Last year, Age-Friendly Isle of Wight worked with their local Tesco to create a till designed to support those who need a bit more time for their shopping. It's made a huge difference to people in the community.
Our new research project with ComRes and Equally Ours aims to better understand how ageing is portrayed in the media, on social media and in public policy.
This paper provides a discussion on where further investment and innovation is necessary and proposes how the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund can fill identified gaps and complement existing initiatives.
The Government’s Green Paper on prevention and public health will in part be measured by ‘disability-free life expectancy’. This has major implications for future health policy.
'Smart homes' are sometimes posited as the solution to our social care crisis. But what are the limitations of using technology as a substitute for care?
We welcome the government's Advancing our health: prevention in the 2020s paper that looks to proactively improve the well-being of those approaching later life.
Fifty years ago, the US mobilised all of government and society in pursuit of a single goal: putting a man on the moon. Now, we need the same will and investment to be geared towards the challenge of healthy ageing.
