2030 vision: the best, and worst, futures for older people in the UK

Authors:
INDEPENDENT AGE, INTERNATIONAL LONGEVITY CENTRE UK, READY FOR AGEING ALLIANCE
Publisher:
Independent Age
Publication year:
2014
Pagination:
15
Place of publication:
London

This report follows up points of view presented in the House of Lords Select Committee on Public Service and Demographic Change report, ‘.Ready for ageing?’ (2013), exactly a year ago. It looks ahead 16 years to illustrate two possible futures for older people in the UK, by presenting “best cases” and “worst cases” in respect of: attitudes to ageing; money; relationships; work and learning; health and care; lifestyle; and where we live. The best case scenarios look forward to see what the UK could look like in 2030, if we take the right decisions now to prepare for our ageing population. People will be healthier for longer, and older people could be contributing more to society – provided that we approaches the challenges of ageing positively and creatively. The worst case scenarios look ahead to 2030 to see how failing to take action now will impact on older people in each of the key themes identified. This report imagines the impact of policy failure on money, health, relationships and issues that are key to wellbeing if political parties cannot agree on how to tackle demographic change. It concludes by outlining three principles – long-termism, bipartisanship and inclusivity – that need to be adopted if we are to meet the challenges of an ageing society. (Edited publisher abstract)

Subject terms:
older people, ageing, government policy, life style, health needs;
Location(s):
United Kingdom
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