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Centre for Ageing Better
1 Oct 2017
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Work is important financially and is also a major source of social connections. Good quality, fulfilling work is important financially, gives people a sense of purpose and is a major source of social connections.
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We want more people in later life to contribute their skills, knowledge and experience to their communities.
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We are focusing on finding new solutions, starting offline rather than online, that help people use digital technology in the ways that they want to.
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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.
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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.
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The Centre for Ageing Better will lead a review in partnership with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport into how to enable more people aged 50 and over to contribute their time, skills and experience to their communities.
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We want to help create the physical environment necessary to build connections, remove barriers to participation and support more local areas to become age-friendly so that everyone feels part of a community.
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An overview of our work over the past year, as well as setting out future plans for achieving its vision of a society where everybody enjoys a good later life.
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