Learning & Resources around older people, social isolation and loneliness

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

Loneliness Annual Report 2020

The State of Ageing in 2019

Office for National Statistics: National Measurement of Loneliness 2018

Connected Communities - Summary Report

Birmingham-specific

Aston University’s Research on Older Adults in Birmingham

Age Friendly Tyburn Built Environment - Stage 1 Evaluation Report

Evaluation of Ageing Better in Birmingham Year 2 (2018)

Evaluation of Community Organisers 2018 (Tyburn)

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

Top tips for successfully setting up a local group

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

Full version of Birmingham Community Cohesion Strategy Paper 2018

Age Friendly Tyburn Audit Report 2019 (101 pages)

Age Friendly Tyburn Audit 2019 Appendices

Tyburn Walking Maps

Evaluation of Age Friendly Tyburn

Overcoming barriers to joining in activities.

Getting older men involved in activities.

PODCAST: A conversation about LGBT Experience in Care home settings

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

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 woks 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

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)

Involving volunteers (Sheffield)

Community Building (Torbay)

The importance of shared spaces (Manchester)

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

Ageing Better - Positive Mental Health

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