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Don't stop me now: preparing for an ageing population
- Author:
- AUDIT COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Audit Commission
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 74p.
- Place of publication:
- London
On 17 July 2008, the Audit Commission published a report (Don't stop me now: preparing for an ageing population) which looks at the challenges and opportunities facing England as its population gets older. The report emphasises that councils have a local area leadership role to ensure that older people can live independently and actively, with a good quality of life, for as long as possible. It suggests that most councils should do more to create an environment in which people thrive as they age. The report claims that only a third of councils are well prepared for an ageing population, though a further third are making progress. It stresses that they need to engage with older people in commissioning, designing and delivering mainstream and targeted services to tackle social isolation and support independent living.
Older people: a changing approach; independence and well-being 1
- Author:
- AUDIT COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Audit Commission
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 52p.
- Place of publication:
- London
In the UK, the 2001 census has shown that, for the first time, there are more people aged 60 and over than children under 16. Ethnic diversity is also increasing rapidly among older people, as the first generation immigrants of the 1950s enter retirement. With increased longevity, the balance of life is changing, with older people now experiencing and expecting many more years of healthy life after retirement than ever before. This shift is going to continue. This report has been prepared in collaboration with Better Government for Older People (BGOP), the partnership that aims to change attitudes towards our ageing population and highlight the contribution that older people make to their communities. It:discusses what independence means for older people; sets out the issues that older people themselves say have the greatest impact on their ability to live independent lives; summarises the national policy framework that can help communities to refocus their approach; and sets out what needs to happen next.