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Let’s talk: AI innovators looking for housing and care collaborators to build cohesive communities and combat isolation
If you’re intrigued about the opportunities for positive change that Artificial Intelligence could deliver, here’s an opportunity to be on board with an exciting new project funded by UKRI Healthy Ageing Challenge.
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Changing perceptions: older people fast becoming the renting generation
Greater choice in later life housing is critical if the ageing population is to be able to live independently in their own home for as long as they wish. Choice of tenure is part of that equation, including renting on an assured tenancy in a location of your choosing, writes Gemma Vincent of My Future…
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NDTi’s “Community Led Support” Spring Festival returns for 2023
The National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) is once again holding a two-day spring festival returns – this year the free virtual event will be happening on 16 and 17 May.
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The future is intergenerational: the impacts and benefits of intergenerational living in retirement
A society that is living longer, writes Charlotte Millions of The Extra Care Trust, brings its own set of challenges, and demands that we adapt and become smarter… making the importance of intergenerational relationships ever more apparent. Intergenerational living is one way in which this can be achieved: the United for All Ages think tank…
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Legends of entertainment and sport call for the voices of older people to be heard
Sir Geoff Hurst, DJ Tony Blackburn, Dame Arlene Phillips, actor Don Warrington and TV chef Rustie Lee have added their voices to the campaign for a Commissioner for Older People and Ageing.
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How many older people are about to lose their vote?
For reasons best known to the Government, new rules around voter ID will come into force at the May local elections. But where does that leave the two million voters ¬– many of them older people – who don’t have photographic ID? By Tony Watts OBE
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The role of housing in meeting the challenge of dementia
In West Yorkshire, a dedicated task force is building an understanding of older people’s housing and care needs with the aim of keeping them in their own homes for longer, writes Yvonne Castle, CEO of Johnny Johnson Housing
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People ageing without children or family: out of sight, out of mind
There’s a widespread assumption that family will support their relatives as they age. But what happens to those without children? Robin Hadley, one of the founders of Ageing Without Children, explains the challenges, not least of which is a lack of data.
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Why ignoring the over 50s will cost your business dearly
The over 50s are becoming a powerful workforce demographic that businesses would be foolish to ignore. By Steve Butler, CEO, Punter Southall Aspire
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How intergenerational living can support independence in the home
For many older people, writes Justin Dewhirst of Two Generations, one of their most important wishes is to live in their own home for as long as possible. Sharing their home with a younger person is one way to do just that.
