Ageing Better has been selected to host a UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Fellow, whose remit will be to improve policy and decision making on healthy ageing.

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Latest research from others

The Health Foundation
This brief focuses on older adults’ experiences with healthcare in the UK, including primary, out-of-hours, hospital, and end-of-life care.
Jiao, B., et al., Value in Health
This US study examines the inclusion of informal caregiving time in cost-effectiveness analyses (CEAs) for adults aged 50 and older.
Incaio, M., et al., Narrative review
This study examines models of care in Australia that support older adults to age in place.

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