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Kevin Berry: Age-friendly champion

Now retired for 13 years, Kevin is the Age-friendly Champion for Nettlestone and Seaview as part of the Age-Friendly Isle Project in the Isle of Wight.

Diana Findley: Age-friendly champion

Diana Findley, Chairperson of the Scottish Older People's Assembly, gives some insight into her involvement with the Assembly and how she has helped her community become more age-friendly.

Rightsizing: Lack of suitable homes sees older people staying put until a crisis

Local authorities, planners and developers need to shift their focus to 'rightsizing' by delivering better, diverse housing options that are accessible to everyone, regardless of age.

Loneliness and isolation: an age-old story, not just a story of old age

We hosted a breakfast debate in Leeds to explore this powerfully emotive topic and considered what we can all do to create and maintain friendships and connections to last us a lifetime.

A message to myself: planning and preparing for later life

We held a panel event that explored what enables people to plan for their later lives, and the challenges they may face along the way.

Planning and preparing for later life

Summarising the findings of a scoping review on planning and preparing for later life, this report outlines the key enablers and barriers that people in mid-life face and the implications for both government and providers of services and information.

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Planning and preparing for our later lives

Ageing Better’s report, ‘Planning and preparing for later life’, summarises the available evidence on what enables people to plan for their later lives and what factors can present barriers to planning.

Putting off planning for later life

While we might want to plan ahead for our future, the day-to-day challenges we all face can make it hard to do in practice.

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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.