Lifetime Neighbourhoods

It is increasingly recognised that it is not just our homes, but also the neighbourhoods where we live that have a significant role in keeping us well and independent as we grow older. Recognising the importance of neighbourhood as a determinant of well-being in later life and its crucial role in supporting older people’s independence, this research explores and develops the idea of a ‘lifetime neighbourhood’, and presents examples of how the idea has been taken forward in different parts of the UK.