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New toolkit sheds light on ‘invisible million’ older people without children

Innovation Solutions by Sarah Clarke on July 15, 2021

The toolkit aims to help social care providers better understand the impact ageing without children has on individuals.

Frailty better predictor of outcomes than age, home care study finds

Intelligence Studies by Sarah Clarke on July 9, 2021

Closeup of a lonely senior man lost in thought , looking away

Researchers believe the concept of frailty can best be used to guide conversations about advance care planning with home care clients and their families.

Tech must be deployed more widely to support healthy ageing, Lords committee says

Compliance Innovation Legislation Technology by Sarah Clarke on January 18, 2021

The Committee warned that “concerted action” is required in order to increase the number of years spent in good health in old age.

Charity stamps out negative views of ageing with free image library

Innovation Solutions by Sarah Clarke on January 15, 2021

The Centre for Ageing Better has launched the first free digital library showing positive and realistic images of older people.

Coronavirus widens life expectancy between rich and poor, report warns

Intelligence Studies by Sarah Clarke on November 20, 2020

The report warns that poor health and low-quality housing have exacerbated the impact of the pandemic, particularly among the less well-off.

Scientists call for COVID-19 resilience programme to protect older people

Intelligence Studies by Sarah Clarke on November 9, 2020

Twenty scientists say the programme would bring together a package of measures to support older people through the lockdown and beyond.

Museum resource to help care providers improve client wellbeing

Innovation Solutions by Sarah Clarke on November 3, 2020

The museum resource suggests heritage activities that can help with pain management, cognitive stimulation or social interaction.

Pandemic could cause ‘lost generation’ of retirees facing poor health, report finds

Intelligence Studies by Sarah Clarke on June 18, 2020

Data suggests that a fifth of people in their 50s and 60s have seen their physical health deteriorate during the lockdown period.

CASE STUDY: How a team of support workers is helping people in remote locations stay well at home

Case Studies Intelligence by Sarah Clarke on May 20, 2020

The mPower project aims to help people manage their long-term conditions by creating personalised wellbeing plans.

Legal & General to award £6 million in grants to ‘health-tech’ start-ups

Business Investment by Sarah Clarke on May 18, 2020

The grants will be distributed to small and medium-sized enterprises and social enterprises that are delivering innovations in ‘health-tech’.

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