'As soon as I get my trainers on I feel like dancing'

Click here to download this new report - an evaluation of Ageing Well in England and Wales carried out by the Institute of Health Research at Swansea University.

Click here to download the report in Welsh.

Health and Wellbeing

Healthy Ageing Action Plan - To view this publication, produced by the Chief Medical Officer for Wales, click here

Take Control of Your Future - Information to help older people get the most from life including staying active, eating well, education, finances and volunteering. Click here to download.

Age Concern Factsheets - For up to 5 free factsheets on a range of topics, ring Age Concern Information Line: 0800 00 99 66 (freephone) 7 days a week from 7am - 7pm. For a list of factsheets available click here 

Happy 85th Birthday? - A report carried out by Age Concern Cymru and Pfizer Ltd. Click here to find out more...

Ageing Well (click here to go to main Ageing Well page)

Ageing Well Projects in Wales - to download a full list of Ageing Well Projects in Wales, please click here

Ageing Well Leaflets

As the Ageing Well in Wales initiative develops and new projects are established across Wales, 12 leaflets have been produced that provide information, advice and contacts for some of the key issues affecting the health and wellbeing of older people in Wales.

- Staying Focused (looking after your eyes), English/ Welsh
- Making the most of your retirement, English/ Welsh
- A smile for life (oral health), English/ Welsh
- Fit foot steps (foot health), English/ Welsh
- Physical activity…just one step away, English/ Welsh
- Emotional health and well-being, English/ Welsh
- Men’s health – mission impossible?, English/ Welsh
- Its never too late (stopping smoking), English/ Welsh
- How safe is your home?, English/ Welsh
- Out and healthy (older lesbians, gay men and bisexuals – accessing health services), English/ Welsh
- You and your doctor…working together, English/ Welsh
- Eat well-age well, English/ Welsh
- Drinking Wisely, Ageing Well, English/ Welsh

These leaflets are being distributed via local Ageing Well projects across Wales that have direct contact with older people through healthy ageing initiatives and activities. For copies of the leaflets or for information about starting an Ageing Well project in Wales, please contact Mark Allen, Ageing Well Manager, Age Concern Cymru.

Information Sheets

For more information on why we age, how we age, and how we can age well, please click on the information sheets below:

Why do we age?/ Pam mae pobl yn heneiddio?
How do we age?/ Sut mae popl yn heneiddio?
How can we age well?/ Sut gallwn ni heneiddio'n dda?

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