Help the Aged works to attack and remove the major barriers to active and fulfilled later life. Understanding the needs of older people is fundamental to this work and we are committed to supporting and promoting high-quality research.
Research is central to the Charity's mission of combating poverty, reducing isolation, defeating ageism and promoting quality in care. We fund vital research on ageing, we influence its direction via the academic and research community, and we promote the effective dissemination of research findings that will have the greatest impact on policy and practice.
Our policy research drives our campaigns and ensures that older people's voices are heard. And through our special trust, Research into Ageing, we currently fund some of the best and most needed biomedical research, which will improve our understanding of health in later life.