New photography competition launches to challenge stereotypical depictions of older people
Images By Peter Kindersley The Centre for Ageing Better is joining forces with content licensing platform Alamy to run a competition for their photographers to…
350,000 accessible homes could be built by the next General Election if regulations are updated
The Centre for Ageing Better is calling on the UK Government to implement the “eagerly awaited” improvements to building regulations to introduce more accessible housing…
Free-to-use stock image library to promote age-positive photos and remove harmful stereotypes
The Centre for Ageing Better has partnered with Pexels, one of the largest free stock image libraries in the world, to expand its range of…
Survey finds half of over-50s ‘unable to afford’ crucial home renovations
A new online survey commissioned by the Good Home Inquiry has found that nearly two-thirds of people in later life in England see home renovations…
£513m is spent by NHS on first-year treatment costs for over-55s living in poor housing
A new investigation commissioned by the Centre for Ageing Better, as part of the Good Home Inquiry, has revealed the damaging impact of homes in…
Negative attitudes towards older people perpetuate damaging views of later life, report finds
Language used across society to describe ageing and older people, including narratives around elderly people being a ‘burden’ on health and social care, risks ‘damaging…
COVID-19 crisis could leave next generation of retirees poorer and sicker than the last, new research suggests
Commissioned by the Centre for Ageing Better, new data from Ipsos MORI suggests that the coronavirus crisis risks creating a 'lost generation' of retirees facing…
Over two million over-55s live in a home that endangers their health or wellbeing, new report finds
According to a new report by the Centre for Ageing Better and Care & Repair England, over million homes in England don’t meet basic standards…
Children set to spend retirement in ill-health as study reveals ‘deep inequalities’ in life expectancy
The Centre for Ageing Better has revealed what the organisation calls ‘unacceptable’ inequalities in how long, and how healthily, babies born today in different parts…
Report highlights postcode lottery in strength and balance programmes which help people at risk of falls
Credit: Centre for Ageing Better Exercise programmes designed to boost the muscle strength and balance of people at risk of falls and injury, such as…