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Let’s stop talking about technology ‘for’ older people

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Jemma Mouland
30 Sep 2019

Age-tech is a hot topic at the moment. But what are the limitations of specialist products for older people?

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Increasing the visibility of visual impairment in later life

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Aideen Young
27 Sep 2019

Sight loss is often easily treated and managed, but the level of under-diagnosis is astonishing.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Making the most of our longer lives

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Anna Dixon
26 Sep 2019

The Trailblazers programme is an opportunity for the new thinking we need, if we are to make the most of our longer lives.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Reaction to ONS data on number of people reaching 90 and 100 years old

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Centre for Ageing Better
25 Sep 2019

New data shows the number of people in Britain aged 90 or older continues to grow.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Ageing Better welcomes ‘Trailblazer Competition’ to drive innovation and transform later life

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Centre for Ageing Better
23 Sep 2019

A new funding competition offers up to £40 million for solutions to help people enjoy five more years of healthy, independent life.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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The future of transport might not look the way we expect

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Natalie Turner
18 Sep 2019

Our recent Ageing and mobility report explores how the current transport system is complex and fragmented, leading to barriers in innovation and collaboration to support healthier later lives.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Why I wrote When We’re 64

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Louise Ansari
16 Sep 2019

When We’re 64 arms readers with the knowledge, tips and pointers to think very differently about the amazing opportunity that a long life can bring.

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Middle aged woman seated at desk in office.

Ageing Better responds to new DWP stats on over-50s in work

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Centre for Ageing Better
12 Sep 2019

We respond to new analysis showing that, for the first time, the employment rate for women aged 60-64 is higher than the economically inactive rate.

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Latest research from others

Public Engagement in Health Policy‐Making for Older Adults
You, J., Health Expectations
This paper examines the characteristics and impacts of public engagement initiatives aimed at informing health policymaking for older adults.
Two Million Too Many: Poverty in later life and how to tackle it
Independent Age
This report examines the experiences of older people in the UK who are in financial hardship.
Adapting to an older workforce: health and the (non) response of employers in an era of insecurity
Lain D., Journal of Social Policy
This paper examines how financial and competitive pressures in public and private organisations affect their ability to implement voluntary work adaptations for ageing workers.

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