AUTUMN BUDGET 2025: Key points and responses on its implications from social care leaders
The Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves this week set out details of her second…
Taking Care Personal Alarms extends exclusive partnership with Age Co to support Age UK
Technology services provider Taking Care Personal Alarms has announced that Age Co has extended its…
New analysis finds that more that half a million homes in England pose falls risk to older people
More than half a million homes in England pose a significant falls risk to their…
Ageing Better warns that high summer temperatures could lead to over 5,000 heat-related deaths
This summer could see more than 5,000 deaths due to excess heat as temperatures look…
New inquiry to explore how physical activity can minimise and delay ill health as people age
Physical activity can be a valuable tool in preventing ill health and the onset of…
Trusted Advisor taster sessions upskill staff to advise about equipment for independent living
Almost five thousand people every month are set to benefit from better advice on independent…
Older people’s commissioner role in England to be considered by the UK Government
The Centre for Ageing Better has expressed its hope that the UK Government will create…
Ageing Better reports on Covid’s “seismic shock” on older people in society five years on
Five years on from the announcement of the first Covid-19 pandemic lockdown, the impact of…
Increased employer NICs on charities will wipe out some essential services for older people
National charity Age UK has revealed that the Government’s Budget measures will cost its local…
Ageing Better study reveals one in five older people living in homes making them sicker
More than one in five people aged 50 and over in England is living in…