GENERAL SUPPORT FOR OLDER PEOPLE

The Age Action Alliance is the network for partnership working and practical action to improve older people’s lives… together. It is free to join them & you can do so from their site.

Age UK is the country’s largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. We believe in a world where everyone can love later life and we work every day to achieve this.

The National Pensioner Convention’s main objective is to promote the welfare and interests of all pensioners, as a way of securing dignity, respect and financial security in retirement.

A unique monthly magazine with a sense of humour providing an antidote to the media obsessed with celebrity and ‘yoof’.

 

An independent publishing company, providing books which recognise that the period of life after full-time, gainful employment and family responsibility can be a time of fulfilment and continuing development/regeneration.

The University of the Third Age provide the opportunity for retired and semi-retired people come together and learn together, not for qualifications but for its own reward: the sheer joy of discovery!

Ageing Better creates change in policy and practice informed by evidence and works with partners across England to improve employment, housing, health and communities.

We’re on a mission to make growing older in the UK happier for all, so let’s celebrate by sharing the little acts of kindness that put a smile on our faces during lockdown.

HEALTH, DISABILITY & CARING

For adults over 50 years of age, experts believe substance use disorder (SUD) rates will rise from about 3 million in 2006 to almost 7 million in 2020. We often don’t think of the elderly when we think of drug or alcohol abuse, but rates for these are increasing at alarming rates. To help older folks dealing with alcohol and substance abuse, our team at AddictionGroup created a guide on common addictions and their treatments.

The Good Access Guide is a directory of services for disabled people, seniors, and anyone whose life is made easier by better access to goods, services and amenities. That’s pretty much all of us!

A list of the 100 best blogs for disabled people & carers compiled by Stairlifts Reviews.

 

New Mouth provide medically accurate content in the dentistry field, including cosmetic services, restorative treatments, orthodontics, oral surgery & more. Explore treatment options today.

AGE & EMPLOYMENT

Employers Network for Equalities & Inclusion (ENEI) is the UK’s leading employer network covering all aspects of equality and inclusion issues in the workplace.

We supercharge career options for over 40s and provide ageing workforce solutions to employers, because it’s time to unleash the untapped value of mature talent.

INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS

The Spanish Confederation of Older People’s Organizations represents the interests of older people through 35 national organizations with more than 1 million members.

Age Platform Europe is the voice of older people at the EU level. To find out more about them, click the button below!

Italian Association for the Protection of Senior Workers’ Rights. Troppo giovani per la pensione, troppe vecchi per lavorare. (Too young for retirement, too old to work.)

The European Anti-Poverty Network is the largest European network of national, regional and local networks, involving anti-poverty NGOs and grassroots groups as well as European Organisations, active in the fight against poverty and social exclusion.

HelpAge International is an international network striving to protect the rights of disadvantaged older people, ensuring they have economic and physical security; healthcare and social services; and support in their caregiving role across the generations.