Learning & Resources around older adults, social isolation and loneliness

We have gathered information, statistics, reports and educational information around loneliness and isolation in Birmingham and the UK. Some are specific to older men, the physical environment, community groups, LGBT+ community, older carers and so on. If you are looking for something specific, get in touch on

Loneliness Annual Report 2021

Covid-19 Learning from Ageing Better

Loneliness Annual Report 2020

The State of Ageing in 2019

Connected Communities - Summary Report

Office for National Statistics: National Measurement of Loneliness 2018

Asset-based Community Development - How to get started

Lessons from lockdown: Conversations through the Covid-19 pandemic

Birmingham-specific

Aston University’s Research on Older Adults in Birmingham

Evaluation of Ageing Better in Birmingham Year 2 (2018)

Full version of Birmingham Community Cohesion Strategy Paper 2018

Together We Can! Community-building project within Firs & Bromford (Evaluation)

How to make a difference in your community and keep your activity going

Top tips for successfully setting up a local group

Overcoming barriers to joining in activities.

Getting older men involved in activities.

Locality's resources for community organisations

Involving older people in creating services and activities

Bringing different ages together through shared activities

The Experience of Acocks Green Men in Sheds

Coproducing with diverse communities

Women's swimming lessons reducing social isolation

Ageing Better & Birmingham: the wider impact across the city

Digital tools for creating grassroots activity

Building social connections with older people remotely

The role of local organisations (Birmingham)

Asset Based Community Development

Micro funding to enable digital inclusion

Age Friendly Tyburn Built Environment - Stage 1 Evaluation Report

Age Friendly Tyburn - Stage 2 Evaluation report

Age Friendly Tyburn Audit 2019 Appendices

Age Friendly Tyburn Audit Report 2019 (101 pages)

Tyburn Local Action Plan Projects Evaluation 2020

Tyburn Local Action Plans Evaluation Report

Tyburn Walking Maps

Evaluation of Connect Sparkbrook local action plan

Ageing with Pride Marketing & Communications: End of Campaign Review

Evaluation of the Ageing with Pride campaign

PODCAST: A conversation about LGBT Experience in Care home settings

Carers Voice - Evaluation Full Report

Carers Voice - Evaluation Executive Summary

Step 3 of the Roadmap (from 17 May)

Community Development Practice Hub launching September 2021

Adapting to COVID: guidance for community groups

Information for Voluntary, Community Faith and Social Enterprises on the Government Plan to Lift Lockdown

Information for Voluntary, Community Faith and Social Enterprises on Step 2 (from 12 April)

Risk Assessment template for community groups during COVID-19

Let’s Talk Co-Production Principles

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Ageing with Pride: Co-production with the LGBT+ community

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Co-production in a super diverse city

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Supporting ageing Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities

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Age-Friendly Communities

How to become an Age-friendly Community in the UK

What makes an Age-Friendly Neighbourhood? Learning from Manchester

Developing age-friendly neighbourhoods

Building Age-Friendly Neighbourhoods in Greater Manchester –Briefing

Building Age-Friendly Neighbourhoods in Greater Manchester -Full Report

How to make your neighbourhood Age Friendly (Bristol)

Helping older people use the internet

How can your business be age-friendly? (Bristol)

Becoming an Age Friendly Island (Isle of Wight)

Working inclusively to make communities Age-Friendly

Carers and physical activity: CarersUK Policy Briefing 2020

Toolkit: Ageing without children

The social networks of older childless men

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Learning from Ageing Better programmes across the country

National Evaluation - Learning from the short questionnaire

Learning from all 14 Ageing Better programmes

Programme Setup and Development - Reflections

VCSE organisations support staff who are older carers

The Role of Food in Building Connections and Relationships

Community Development in Greater Bedminster (Bristol)

The role of Transport (Middlesborough)

How to reach lonely and isolated people (Sheffield)

What works well when reaching & engaging older men (Bristol)

Engaging Older Men: Gym sessions (report from East Lindsay)

Older Men at the Margins: Loneliness and isolation in older men (AgeUK)

Older men’s experiences of loneliness & social isolation (Policy Bristol)

Going into care: Report from a Bristol project

Reaching and engaging older people with dementia (Bristol)

Reaching and engaging older people who are carers (Bristol)

Groups at Risk of Marginalisation - Big Lottery Fund learning report

Exploring how to develop effective services to reduce loneliness

The role of economy and personal resources in social isolation and loneliness

Microfunding, co-production and community development (Manchester)

Social Prescribing / Link Workers – learning from Ageing Better

Setting up walking groups to foster social connections (Camden)

Tele-befriending, set up during COVID-19 (East Lindsey)

PODCASTS: social isolation, benefits of ageing and building Age-friendly places

Ageing and social networks: the experiences of LGBT+ adults

Reducing social isolation in LGBT+ communities aged over 50 (nation wide)

Connecting with Culture: BAME community and loneliness and isolation (Leeds)

Community Connector schemes - Big Lottery Fund learning report

Spotlight on: Bereavement & Loneliness (Middlesborough)

Bereavement: Learning from Ageing Better

Community Building (Torbay)

The importance of shared spaces (Manchester)

How can housing reduce social isolation & loneliness? (East Lindsey)

Positive Mental Health, Learning from Ageing Better programmes

Alternatives to cash payments for organisations, local authorities and individuals

Deliver projects when working remotely, and for people without internet access

Telephone Befriending - Learning from Ageing Better

Involving volunteers (Sheffield)

Bridging the digital divide

Working with older people with learning disabilities

Guidance for retailers: Older customers and COVID-19

The use of language and terminology in Ageing Better programmes

Supporting People Over 50 to Become Digitally Included (Middlesborough)

Working with people experiencing chronic loneliness (Middlesborough)

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