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Impact report 2018-2019

One year on from our strategy, Transforming later lives, we look back on our achievements in 2018-19 across our priority work areas.

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A year in review: our impact in 2018-2019

Impact report from Centre for Ageing Better, one year on from its 'Transforming later lives' strategy.

New models of community are needed to give LGBT+ people a good later life

As the UK's older population becomes more diverse, we need to rethink our approach to later life. For the growing cohort of older LGBT+ people, this need is particularly acute.

Public toilets are vital to making cities accessible. That’s why we created our city’s first ‘toilet map'

Not having access to public toilets can stop people getting out and about in their area - so we made a tool to help.

If we don’t properly measure quality of later life, how can we expect to improve it?

The Centre for Ageing and Demography was set up by the Office for National Statistics to investigate gaps in our understanding about people’s quality of life.

Our next Government must do more for Britain’s least well-off in every generation

Framing society’s big challenges in terms of “intergenerational fairness” risks oversimplifying the issue.

The future of ageing and mobility

The Future of Mobility report released earlier in the year came up with four outcomes for the future of transport for an ageing population.

Let’s all have a go at reimagining ageing

A recent event entitled ‘Reimagining Ageing’ challenges the audience to consider what we mean by “old”.

Strength and balance infographics

We want more people to be more physically active in later life. Maintaining and improving muscle strength and balance can help people in later life live independently and reduce the risk of falls.