Charities Criticise Government’s Continued Failure To Plan For Our Rapidly Ageing Society
Charities call for an urgent focus on the ‘crisis in social care’ and urge an extended remit for the planned auto-enrolment review. A group of…
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Charities Criticise Government’s Continued Failure To Plan For Our Rapidly Ageing Society
Charities call for an urgent focus on the ‘crisis in social care’ and urge an extended remit for the planned auto-enrolment review. A group of…
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Tens Of Thousands Of Older People At Risk Of Financial Abuse
Age UK calls for more collaboration between health, social services and financial sectors to recognise and report signs of financial abuse Tens of thousands of…
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Ageing Is A Hot Topic In Newcastle Gateshead
Following the announcement of a £40m National Centre for Ageing Science and Innovation to be opened by Newcastle University, NewcastleGateshead has recorded a busy year…
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ILC-UK Commissioned to Conduct a Review of Inequalities in Experiences of Later Life
The Centre for Ageing Better has commissioned International Longevity Centre – UK (ILC-UK), along with Newcastle University’s Institute for Ageing to conduct a review into…
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Pain Profiling Has Potential Improve Quality Of Life For Older Patients
A two part paper published recently in Age & Ageing, the scientific journal of The British Geriatrics Society, reveals that pain profiling in older patients…
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Fears Of Loneliness In Old Age Are Largely Unfounded
We shouldn’t fear a lonely old age because loneliness is far from inevitable, according to a study funded by the ESRC. Using data from the…
Read more...Significant Increase In Older People Living Alone, But Millions Are Failing To Adapt Their Homes To Help Them Live Independently
Growing numbers of 45-64 year olds, and 65-74 year olds are living alone, with 6 million people living in houses with two or more excess…
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Technology Will Help Us Stay In Our Own Homes In Old Age, Say Two Thirds Of The British Public
Greater independence in later life is one of the key benefits of technology highlighted in ‘How Tech Savvy are We?’, a new report from the…
Read more...Think Tank Calls For A ‘New Beveridge’ For The Age Of Ageing In New Book On The Future Of The UK Welfare State
‘Towards a new age: The future of the UK welfare state’ argues that governments are ‘sowing the seeds of the welfare state’s demise’ by failing…
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More Than 1/4 Of Over 50s Struggle With Changes In Later Life
The Centre for Ageing Better has found that more than a quarter (27%) of people aged over 50 say they have a hard time making…
Read more...An Investigation Into Growing Inequalities In Adult Lifespan
Research from Cass Business School and the International Longevity Centre-UK(ILC-UK) has found growing inequalities in adult life expectancy. Based on data from the Human Mortality…
Read more...Charity Consortium Urges “Grown Up Conversation” About Old Age
A new report by the Ready for Ageing Alliance seeks to bust the widely touted myth that there is a uniform group of older people…
Read more...Britons Uncomfortable with Discussing Dying and Preparing for Death
Millions of Britons are failing to make adequate plans for their death and don’t know the wishes of their loved ones, according to a new…
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