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The Ready for Ageing Alliance – a new charity sector coalition
We note and welcome a new coalition, The Ready for Ageing Alliance, formed to increase the pressure on Government and all political parties to face up to the major changes and challenges from our rapi… more →
over 50s, older workers, retirement & mature marketing
Time for clear blue water on social care
wrote 1 week ago: The ticking social care timebomb is one of the critical issues facing any UK party that wants to gov … more →
Who would care for my Mum? Or for yours?
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wrote 1 week ago: Imagine that one day your Mum is at home enjoying her retirement. She has always been highly indepen … more →
Third Age / Fourth Age: A collection of resources
wrote 2 weeks ago: In the Ageing block of K118 (Perspectives on Health and Social Care) one of the overarching concepts … more →
Attitudes to ageing
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wrote 2 weeks ago: With an ageing population and increasing numbers of us living in to late old age, attitudes to later … more →
The Ready for Ageing Alliance – a new charity sector coalition
wrote 3 weeks ago: We note and welcome a new coalition, The Ready for Ageing Alliance, formed to increase the pressure … more →
Ready for ageing?
wrote 1 month ago: All too often, our ageing population is represented as an unmitigated disaster for the nation and th … more →
Have your say - a better deal for older leaseholders
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wrote 2 months ago: The retirement homes sector has come under fire in recent years over reportedly unfair practices by … more →
Understanding the Oldest Old
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wrote 2 months ago: In 2012, the Office for National Statistics estimated that there are nearly 1.5 million people aged … more →
Guest blog: What burden of ageing?
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wrote 3 months ago: This guest blog was contributed by Rob Greig, Chief Executive at the National Development Team for I … more →
The Psychology of Retirement
wrote 3 months ago: These days the line between work and retirement is increasingly difficult to define. How, whe … more →
Lubricants
wrote 3 months ago: Dear Jen, What’s the difference between the lubes I see in the store? Is there really any differenc … more →
Medicated Sex Changes
wrote 4 months ago: Dear Jen, My husband and I used to have a really healthy sex life, but I just got put on some new me … more →
How best to prevent falls in older people in care homes and hospitals remains unclear despite large body of evidence
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wrote 5 months ago: Key message: In care facilities, amongst people with low levels of vitamin D, vitamin D supplementat … more →
Excess Winter Deaths
wrote 5 months ago: In the winter of 2011/12, there were 24,000 Excess Winter Deaths in England and Wales (of which 21,7 … more →
Good enough for voluntary work, but not for payment or respect?
wrote 5 months ago: The value of older people’s contribution to society, via unpaid care, charitable and voluntary work … more →
Preventing shingles in older adults: how effective and safe is vaccination? A new Cochrane review
wrote 6 months ago: Key Message:Herpes zoster vaccine is effective in preventing shingles, with people aged 60 to 69 yea … more →
Sheltered and retirement housing – ‘Making it Work for Us’
wrote 6 months ago: Age UK has launched a new report on sheltered and retirement housing ‘Making it Work for Us’, coinci … more →
Tackling dementia: the next big issue of the 21st century?
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wrote 6 months ago: Age UK has recently launched the most comprehensive synthesis of evidence into the Health outcomes o … more →
Keeping the over-65s on their feet: new review evidence tells us how
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wrote 7 months ago: Keeping the over-65′s on their feet The second review, from the Cochrane Bone, Joint and Muscl … more →
