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Woman on bridge

How a lifetime of income inequalities can stack up against women in later life

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14 Nov 2019

Women face financial disadvantages throughout their lives. This can lead to serious inequalities in later life.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Back garden with accessible steps

Planning is a key part of the solution to creating homes for everyone

Blog
12 Nov 2019

Planning deregulation has been high on the political agenda in recent months. But whoever forms the next government must learn from recent experience to ensure that we are creating homes which meet the needs of our changing population.

  • Homes
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Nora, a nurse who partook in a pre-retirement course

What does the gender pay gap mean for women in later life?

Blog
8 Nov 2019

After the 14th November, women are said to 'work for free' for the rest of the year as a result of the gender pay gap. But how does the gap affect women in later life?

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Landscape of hill and older man mowing grass

Centre for Ageing Better appoints senior figures to drive forward work on later life

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7 Nov 2019

The Centre for Ageing Better appoints David Orr as Associate Director for Housing and Justin Newman as Director of Strategy and Partnerships.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Older employee at work

What can productivity figures tell us about working in later life?

Blog
6 Nov 2019

With productivity in the UK falling, much more needs to be done to make sure employers are supporting and upskilling their older workers.

  • Work
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Home improvements

Housing Made for Everyone (HoME): New coalition formed to tackle lack of suitable housing

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5 Nov 2019

The Housing Made for Everyone (HoME) coalition calls on the next government to make all new homes accessible and adaptable.

  • Homes
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Town centre

Putting older people at the heart of urban transformation

Blog
1 Nov 2019

A new project has been exploring the experience of older people living in urban places.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Age-friendly Sunderland

How communities across the country are coming together to tackle ageism

Blog
30 Oct 2019
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On the International Day of Older Persons, communities across the UK came together to call for an end to ageist discrimination.

  • Age-friendly Movement

Latest research from others

How older adults use and think about AI
Institute for Healthcare policy and innovation, University of Michigan
This US-based study explores how adults aged 50 and above use AI technologies.
Associations between informal caregiving and physical functioning: A longitudinal analysis of Dutch older adults
Sattari, Z., et al., Oxford Journals the Gerontologist
This study investigates the relationship between informal caregiving and physical functioning changes among older adults in the Northern Netherlands.
Community-level determinants of loneliness and social isolation: a population-based cohort study across younger and older adults
Meehan, D. E., et al., Frontiers in Public Health
This Australian study examines the relationship between loneliness, social isolation and community interventions.

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