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If we support older workers, we will all reap the benefits

Recent figures show that workers aged 65 and older will be responsible for more than half of all UK employment growth over the next 10 years and almost two-thirds of employment growth by 2060.

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Exercise class: standing on one leg

Ageing – a miracle cure?

The hunt for a 'cure' for ageing is looking more promising than ever. But can we really slow down the ageing process?

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Leeds

Beyond a ‘decent’ home – what do we want our future homes to look like?

Too many older people are living in homes that don't meet their needs - and if we don't make change now, that number is only set to increase.

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Scarborough

2020: Could it be the decade of healthy ageing?

Already around a third of all people in the UK are over 50 and despite a recent stalling in increases in lifespan, we’re still on average due to live much longer than our parents and grandparents.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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People at a train station

Our new Government must prepare for an ageing society to secure a fairer future for all of us

If the Government doesn't address some of today's most pressing issues, it will fail to seize the opportunities that an ageing population brings.

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Bristol

Non-decent homes and later life in England: Headline statistics

New report from Ageing Better and Care & Repair England finds that 10 million people across England are set to spend winter in homes that don’t meet the government's basic standard of decency.

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The age-friendly workplace: mental health and wellbeing

Employers must consider mental health and wellbeing for their older workers if they are to ensure they create an environment where everyone can feel at ease.

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Nottingham round table

If we want to become supercentenarians, a stronger focus on prevention is needed

A unique group of people - called 'supercentenarians' - are living to age 110 or more. But will the rest of us be as lucky?

  • Age-friendly Movement

Latest research from others

Alonso-Perez, E., et al., Ageing & Society
This study examines when adults aged 50+ in Europe begin providing family care and how timing differs across intersecting identities.
Amenyah, S., et al, Sage Open Aging
This UK study explores what shapes the food choices of older African adults.
Department for Work and Pensions
This UK report examines retirement outcomes for people born in 1958.

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