Resources relating to Policy

This report chronicles the work that has happened across Greater Manchester since 2016 towards becoming an age-friendly city region.

This report describes the multitude of positive impacts Age-friendly Communities are having on the local systems they represent and the older people that live there.

This handbook outlines the key features of age-friendly communities in the UK, and gives examples of practices and policies that can be implemented at a local level.

The Rightplace research provides a summary of how we can better understand the limited housing options available to older people and the difficulties faced when actively seeking to move home to improve their quality of life.

Here are the three briefings Ageing Better has produced with the cross-party think tank Demos, supported by Dunhill Medical Trust, exploring the multiple benefits from improving the safety, heating and accessibility of homes.

Neighbourhood Networks (NNs) are community-based schemes offering a range of activities and services with the aim of improving health and promoting independence.

This paper gives an overview of the harm that ageism causes to both individuals and society.

This report shows that prospects for people currently in their 50s and 60s have worsened considerably across many key aspects of life – such as health, work, housing and finances – when compared to people who were at the same age at the turn of the millennium.