CommonAge was incorporated in Adelaide, Australia in July 2014. A lot of preliminary work had to be taken care of, including establishing our reason for being, the Constitution, appointing an International Board of Directors and creating some foundation infrastructure to get things started.
Many Thanks to Our Generous Supporters Read More »
Our Story… The world is facing a massive demographic age imbalance. Increasing longevity is recognised as one of the major achievements of modern health systems and this offers great quality of life opportunities for westernised populations.
A Wealth in Common Read More »
We warmly welcome the initiative of CommonAge in bringing together aged care service providers in Commonwealth countries so that collectively they can work to improve the quality of life and care of our older citizens. A distinctive feature of the Commonwealth is the range of organisations that link and serve our people. These bring depth and strength to the worldwide connections of citizens in our member states – as reflected in our theme this year ‘Team Commonwealth’.
Message from Commonwealth Secretary-General Read More »
CommonAge Board member and Policy and Communications Director for the National Care Forum, Sharon Blackburn, offers a whistle stop tour of activity from the UK. Major reform is taking place across the UK in relation to how people are seen as leaders and owners of their own care. It is referred to as \’personalization\’ and stems from the desire to put people first. This has led to major reforms across health and social care.
What’s up in the UK? Read More »