Ageing

The rise in the state pension age to 68 is to be brought forward, according to new plans announced by the Government last week. Six…

A leading social care group today called on the Government to end austerity for the country’s oldest and most vulnerable people. The Independent Care Group…

Age UK and innocent smoothies have teamed up with Madame Tussaud’s London to celebrate the biggest Big Knit ever. Famous faces from the waxwork collection…

Could low frequency high intensity interval training (HIIT) sessions and recreational dancing really help older individuals maintain optimum health in later life? That along with…

A recent study into the quality of care homes which has sparked a much wider legal investigation has been called ‘a manifestation of our buckling…

It’s official – life really was “better in the old days”, according to a new study. Half of adults over the age of 50 agree…

Georgia Kousoulou from The Only Way Is Essex helped launch the brand new charity fundraising challenge for Independent Age, the older people’s charity, on Saturday…

Age UK is calling on political parties to put social care at the heart of their election manifestos as it reveals that a third of…

New Age UK analysis finds that while employment rates for older workers have increased in this country since the 2008 recession, as has been widely…

Over the winter period, Age UK saw a significant increase in calls to its national advice line from older people and their families seeking help….

~ Independent Age Coping with bereavement guide launches to help older people ~ Almost twice as many women aged 65 and over say that feelings…

Using National Lottery funding, Arts Council England has partnered with the Baring Foundation to develop the £3 million joint fund, Celebrating Age, which will be…

Age UK are calling on Government to: Recognise the imminent danger which social care is now in and commit to an urgent injection of funds…

Age UK is taking part in a government initiative to increase the public’s awareness of loneliness, in memory of murdered MP Jo Cox. The Jo…