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Browse publications, including reports and infographics, on each of our four priorities and other areas of work.

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Doddery but dear?: Examining age-related stereotypes

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Centre for Ageing Better

19 Mar 2020

Despite profound changes to the age structure of our society, ageism is still rife. This report looks at the role and impact of language and stereotypes in framing old age and ageing in the UK.

The State of Ageing in 2019: Adding life to our years

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Centre for Ageing Better

13 Mar 2019

Our report gives a snapshot of ageing today and in the future, focusing on the areas we know make a difference to people’s later lives.

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Home and dry: The need for decent homes in later life

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Centre for Ageing Better

5 Mar 2020

The Centre for Ageing Better and Care & Repair England's new report reveals that over two million over-55s are living in a home that endangers their health or wellbeing.

Priorities for government: Transforming later lives

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Centre for Ageing Better

24 Oct 2019

We are calling on the government to act with urgency, to put ageing at the heart of its policies and to take a truly cross-government approach. We must act now to secure a better future for everyone.

Ageing and mobility: A grand challenge

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Centre for Ageing Better

18 Sep 2019

Mobility and transport are key in helping people to remain healthy, active and connected in later life. This report explores how the current transport system is complex and fragmented, leading to barriers in innovation and collaboration to support healthier later lives.

Mid-life support: Insights for employers

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Centre for Ageing Better

29 Aug 2019

This report highlights the importance of providing support to employees in mid-life as a way of helping them stay in work for longer if they want to, plan for what they will need in retirement, and think ahead about their future needs.

Navigating later life transitions: An evaluation of emotional and psychological interventions

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Centre for Ageing Better

29 Aug 2019

This evaluation looks at group-based courses that provide psychological and emotional support for later life transitions.

Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF): Healthy ageing innovation and investment in the UK

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Centre for Ageing Better

1 Aug 2019

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.

Home truths: Housing options and advice for people in later life: Learning from communities in Leeds

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Centre for Ageing Better

25 Jul 2019

This report demonstrates the need for understanding the local context and speaking to local communities when developing information and advice services.

Older woman in a physical activity class

Impact report 2018-2019

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Centre for Ageing Better

18 Jul 2019

One year on from our strategy, Transforming later lives, we look back on our achievements in 2018-19 across our priority work areas.

Employment support for over 50s: Rapid evidence review

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Centre for Ageing Better

11 Jun 2019

This review looks at the evidence around active labour market policies aimed at tackling the challenges of worklessness amongst those aged 50 and over.

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Browse publications, including reports and infographics, on each of our four priorities and other areas of work.

Featured publications

Despite profound changes to the age structure of our society, ageism is still rife. This report looks at the role and impact of language and stereotypes in framing old age and ageing in the UK.

Our report gives a snapshot of ageing today and in the future, focusing on the areas we know make a difference to people’s later lives.

Latest publications

The Centre for Ageing Better and Care & Repair England's new report reveals that over two million over-55s are living in a home that endangers their health or wellbeing.

We are calling on the government to act with urgency, to put ageing at the heart of its policies and to take a truly cross-government approach. We must act now to secure a better future for everyone.

Mobility and transport are key in helping people to remain healthy, active and connected in later life. This report explores how the current transport system is complex and fragmented, leading to barriers in innovation and collaboration to support healthier later lives.

This report highlights the importance of providing support to employees in mid-life as a way of helping them stay in work for longer if they want to, plan for what they will need in retirement, and think ahead about their future needs.

This evaluation looks at group-based courses that provide psychological and emotional support for later life transitions.

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.

This report demonstrates the need for understanding the local context and speaking to local communities when developing information and advice services.

One year on from our strategy, Transforming later lives, we look back on our achievements in 2018-19 across our priority work areas.

This review looks at the evidence around active labour market policies aimed at tackling the challenges of worklessness amongst those aged 50 and over.

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