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Barclays redundancy

New pilot project to support West Midlands workers at risk of redundancy

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12 Oct 2020

The Centre for Ageing Better’s project, funded by Barclays, will test new ways to retrain and reskill older workers at risk of redundancy.

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Greater Manchester

Valuable not vulnerable – how Greater Manchester is changing the narrative on ageing

Blog
1 Oct 2020

Our strategic partner, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, has launched a campaign for International Day of Older Persons, highlighting the crucial roles older people have played in the city region during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Work

We cannot allow the inequalities of 2020 to become entrenched in later life

Blog
30 Sep 2020
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Longer working lives can benefit our individual finances and the economy – but Coronavirus risks setting back the progress we've made.

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Felxible working

Flexible working crucial to supporting older workers and boosting the COVID-19 recovery

News
29 Sep 2020

We've launched a new toolkit for employers on the steps they can take to introduce and manage flexible working in their workplaces.

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Good Home Inquiry

COVID-19 has shone a light on our non-decent homes

Blog
22 Sep 2020

Improving England's housing stock will have massive benefits for people's safety and health, but also have a positive impact on the economy and the strain on the NHS.

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Good Home Inquiry

Millions in cold and damp homes could be at greater risk of COVID-19 this winter

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22 Sep 2020

About 1 in 5 homes in England do not meet the national standard to be considered in decent condition. These are more likely to be lived in by people identified as most at risk from the virus, new report shows.

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Alcohol treatment

Alcohol and ageing: the hidden harms

Blog
18 Sep 2020

A new report by the Commission on Alcohol Harm has concluded that a new UK-wide alcohol strategy is urgently required.

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Lessons from lockdown

Action to support the 50-70s crucial to building UK’s resilience post-pandemic

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15 Sep 2020

Improving health resilience and maximising the economic contribution of 50-70 year olds will be crucial to support economic recovery and growth, new report says.

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Latest research from others

Mind the Gap: A systematic review of barriers, facilitators, and experiences of care transitions for people living with dementia and their informal caregivers
Greene, L., et al., The Gerontologist
This article examines factors affecting care transitions for people with dementia and their caregivers.
Self-perceptions of aging and sarcopenia in older adults: the mediating role of IADL
Su, C., et al., Frontiers in Medicine
This US article examines how self-perceptions of aging (SPA) influence risk of decline in muscle mass and function (sarcopenia) in older adults.
A person-centred approach to further develop a digital tool (KOKU-Nut) by developing a nutrition game for older adults living in the community
French, C., et al., BMC Geriatrics
This English study explores the wellbeing app Keep on Keep up (KOKU), which promotes fall prevention and includes a prototype nutrition game, KOKU Nut.

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