Stories and Case Studies

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.

This case study shows how Epping Forest District Council’s approach to an inclusive work culture supports the engagement and retention of workers in their 50s and 60s.

The project was run by Seniors Together – a team working within South Lanarkshire Council, in partnership with a network of organisations, to achieve an improved society for older people.

This case study explores the project and its benefits in accessing social support.

South Lanarkshire Council used a mobile Men’s Shed to reach isolated older men in rural areas.  

With ‘everyone having the health support they need’ a key part of the Pledge Action Framework, this case study from Arla Foods, the fourth largest dairy company in the world, shows how a data-led approach to employee health not only makes business sense, but can also save lives.

There is a market out there for accessible housing and the run of the mill estate agents are ignoring it. It’s difficult enough for people that need accessible housing anyway. Even new properties are not being built with accessibility in mind. And it’s a crying shame.

We often hear that age is just a number. Yet like the best clichés when it comes to working in the brewing and pub industry it’s built on rock solid truth.

Imperial London Hotels were seeking to add more older workers to their workforce but were still struggling to reach the right candidates.

Sheila Dearns is a retired teacher living in Chelmsford, Essex, with her dog Charlie, a chihuahua poodle cross. She was diagnosed with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) and became disabled in 1993.