‘Age-friendly Communities impact report’ published

ByJDCteam

The Centre for Ageing Better has published their Age-friendly Communities impact report entitled, ‘Moving towards an age-friendly UK’. 

Over 45 Age-friendly Communities supported the development of the findings in the report which describes the positive impacts that Age-friendly Communities are having on the local systems they represent and the older people that live in them.  

You can find out more and download the report here: https://ageing-better.org.uk/resources/age-friendly-communities-impact-report

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