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Occupational Therapy and Dementia: promoting inclusion, rights and opportunities for people living with dementia by 
Out of Time: the pleasures and the perils of ageing by 
The New Age of Ageing : how society needs to change by 
You're looking very well : the surprising nature of getting old by 
Physical Change and Aging : a guide for the helping professions by 
The changing mind: A Neuroscientist's Guide to Ageing Well by The pandemic has had a profound impact on the wider health of the population – both physical and mental. But how people have been affected varies across different demographic groups. Rates of loneliness and social isolation have increased among older people as as the pandemic has disrupted the community groups, volunteering opportunities and social networks they relied on.
Social inequalities in mortality persist in high-income countries with universal health care, and the mechanisms by which these inequalities are generated remain unclear. We aimed to examine whether social inequalities were present before or after the onset of adverse health conditions (multimorbidity, frailty, and disability).
In the context of population aging, retirement has become a central issue in academic, professional and government discourse. A consensus can be seen to be emerging around the idea of postponing retirement in favor of promoting active aging. From this perspective, the purpose of this study, using work-role attachment theory and met expectations theory, is to focus on the pre-retirement period and aims to better understand how certain individual factors and expectations explain the planned age of retirement.
The aim of this paper is to review research conducted on managing the ageing healthcare workforce and identify gaps for further research
This study aims to explain the health impact of work demands and organization, job content, leadership and values in the workplace. It also explores the extent to which health conditions influence the meaning in life in late career.
he study examines whether age intersects with gender and race during the initial stage of the hiring process and affects access to vacancies outcomes and wage sorting.
What needs to happen to make sure everyone gets the care and support they need as they approach the end of their lives? Ruth Robertson speaks to Lesley Goodburn, Professor Bee Wee CBE, John Powell MBE and Angie Arnold to find out more.
Please note that this episode explores experiences of death and dying that may be distressing.
Explore the CIPD’s point of view on age diversity in the workplace, including recommendations for employers and actions for the UK Government
