Report

With generous sponsorship support from our Founding Members The Abbeyfield Society, Age International, Anchor and St Monica Trust, we commissioned the Oxford University Institute for Population Ageing at Oxford University to undertake a research project on “Ageing in the Commonwealth”.

This research explores how the demographics and challenges of ageing differ across Commonwealth countries and examines how governments and societies are responding. Divided into six chapters, the research project examines:

• Differences in demography in the Commonwealth countries
• Health and health care
• Families and the living arrangements of older people
• Structures for care and support in old age: poverty and income security
• Structures for care and support in old age – long term care
• Community infrastructure and empowerment for active ageing

It also includes conclusions and questions for further research.

Click the button below to access the Research Paper.  The document is in a pdf format and is approximately 5MB

The outcomes of this report were presented at Ageing in Common; an international perspective which incorporates our inaugural Elders Forum. This Forum is linked to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).

This the first study of its kind designed to examine ageing across the Commonwealth and will provide a baseline against which future progress and development can be measured and regularly reported at future Commonwealth summits.

Our thanks again goes:
Abbeyfield, Age International, Anchor and St Monica Trust.

If you are interested in supporting us to fund further research projects please get in touch by sending an email to Executive Assistant, Reneta Dsouza, secretariat@commage.org.