Research on aging, dementia and care in later life

Older women's & women's health organisations Older Women: Longer Lives, More Years in Less Than Full Health and Lower Incomes Women at 60 can expect 22.8 more years, about 6.2 of them not in full health (WHO, 2023). Health, care, income and abuse in older women's lives. With sources. Read the study Race equality & ethnic-minority older people's organisations Older People From Minority Ethnic Groups: Poorer Health, Lower Incomes In the US, 17.3% of Black and 17.4% of Hispanic people aged 65+ lived in poverty in 2020-22, against 7.7% of White. Health, racism, dementia and care. With sources. Read the study Older people's & loneliness organisations Living Alone in Later Life: Who, Where, and What It Means for Health From 37% in Estonia to 0.3% in Afghanistan: who lives alone after 65, how it links with loneliness and health, and what helps. With sources. Read the study Men's health organisations & men's sheds Older Men: Shorter Lives, Unspoken Loneliness and Suicide in Later Life Men at 60 can expect 19.6 more years, against 22.8 for women (WHO, 2023). Older men's health, help-seeking, loneliness, suicide and men's sheds. With sources. Read the study LGBTQ+ older people's organisations LGBTQ+ Older People: Living Alone, Health Gaps and Fears About Care In Canada, 51% of 2SLGBTQ+ adults aged 65+ live alone, against 30% of others. Health, loneliness and fear of discrimination in care for LGBTQ+ older people. With sources. Read the study Learning disability organisations Growing Older With a Learning Disability: Longer Lives, but Still a 19-Year Gap In England in 2024, adults with a learning disability died at a median age of 62.8, against 81.8 overall. Earlier ageing, dementia, health checks and ageing carers. With sources. Read the study Disability rights & disabled people's organisations Growing Older With a Disability: Earlier Health Problems, Services Split by Age Disabled people are living longer, but many meet later-life conditions early: young adults with cerebral palsy had 2.67 times the odds of multimorbidity. With sources. Read the study Migrant & refugee organisations Older Migrants and Refugees: Health, Dementia and Care in a New Country Migrants over 50 in Europe were 16.4% frailer than non-migrants (SHARE). Health, dementia, language and displacement in later life. With sources. Read the study Indigenous Elders' & Indigenous health organisations Indigenous Older People: Shorter Lives, Earlier Dementia and Gaps in Care Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander males in Australia live 8.8 fewer years than non-Indigenous males. Life expectancy, dementia, poverty and care for Elders. With sources. Read the study Mental health organisations The Mortality Gap Doesn’t Close at 65: Older People with Serious Mental Illness In Finland, people with schizophrenia aged over 65 died at 2.69 times the expected rate. The physical health gap in later life, checks, dementia and care. With sources. Read the study HIV & sexual health organisations Growing Older with HIV: Later Diagnoses, More Conditions, Gaps in Care More than half of people in HIV care in England are now 50 or over. How aging with HIV affects diagnosis, health, loneliness and care, worldwide. With sources. Read the study Rural community & rural older people's organisations Older People in Rural Areas: Older Places, Thinner Services, Wider Gaps US rural death rates at 65+ fell 15% in 2000-2019 against 22% in cities. Health workers, home care, transport and broadband for rural older people. With sources. Read the study Sight loss & hearing loss organisations Treatable, Often Untreated: Sight and Hearing Loss in Later Life 83% of people worldwide who need a hearing aid do not use one, and 1 in 2 who need cataract surgery lack access. Sight and hearing loss in later life. With sources. Read the study Carers' organisations Older Unpaid Carers: Who Cares in Later Life, for How Long, and at What Cost 24% of people aged 65+ in Canada gave unpaid care in 2018, and 31% of older spousal carers gave 30+ hours a week. Who older carers care for, and their health. With sources. Read the study Anti-poverty & older people's organisations Older People on Low Incomes: Poverty, Cold Homes and Health in Later Life From 5.2% of over-65s in Slovakia to 41.7% in Latvia and 40% of over-66s in Korea: old-age poverty by country, and what low income means for warmth, care and health. With sources. Read the study Older people's organisations The Oldest Old: Health, Care and Staying Well After 85 WHO expects 426 million people aged 80+ by 2050. How health, frailty and care needs change after 85, and what helps people stay well. With sources. Read the study Kinship care & grandparents' organisations Raising a Second Family: How Aging Affects Grandparents Raising Grandchildren 1.09 million US grandparents aged 60+ were raising grandchildren in 2024, 31.4% with a disability. Health, money and support worldwide. With sources. Read the study Homelessness & housing organisations Homelessness Is Getting Older: Early Aging and Early Death After 50 One in five people homeless in the US in January 2025 was 55 or older. How homelessness ages the body, who loses a home after 50, and what would help. With sources. Read the study Armed forces & veterans' organisations Older Veterans: Hearing Loss, Trauma and Dementia Decades After Service About half of veterans in the US (49%) and England and Wales (53%) are 65 or older. Older veterans' disability, hearing loss, trauma, dementia and care. With sources. Read the study Criminal justice & prisoners' welfare organisations Growing Old in Prison: Rising Numbers, Early Illness and Undiagnosed Dementia People aged 70+ in prison in England and Wales rose 78% in 2015-2026. Health, dementia, social care, dying and release for older people in prison worldwide. With sources. Read the study