Our new comprehensive health and work evidence review finds older people with a long-term health condition more likely to be out-of-work than younger peers.
The first day of October is also the United Nations International Day of Older People – a moment to raise awareness of the opportunities and challenges faced by ageing populations.
New analysis conducted for the Centre for Ageing Better by built environment experts BRE reveals the huge financial repercussions to the NHS and society from falls in the home.
Ageing Better is looking at new ways to support older workers through restructure and redundancy. Over the past three years we have researched, co-designed and delivered a pilot to improve outcomes for older workers at risk of redundancy.
Age-friendly case study: Supporting older people to shape their environment through walk audits
Walking audits are a tool many Age-friendly Communities are using in different ways to strengthen the voices of older people in the design of outdoor spaces.
Research from the Centre for Ageing Better shows that older people living in properties between 45 and 80 years old are most likely to experience the worst effects of heatwaves.
A recent change in the eligibility rules for the Winter Fuel Payment has raised the importance of older people signing up for Pension Credit if they meet the criteria.
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