England’s Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty, in his annual report (published on 10 November 2023), says we need to focus on how to maximise independence and minimise time in ill-health between people reaching older age and the end of their lives.
As part of our work on promoting a suitable living environment for our ageing population, we’ve partnered with Demos and the Centre for Ageing Better to demonstrate the “Triple Dividend” of having a national home improvement strategy. The first paper looked …
As part of our work on promoting a suitable living environment for our ageing population, we’ve partnered with Demos and the Centre for Ageing Better to demonstrate the “Triple Dividend” of having a national home improvement strategy. The first …
The Triple Dividend Briefing Series: In this first of three briefings, we’ve worked with Demos and the Centre for Ageing Better in recommending policy solutions that will enable more people to enjoy the benefits of a good home, not the …
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) have launched a call for evidence from the Older People’s Housing Taskforce seeking evidence to help it consider and further understand the market and needs for older …
Open Age, a membership organisation that champions an active life for older people, made the transition from delivering in-person activities to online classes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Following the success of their online programme, Open Age used funding from …
Funded by the Dunhill Medical Trust, and managed by SCIE, the Commission on the Role of Housing in the Future of Care and Support was established in October 2020. Composed of a group of leaders of care and support …
The International Longevity Centre (ILC) has today published a report, which draws on research led by Newcastle University and funded by The Dunhill Medical Trust, investigating the trends in longevity, disability, and dependence between 1991 and 2011. The research …
The findings of this study, published today and carried out by St Monica Trust, supported by the Housing LIN and funded by the Dunhill Medical Trust, make essential reading on how the sector mobilised quickly to respond to COVID-19 …
The National Care Forum and the University of Leeds have launched the findings from DMT-funded research into the experiences of frontline care home and NHS staff caring for older people with COVID-19 in the first few months of the pandemic.
Housing settings don’t always provide the choice and availability for people who use care and support services. That’s the conclusion in our report, published on 18 February 2021 with SCIE (the Social Care Institute for Excellence), which looks at …
Two characteristics of our new strategic framework are around encouraging multidisciplinary approaches to problem solving and working across sectoral and organisational boundaries. We hope this report inspires you to collaborate with the emerging band of passionate and entrepreneurial community …