Access to Learning Opportunities for Residents in Care Homes: Reviewing the challenges and possibilities

Learning is a human right as set out in Article 26 (1) and (2) of the United Nations (UN) Declaration of Human Rights (1948) [1]. This citizen ’s right has been well documented, for example, in 1991, the UN stated that older people should have access to appropriate educational programmes [2] and nearly thirty years later, in 2019, the Scottish Government pledged to make education accessible to all ages [3]. Despite the wealth of compelli ng policy documents, some cited in this paper below, on the benefits of learning in later life and of the positive contribution that engagement in learning can make to healthy ageing, people residing in nursing (care) homes can find themselves cut off from their local community and unable to access the so-called lifelong learning opportunities available to those who are able to continue living independently in the community.
Source: Maturitas - Category: Primary Care Authors: Source Type: research