Home adaptations infographics

Private renting vs. home ownership: what is the ultimate goal?

Private renting is increasing for people aged 65 and over, 200,000 older adults have joined the rental market in the last four years.

Does size really matter?

A report from the London School of Economics suggests that stamp duty is deterring older homeowners from downsizing, and that the overall rate of home moving would be 27% higher if the levy was abolished.

New research into how home adaptations can help improve later life

We've commissioned a team from Northumbria University to carry out primary research into how home adaptations can contribute to improving later lives.

Integrating health, care and housing – don’t wait to be asked

If we want to maintain good health, feel in control and improve the quality of those in later life, we need to live in a suitable home.

Housing White Paper: Ageing should have been front and centre

We welcome the reference to housing and ageing (p63) - but this was a missed opportunity to put the housing needs of our ageing population, front and centre.

Centre for Ageing Better responds to the Housing White Paper

Over the next 25 years, the proportion of households where the oldest person is 85 or over will grow faster than any other age group.

A review into the role of home adaptations in improving later life

Ageing Better has commissioned a team to conduct a review of the evidence into how home adaptations can contribute to a good later life.

Are the generations really worlds apart?

Claire Turner blogs about the importance of encouraging everyday interactions between different generations, in light of the Generations Apart? report.

Home adaptations infographics

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.