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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.

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

Publication
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.

Latest publications

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Employment support for over 50s: Rapid evidence review

Publication
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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Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) Healthy Ageing Challenge Framework

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Centre for Ageing Better
27 Feb 2019

The Centre for Ageing Better developed the Healthy Ageing Challenge Framework, which is intended to stimulate ideas and provide thinking points for the ISCF.

Raising the bar on strength and balance: The importance of community-based provision

Raising the bar on strength and balance: The importance of community-based provision

Publication
Centre for Ageing Better
12 Feb 2019

This report presents the models of delivery, issues, barriers and innovative solutions of community-based strength and balance programmes.

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Measuring ageing: An introduction to the Ageing Better Measures Framework

Publication
Centre for Ageing Better
31 Jan 2019

This is a compendium of 63 measures, survey scales and their associated data sources looking at outcomes at the individual level related to ageing and later life.

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The experience of the transition to retirement: Rapid evidence review

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Centre for Ageing Better
6 Dec 2018

Retirement from work is a major life transition. For many, retirement from paid employment is something to look forward to. But for others, retirement can pose many challenges and they find it difficult to adjust to their new role and circumstances.

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Age is just a number: Views among people aged 50 and over in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

Publication
Centre for Ageing Better
20 Nov 2018

This analysis of the most recent data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, carried out by the Centre for Ageing Better, shows attitudes about ageing taken from a sample of more than 6,000 people aged 50 and over in England.

Primary research into community contributions in later life

Primary research into community contributions in later life

Publication
Centre for Ageing Better
18 Oct 2018

Ageing Better commissioned participatory research into community contributions in later life to better understand how older people currently contribute to and are supported by their communities.

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Age-friendly and inclusive volunteering: Review of community contributions in later life

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Centre for Ageing Better
18 Oct 2018

This review of community contributions in later life calls on charities, voluntary organisations and the public sector to do more to support and sustain the good will and effort of older volunteers.

Adapting for ageing

Adapting for ageing: Good practice and innovation in home adaptations

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Centre for Ageing Better
8 Oct 2018

This report identifies the elements of high-quality and innovative practice in the provision of home adaptations for older people. It highlights practical examples of local areas that are organising and delivering adaptations effectively.