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Retirement in flux: changing perceptions of retirement and later life
- Author:
- INTERNATIONAL LONGEVITY CENTRE UK
- Publisher:
- International Longevity Centre UK
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 22p
- Place of publication:
- London
Retirement and what it means to be a citizen in an ageing society is changing. Traditionally, our understanding of retirement implies that people make contributions in their working life in return for support in later life. This think-piece argues that society needs to abandon the notion that people make contributions in their working life in return for support in retirement. Such an approach implies that retirement marks the point where older people’s contributions are no longer valuable. An ageing society, with many people living longer and healthier lives, means that contributions should continue into later life. This publication discusses the rights and responsibilities of later life, arguing that the concept of ‘gradual retirement’ may be better suited to an ageing society. Older citizens have a responsibility to remain in the labour market, where possible, to enable skills retention and minimise the fiscal burdens on taxpayers. Alongside this, they should have a right to support to enable longer working lives. Older people should have a right to remain in their own home, but it is fair that they should draw upon property wealth to help fund care costs where possible. In addition, there should be opportunities for older people to volunteer in ways that are flexible, enjoyable, and oriented towards utilising their skills.
Good neighbours: measuring quality of life in older age
- Author:
- INTERNATIONAL LONGEVITY CENTRE UK
- Publisher:
- International Longevity Centre UK
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 13p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Increasing numbers of older people, higher expectations for a good life, and demands on health and social care services, have led to international interest in improving and measuring quality of life (QoL) in older age. Yet whilst QoL is a subjective concept, most attempts to measure it have been largely based on expert opinions. Research since 1999 has attempted to create a new measure of QoL, based on the priorities of older people. The statistical results of the research were supported by survey responses and qualitative interviews. This resulted in the addition of the subjective perception of having an adequate income, and of retaining independence and control over one’s life: having good social relationships with family, friends and neighbours; having social roles and participating in social, voluntary, other leisure activities; having good health and functional ability; living in a good home and neighbourhood; having a positive outlook and psychological well-being; having adequate income; and maintaining independence and control over one’s life. The report recommends that people need to engage in social activities, and build up their support networks from young age so that they have a stock of such social resources in later life.
Never too late: prevention in an ageing world
- Author:
- INTERNATIONAL LONGEVITY CENTRE UK
- Publisher:
- International Longevity Centre UK
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 51
- Place of publication:
- London
This report explores how health care systems can better prevent ill health across people's lives, focusing on people interventions among those aged 50 and over. It presents analysis focussing on a small number of diseases where preventative interventions by healthcare systems could make a real difference to people’s health and wellbeing. These are cardiovascular, lung cancer, type 2 diabetes and HIV. It also considers the case of flu. It presents a snapshot of the potential burden and cost of these diseases, such as costs due to sick days, presenteeism and early retirement. It also provides brief overviews of preventative interventions, which have the potential to help people live healthier for longer. The analysis presented in the report shows that failure to invest in prevention will bring substantial social, health and economic costs. It argues that in order to follow through on commitments to prevention, governments need to improve access to preventative interventions to tackle growing health inequalities; encourage populations, professionals and policymakers to promote good health and prevent illness; and effectively utilise technology to deliver preventative interventions. (Edited publisher abstract)
Care in places: inequalities in local authority adult social care spending power
- Authors:
- INTERNATIONAL LONGEVITY CENTRE UK, HOLDEN Dan
- Publishers:
- International Longevity Centre UK, Salvation Army
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 28
- Place of publication:
- London
This report, commissioned by the Salvation Army, explores local level inequalities in adult social care. It focuses on how the current system of devolved funding arrangement works in practice and considers the extent to which it is an effective way of matching funding to need for care at a local level. It shows that the main ways local authorities fund adult social care is through a mixture of money taken from business rates, council tax and money provided by central Government. It highlights significant inequalities in local authorities’ capacity to fund the social care their older residents need. Key finding show that county councils tend to be in a worse position than unitary authorities in terms of their ability to fund the social care their residents need; and that smaller, post-industrial towns and cities fare worse in terms of their ability to spend on social care than larger urban centres. It highlights the need to look at the mechanisms for funding care at the local level as part of the debate on the future of social care. (Edited publisher abstract)
An introduction to the 'Teaching Care Home' pilot
- Author:
- INTERNATIONAL LONGEVITY CENTRE UK
- Publisher:
- International Longevity Centre UK
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 14
- Place of publication:
- London
An overview of the Department of Health funded Teaching Care Home pilot, a nurse-led pilot to improve the learning environment for staff working in care homes. The pilot supported five care homes to become centres of excellence in person-centred care with learning at the centre of practice. This overview includes details of the draft Teaching Care Home Vision Statement developed by the five care homes; aims and objectives of the pilot; the key principles and the partners involved. It also summarises the individual focus of the work at each of the five care homes involved, which are: improved hospital admissions and discharge for older people; improved nutrition of residents; addressing the shortage of registered nurses by improving language ability of non-UK nurses; reflective practice across the whole workforce; and raining, development and communication of workforce. Details of outcomes, key learning and challenges identified are included for each. (Edited publisher abstract)
The state of the nation's housing: an ICL-UK factpack
- Author:
- INTERNATIONAL LONGEVITY CENTRE UK
- Publisher:
- International Longevity Centre UK
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 24
- Place of publication:
- London
Drawing on an analysis of statistics and data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing and the English Housing Survey, this report looks at housing market in the context of an ageing population. It aims help future planning through the development of a better understanding of the current state of UK housing and anticipating the drivers of change. The report presents figures on the current housing market, with differences in supply and demand; looks at the quality of UK housing, including levels of overcrowding and under-occupancy; and at the future forecast of housing to meet population needs. The report highlights the increasing numbers of older people who will require housing adaptations in the future. It also finds a lack of specialist retirement and extra care homes in England, and estimates a gap of 160,000 homes by 2030 based on current trends. The report then sets out five priorities to ensure that the housing market in England will be fit for the future: investment in the housing needs of older people; greater planning by central government to meet local needs; supporting future affordability and suitability of rented accommodation; ensuring enough homes have effective home adaptations; and new purpose-built housing stock to meet the needs of an older population. (Edited publisher abstract)
Tomorrow's world: the future of ageing in the UK: planning tomorrow today
- Author:
- INTERNATIONAL LONGEVITY CENTRE UK
- Publisher:
- International Longevity Centre UK
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 54
- Place of publication:
- London
Using data featured in the expert testimony delivered at the 2015 Future of Ageing conference, this report describes the future challenges and opportunities posed by an ageing population. It sets out some of the key themes which emerged from the conference, namely: the future population profile; the future of health and care in an ageing society; individual and societal wealth in an ageing society; work in an ageing society; and housing in an ageing society. The report argues that society is not adequately responding to ageing today. Instead, the social care system appears to be crumbling and health care is failing to incentivise the prevention of ill health; the housing and planning system is failing to respond to ageing, resulting in people living in housing which does not meet their needs; and individuals are currently underestimating their life expectancy and risking running out of money in retirement. The report proposes ten long-term indicators of progress, which include: health must find a way to be more responsive and preventative; Government must make progress in delivering a long term settlement to pay for social care; savings levels for working age adults must increase; average age of exit from the workforce should rise; the number and type of homes built should be increasingly appropriate for an ageing society; Government should make progress in facilitating greater risk sharing in accumulation and decumulation of retirement income; older consumers must become more informed; aspirations for retirement must be about much more than just spending more hours watching television; businesses should better respond to ageing; and the social contract between young and old must be strengthened. (Edited publisher abstract)
Mapping demographic change: a factpack of statistics from the International Longevity Centre-UK
- Author:
- INTERNATIONAL LONGEVITY CENTRE UK
- Publisher:
- International Longevity Centre UK
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 28
- Place of publication:
- London
This second annual factpack on ageing and demographic change explores the impact of demographic change at a micro level - the individuals - and at a macro level - government finances and the wider economy. It sets out the latest evidence on how long people will live and how healthy they are likely to be. It also highlights who will need care and what will it cost. It presents the latest evidence on employment prospects and consider whether housing is meeting the needs. It provides new evidence on community engagement and considers the economic impact of ageing and how much government might need to spend on an ageing population. This factpack incorporates a special focus on pensioner poverty and the current and likely future sources of pensioner income. (Edited publisher abstract)
Age of opportunity: putting the ageing society of tomorrow on the agenda of the voluntary sector today
- Authors:
- COMMISSON ON THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR AND AGEING, NEW PHILANTHROPY CAPITAL, INTERNATIONAL LONGEVITY CENTRE UK
- Publisher:
- New Philanthropy Capital
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 32
- Place of publication:
- London
This discussion paper from the Commission on the Voluntary Sector, a partnership between the National Philanthropy Capital and ILC-UK, aims to raise questions and prompt thinking about how the voluntary sector can prepare and adapt to an ageing society over the next 20 years. The report tackles a number of key areas, and for each area presents key statistics and two extreme scenarios, outlining what they might mean for the voluntary sector in 20 years time. Areas discussed are: the voluntary sector's relationship with the public and private sectors; the health and wellbeing of an ageing population; an increasing use of the internet and new technology; the numbers of older people volunteering; changes in employment and retirement; and financing and donations to charities. (Original abstract)