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Older woman doing ballet with instructor.

It's high time to change the negative public image of later life

Blog
23 Jan 2019

Old age is often portrayed as a negative experience, especially in the media.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Response to latest ONS Labour Market stats

News
23 Jan 2019

Our lead on work, Patrick Thomson responds to the latest ONS figures on employment, unemployment and economic inactivity by age group.

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Building with mobility scooters

Five things people get wrong about later life

Blog
22 Jan 2019

There are many common perceptions about ageing, however these are often not based on evidence.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Elderly man and grandson sitting on grass with football.

Response to Office of National Statistics data on 'sandwich carers'

News
14 Jan 2019

The ONS has today released new data on 'sandwich carers', people of working age who look after both dependent children and another (usually older) relative.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Three older women in a discussion during conference break.

Older workers need flexible working – and employers need to provide it

Blog
10 Jan 2019
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Timewise and Centre for Ageing Better work together to close the gap between employers’ concerns of candidate shortages and older people's desire for more, better and flexible jobs.

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Women seated in exercise class using stretch bands on their legs.

Response to NHS Long Term Plan

News
7 Jan 2019

NHS England has published its Long Term Plan. Among other priorities, the plan sets out how people can be supported to age well.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Group of elderly people in a museum looking at a work.

Learning about culture and heritage in age-friendly cities

Blog
4 Jan 2019

New approaches to engaging older people in cultural and heritage activities were discovered at the UK/Netherlands Age-Friendly Cultural Exchange Programme.

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Elderly couple seen walking from behind.

An entire generation will be failed if we allow Brexit to distract us

Blog
3 Jan 2019

The world keeps turning, our population continues ageing and things won’t wait for us to finish our negotiations with Europe.

  • Age-friendly Movement

Latest research from others

Pensions and economic status among the 1958 birth cohort prior to reaching State Pension age
Department for Work and Pensions
This UK report examines retirement outcomes for people born in 1958.
Factors Influencing Food Choice of Older Black African Adults in the United Kingdom
Amenyah, S., et al, Sage Open Aging
This UK study explores what shapes the food choices of older African adults.
When to care? A MAIHDA analysis of intersectional inequalities in the age of caregiving onset using European longitudinal data
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.

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