Gateway to Global Aging Data
The Gateway to Global Aging Data: a data and information platform developed by The Program on Global Aging, Health and Policy and The Center for Economic and Social Research which provides access to large scale longitudinal studies (and associated journal reports) relating to aging, healthy aging and retirement policies worldwide. It gives links to studies […]
Ageing
Centre for Ageing Better, Community of Practice Resource LibraryA lottery funded evidence based research organisation. The website brings together a catalogue of reports, studies and infographics on areas of interest to community members and others interested in evidence around ageing better. Topics covered include government policy, home design as well as individual health, fitness and […]
How well do we manage our financial lives?
Interesting findings on high levels of debt and vulnerability and lack of financial knowledge among the British adult population in the first Financial Lives Survey 2017 released by The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). It is compiled from consumer researcher on over 13,000 adults. According to the survey 69% of those aged over 75 displayed some […]
Where is the Best Place to Grow old?
Find out by consulting the Global Agewatch Index 2015 from HelpAge International which ranks 96 nations . It is based on international data sets drawn from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the World Bank, World Health Organization, International Labour Organization, UNESCO and the Gallup World Poll. Issues covered include: income, health, environment […]
Global cost of dementia set to reach US $1 trillion by 2018…
…according to the latest annual World Alzheimer report 2015 . It also includes literature reviews on the societal impact of dementia and evidence that its rate is increasing. The UK Alzheimer’s society estimates the cost alone in the UK as £26 billion. See the calculations on their website. For more information try: UK government website […]
Digital Technology and Older people
A recent government report What are the likely changes in society and technology which will impact upon the ability of older adults to maintain social (extra-familial) networks of support now, in 2025 and in 2040? part of the Government Office for Science’s Foresight project on the Future of an Ageing has found that many older […]
Well-being of the aged
The Global Agewatch Index From HelpAge International ranks nations worldwide on their environment for older persons. Factors considered include: income, health, employment and education, and enabling environment. The website enables the full report to be downloaded or cross national comparisons made. A full methodology is provided. Another useful source on this topic is the Active Ageing […]
International Day of Older Persons celebrated October 1st
See the official website which also links to related UN resolutions and reports. On this occasion, HelpAge produced the Global Agewatch index. This ranks countries concern for older people in terms of a number of factors: income, health, employment and education, and enabling environment. Find out where the best places for the elderly to live […]
Longer lives
The UK government has launched a new public health site to provide citizens with easily accessible data about premature death and mortality rates: http://longerlives.phe.org.uk/ It has national rankings of premature death by local authority, with breakdowns for major killers such as cancer, heart and lung disease. There are also links to data on socio-economic deprivation. […]
Ageing in the UK
A new report is available from The House of Lords Committee on Public Service and Demographic Change http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/lords-select/public-services-committee/news/report-press-release/ Also issued recently a report from NESTA entitled ‘5 hours per day’ which investigates the impact of ageing and suggests new models of living and working in an ageing society: http://www.nesta.org.uk/publications/assets/features/five_hours_a_day Other useful sites for getting reports […]
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