Home is where most people want to be in later life and 80% of homeowners aged 65 and over wish to stay where they are. Homes are important for health and wellbeing – home adaptations can delay a move into residential care by four years.
Can COVID-19 encourage changes in how we think about products within our homes?
Retailers and marketers have a clear role in stimulating demand for inclusive products by highlighting to consumers why certain products are easier to use and helping them identify products that better meet their needs.
We want more retailers to bring inclusively designed home products to the market, such as eye-level ovens and walk-in showers, that work for all of us at every age.
Home and dry: The need for decent homes in later life
The Centre for Ageing Better and Care & Repair England's new report reveals that over two million over-55s are living in a home that endangers their health or wellbeing.
National scandal of poor housing for over-55s revealed in new report
New report from the Centre for Ageing Better and Care & Repair England has found that over two million over-55s are living in a home that endangers their health or wellbeing.
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.
