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Wednesdays with Marjorie

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Lucinda Crowther
1 Jul 2021

"I cannot imagine my life without Marjorie, so I urge everyone to be open to intergenerational friendships – age is irrelevant, and you could be missing out on so much laughter and fun!"

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Dr Carole Easton OBE appointed as interim Chief Executive

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Centre for Ageing Better
28 Jun 2021

Carole will be taking over from Dr Anna Dixon, who announced she was leaving in March 2021, until a permanent replacement is found.

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It's more important than ever to listen to older LGBT+ voices

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24 Jun 2021

The Centre for Ageing Better’s #AgeingWithPride campaign is an important celebration of older LGBT+ people, but we mustn’t forget the challenges and discrimination that this community continues to face.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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More support needed for health at work post-pandemic if state pension age is to continue to rise

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Centre for Ageing Better
24 Jun 2021

New report highlights the challenges faced by over 50s workers with health conditions, highlighting that many people struggle as a result of poor line management.

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How far have we come in my five years at Ageing Better?

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Anna Dixon
22 Jun 2021

The Centre for Ageing Better is currently in its sixth year as an organisation with a focus on improving the experiences, opportunities and chances of those approaching or living in later life.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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End of furlough likely to be particularly tough for older workers

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Centre for Ageing Better
17 Jun 2021

A new report by the IFS is warning that the number of older jobseekers is set to increase once the furlough scheme is wound down after the summer.

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6 new things you need to know about older workers

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Emily Andrews
17 Jun 2021

Research from the IFS, funded by the Centre for Ageing Better, has found that employees over the age of 65 were 40% more likely to have been on furlough than those in their 40s.

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We need to prioritise making local areas great places to grow old in

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Natalie Turner
9 Jun 2021

Councils are at the heart of supporting local communities and people to thrive. Given the population age shift, all local authorities should commit to becoming Age-friendly Communities and make their areas better places to grow old in.

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Latest research from others

Developing local housing partnerships: a serious game for older people.
Social Care Institute for Excellence
4 Mar 2024
This report explores the benefits of local housing partnerships for creating strategic plans for older people’s housing.
Gendered repartnering in later life: structural and processual dimensions of the transition into new relationships
Bischoff, L., Ageing & Society
1 Mar 2024
This paper examines gender differences in the ways in which relationships form for adults in later life.
A rapid review of the effectiveness of interventions for addressing digital exclusion in older adults
Wale, et al., Public Health Wales
22 Mar 2024
This rapid review assesses the effectiveness of interventions to tackle the digital exclusion of older adults.

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