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Population ageing - are we ready?

Seven years ago, the House of Lords concluded that the UK was “woefully underprepared for ageing” In 2013, a House of Lords select committee chaired...

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Caring for parents - modern day challenges

Caring for parents is more complicated nowadays Historically, caring for parents has always been core family business, but major shifts in society me...

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Adults who look after ageing parents - carents

Are they carers or carents? We explain why we developed the label carent to identify and distinguish adults who look after ageing parents Recognition...

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Ageing society: more centenarians expected

Our ageing society is thoroughly explored in this fascinating  video lecture. Professor Sarah Harper CBE explains how patterns of ageing differ a...

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