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Author: Tony Watts

NCF responds to the government’s NHS 10 Year Plan

July 2025 saw the launch of the NHS 10-year plan. Vic Rayner, CEO of The National Care Forum (NCF) – the leading association for not-for-profit social care – argues that, while welcoming the plan, “adult social care needs to be at the heart of this new world”.

August 8, 2025
The power to change lives… by improving electrical safety

Care & Repair Cymru, in partnership with Electrical Safety First, have published a new report exploring the impact that improving electrics can have on the lives of older people in Wales.

August 8, 2025
Opening new doors by sharing your home

For those who prefer to remain in their own homes but would welcome company and occasional assistance, sharing one’s home might provide a very workable solution. By Tony Watts OBE.

August 8, 2025
Understanding dementia: a novel approach to cut across the generational divide

How do you help children understand about someone in their family who has dementia? A leading figure in later life housing and care has found a novel way to bridge the divide… with a detective story. Review by Tony Watts OBE

August 7, 2025
Does the housing sector really listen to the voice of older people? And why does it matter?

Tony Watts OBE lead a discussion recently at a Housing LIN’s South West Leadership Set awayday on how to magnify the voices of older people. This is a precis.

August 7, 2025
Launch of simple device to build leg strength in the elderly – reducing frailty and preventing falls

Falls are estimated to cost the NHS more than £2.3 billion per year. Now, a simple and inexpensive exercise device is being launched which the inventors say could radically reduce those statistics.

August 4, 2025
Meet Peggy: the AI concierge working for staff and residents in a later-living community

Vicky Carne, Founder of 3A-AI Ltd, on how a new voice-enabled AI chatbot can keep residents safe and independent.

August 4, 2025
Ageing Better: “Up to 885,000 people deprived of accessible home opportunity due to government delay”

July 29 2025 marks three years since the previous government committed to raising accessibility standards on all new homes in the country, yet have failed to do so. New analysis reveals how many more people could be living in accessible homes, had the government raised the standards as it had promised.

July 30, 2025
Age UK: “2.4 million digitally excluded older people at risk of being left behind”

New analysis for Age UK has found that 2.4 million (19%, nearly one in five) older people have limited use of the internet – using it less than once a month or not at all.

July 30, 2025
London councils improving offline access to vital services – but gaps and unmet needs remain

A new report from Age UK London shows that more local authorities in the capital have made it possible for residents to access essential services without having to apply online.

July 23, 2025

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