Older people

Significant increases in the older population are predicted over the next 20 years. It is really important that people remain in good health for as long as possible.

See also our pages on long term conditions, multiple morbidities, dementia and accidents.

Our resources

Our resources

Physical Activity

Staying active as we, age isn’t just important—it’s essential. It boosts our quality of life, keeps illness and disability at bay, and helps us live well, longer. As the UK Chief Medical Officers put it in 2019, "If physical activity were a drug, we would refer to it as a miracle cure."

This report   (DOCX, 3.7 MB) is your go-to guide for making movement a part of everyday life. It shows what works, highlights who stands to gain the most, and spells out the support available. It will help turn knowledge into action—promoting a healthier, more active society and reducing the high costs of inactivity.

Other

Additional information can be found in our Health and Social Care Maps self-serve tool. We are constantly developing this resource in response to your feedback.

We have conducted work using Acorn Wellbeing and the Kent Integrated Dataset (KID) to identify and analyse older people in Kent more likely to be experiencing social isolation and loneliness (PDF, 3.3 MB).

External resources

External resources

A number of organisations produce statistics relating to the health of older people, both at national and local levels.