It is vital that employers and the government do more to increase the recruitment, retention and return to work of Disabled people and people with long-term health conditions.
Older people take on varied roles in their communities but frequently come up against barriers of ageism, digital exclusion and cutbacks in local amenities and services.
Beulah’s story – How £13,000 of home improvements transformed the life of a 93-year-old blind woman
Beulah lives near her big family in Folkestone. She received grants from the government to improve her home, which have completely transformed her daily routine and quality of life.
This report, commissioned by the Centre for Ageing Better and delivered by the Race Equality Foundation, explores the specific housing and home improvement needs and barriers experienced by racially minoritised communities in England.
Ageing Better has worked with the Policy Institute and Experts by Experience to explore the working lives of Disabled people and people with long-term health conditions in their 50s and 60s.
