Let's make Scotland the best place in the world to grow older.

We are Age Scotland, the national charity for older people. We work to improve the lives of everyone over the age of 50.

Our mission is to inspire, involve, and empower older people in Scotland, and influence others, so that everyone can make the most of later life.

Helpline

Our free national helpline offers information, friendship and advice to older people, their families, and carers.

We work tirelessly to tackle loneliness and social isolation among older people.

We fund and support over 1,100 member groups for older people in local communities across Scotland.

We provide workshops for the community and for workplaces on age-related issues and age inclusion.

We work to ensure older people in Scotland know their rights and are able to make informed choices.

We work to boost the health and wellbeing of veterans in Scotland aged 65 and older.

Raising awareness of dementia and ensuring those with experience and expertise have their voice heard.

We have developed initiatives to encourage and support older people to be as well as they can be.

The forum raises the voice of ethnic minority older people and works to ensure that public services understand their complex and changing needs.