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Individuals need to call out ageism if discrimination is to be overcome, Older People’s Commissioner for Wales warns

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Centre for Ageing Better
25 Apr 2023

Ageism is still not taken as seriously as other forms of discrimination, Heléna Herklots CBE tells our Chief Executive Dr Carole Easton OBE.

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Fuelling intergenerational conflict will not solve the inequalities in society

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Carole Easton
24 Apr 2023

Newspaper headlines continue to add fuel to the fire in pursuing a narrative of imbalance within generations.

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What the RSPCA is doing to support their older workers

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19 Apr 2023

The RSPCA is the largest and oldest animal welfare charity within the UK, and has a workforce of 1500 staff, and over 7000 volunteers of varying ages.

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How the media fuels negative views about older people and ageing

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Carole Easton
18 Apr 2023

Newspaper headlines everyday reinforce ageist stereotypes that ultimately impact how older people are treated by society.

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Uncontrolled power, not age, is the problem with faltering leaders

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Carole Easton
14 Apr 2023

When older leaders start to falter, age is almost inevitably brought up as a reason for their failing competency.

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Why are 9,000 annual cold home deaths met with such a shrug of indifference?

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Carole Easton
6 Apr 2023

Widespread media coverage has been detailing the death of Barbara Bolton who was found by her grandson slumped at her kitchen table and unable to speak because of profound hypothermia.

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Five reasons why England needs a Commissioner for Older People and Ageing

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Carole Easton
5 Apr 2023

The uncertainty around lifting the state pension age to 68 has again highlighted the need for better long-term planning for our ageing population.

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Extremely short-sighted to drop £300 million housing funding amongst wider social care cuts

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4 Apr 2023

The government has confirmed that funding to integrate housing into local health and care strategies has fallen victim to budget cuts.

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Latest research from others

Mental Health in Later Life - Understanding needs, policies, and services in England
Centre for Mental Health
5 Mar 2024
This briefing highlights the neglect of mental health support for older adults in England.
Is Aging a Disease? A Critical Review Within the Framework of Ageism
Mendoza-Núñez, V.,M. and Mendoza-Soto, A.,B.
24 Feb 2024
The paper challenges the World Health Organization (WHO) approach of classifying ageing as a disease.
Generosity of old‐age pensions for the self‐employed—A typology of European welfare states
Höppner, J., International Journal of Social Welfare
5 Mar 2024
This paper explores pension generosity for self-employed people across European welfare states.

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