AAA Embarking on a €21 Million Age-Friendly Environments R&D Project
November 19, 2019
Funded by the European Commission under Horizon 2020*, AAA is one of 36 partners across 14 European countries sharing a €21m 4 year research grant. Led by the ALL (Assisting Living & Learning) Institute at Maynooth University, the "SHAPES" project aims to explore inte...
A Crèche for Chinese Babyboomers
November 7, 2019
How a determined drive to improve air quality gave rise to a new model of care for a rapidly ageing population
Earlier this week the air quality index in Delhi hit record levels. The choking smog was so bad that 5 million children were given face masks, the public were advis...
If you are developing innovative solutions to support an ageing population, you may be thinking about export, and where better than the world's largest emerging market place?By the end of last year, China had a population of 249 million aged 60 or above, larger than any othe...
World Health Organisation Propose a Decade of Healthy Ageing 2020-2030
September 30, 2019
Following public consultation, the Decade of Healthy Ageing is proposed as a global collaboration led by WHO that will bring together governments, international organisations, health professionals, academic institutions, the media, the private sector and civil society. The c...
Multigenerational Communities: Reducing Loneliness and Dementia
August 19, 2019
The Agile Ageing Alliance is a passionate advocate for multigenerational living. Although, our primary focus is creative planning for new developments, given the large amount of existing housing stock that is not fit for purpose to support ageing in place, it’s equally imp...
This week saw the publication of two reports looking at the housing needs of older adults.First off we had the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Ageing and Older People. The APPG’s in-depth inquiry into ‘Decent and Accessible Homes for Older People’, aims to understand...
Dare to Care Different
May 29, 2019
In a move which would bring England into line with Scotland, a new report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) calls for older adults to receive free social care.
The IPPR argues that the current system is deeply unfair with ever more people of pensionable age ...
Let's hear it for the Neighbourhood
May 21, 2019
In an ageing society where social networks are leading to a pandemic of loneliness, the benefit of our neighbourhoods as the settings where residents can socialise, realise common values, and achieve a level of social control and purpose should not be underestimated.
By 2035...
Homes For Life
May 7, 2019
Home is where the heart is. I can attest to this having spent an emotional weekend with my sister, rummaging through a lifetime of accrued possessions, following the recent death of our dad.With our parents gone, the house is but a shell of its former self. But, even so, eac...
Regenerating our Neighbourhoods for the Future
April 12, 2019
May 14th & 15th we celebrate the AAA’s 5th anniversary. While it would be disingenuous to underestimate the scale of our challenge, or indeed the opportunity to move away from outmoded conceptions of age that will lead to a richer set of possibilities in later life. We sti...
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