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What is healthy ageing?

Healthy ageing is defined as 'developing and maintaining the functional ability that enables wellbeing in older age' by the World Health Organisation. In other words, making choices that promote long-term independence.

What is healthy ageing?

Healthy ageing means making choices that help you develop and maintain independence for longer. Some lifestyle choices that influence your health include:

  • How and when you exercise
  • Who you surround yourself with
  • How much you enjoy your home
  • How you use and challenge your brain
  • How you think and feel about your life.

Research has proven that most of these healthy ageing factors are within our control. Take the free quick quiz to find personalised strength and exercise suggestions, social activities, and assistive products to help you.

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What is assistive technology?

Assistive technology (AT) is any gadget, program, or system that maintains or improves a person’s ability to do daily tasks and the things they enjoy. Using assistive products can help you develop and maintain your quality of life, so you can enjoy positive, active, and healthy ageing.

LiveUp suggests simple assistive products and common everyday solutions. You can find them through well-known brands, in local pharmacies, supermarkets, and hardware stores.

To find out how AT can help you, take the quiz. The quick confidential questions will show you personalised suggestions so you can live life the way you want to and age well.

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Making Choices Finding Solutions

The guide below will help you find and choose simple assistive products for healthy ageing.

Assistive products, as well as basic changes to your home, can help you control how you choose to live your life.

You'll find lots of suggested products from well-known retailers and reliable online stores. As you turn each page the links will light up!

You'll also find useful tips and advice from occupational therapists. Flip through the guide below for more healthy ageing information.

The guide below will help you find and choose simple assistive products for healthy ageing.

Assistive products, as well as basic changes to your home, can help you control how you choose to live your life.

You'll find lots of suggested products from well-known retailers and reliable online stores. As you turn each page the links will light up!

You'll also find useful tips and advice from occupational therapists. Flip through the guide below for more healthy ageing information.

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