
Int Longevity Centre
@ilcuk
Look at impact of ageing populations on society. Interested in health, finance, communities. Small team, huge agenda.
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http://www.ilcuk.org.uk/ 02-06-2009 19:44:18
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Great to interview Martin Jones MBE on the future of care at home - ultimately we need a big and honest conversation about what ageing and care needs to look like!

Great to hear Sarah Walker from Travers Smith asking if the re-introduction of commonhold can deliver better outcomes for later living Int Longevity Centre #FutureOfAgeing

Breakout sessions giving us an experiential understanding of ageing: - Touring Home Instead UK's Dementia Bus - Birth cohorts & inclusive ageing by UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies - Value of play across long lives by Climate Play - Could commonhold help with later living Travers Smith #FutureofAgeing


We’re delighted to have Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester as our keynote speaker today. As a leading voice on ageing, Andy shares his pioneering ideas on how we can and should use public money to support living well, particularly across our long lives. #FutureofAgeing


And that's a wrap! We've come to the end of this year's #FutureOfAgeing conference, with David Sinclair closing the day. A huge thank you to all who attended, to all who have supported, and to our sponsors UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies IFoA Home Instead UK Travers Smith UK Research and Innovation


Our new #MindTheAgeGap report finds that: 🟢 Ageism reduces older people's access to #MentalHealth services 🟢 A person loses 7.2 days a year to poor #MentalHealth 🟢 4.2% of GDP is lost to #MentalHealth conditions across the OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives Read the report 👇 ilcuk.org.uk/mind-the-age-g…



It's #ShinglesAwarenessWeek. Ageing populations are at greater risk for the disease and governments must do more to protect people. Read our work on shingles here: ilcuk.org.uk/painfully-unaw… Relaying in World Heart Federation and Alliance for Renal Patients (ARPMHA)


🧬 As longevity increases, are societies ready? Join UK Research and Innovation & @InnovateUK's Human Futures: Human Longevity, exploring how longer lives will reshape work, pensions & society. 📅 27 March 2025, 12pm–4pm 📍 Prince Philip House, London 🔗 Register: ow.ly/cUWU50VaQf9


By ignoring and dismissing ageing we're failing people of all ages The Times and The Sunday Times Bank of England

