At the end of last month, Age-friendly Community members from across the country came together for another successful UK Network of Age-friendly Communities Conference.
Our newly published State of Ageing report details how older people from certain ethnic minority backgrounds are currently much more likely to be living in poor health, deep poverty and inadequate housing than the national average.
Over and above working and caring, we explore important contributions older people make to society. We will be releasing more detailed data and analysis in 2024.
We examine why so many older people face significant financial inequality and are not prepared for their retirement. This full length chapter has been updated in 2024.
There is a growing divide in our experiences of ageing. Our summary discusses the data on our older population, highlights stark inequalities and the urgent need for action.
The new annual report from England’s Chief Medical Officer says significantly improving the quality of life for older people should be a major aim of policy and medical practice.