Exploring the Care Act ’s potential for anti-discriminatory practice with lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans older people
Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, < a href="http://emeraldinsight.com/toc/qaoa/17/2" > Volume 17, Issue 2 < /a > , Page 97-106, June 2016. < br/ > Purpose – The planning and provision of care for older people in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) communities is an increasing challenge to traditional welfare systems. The purpose of this paper is to explore the potential of the newly implemented Care Act 2014 in England for developing an anti -discriminatory approach. Design/methodology/approach – The review draws on existing research and conceptual literature to identify how key provisions of the new ac...
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - May 25, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Ageing and changing patterns in familial structure for older persons in India: a decomposition analysis
This study provided ample evidence of the increase in nuclear familial structure for older persons in the course of population ageing. Population ageing, urbanization and increase in education, primarily contributed to the increase in nuclear family households of older persons. (Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults)
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - May 25, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Working with changes in ageing
Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, < a href="http://www.emeraldinsight.com/toc/qaoa/17/2" > Volume 17, Issue 2 < /a > , June 2016. < br/ > (Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults)
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - May 25, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Being self in later life: maintaining continuity in the face of change
Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, < a href="http://www.emeraldinsight.com/toc/qaoa/17/2" > Volume 17, Issue 2 < /a > , Page 141-150, June 2016. < br/ > Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to build upon existing knowledge of personalisation through an improved understanding of how the use of personalised social care services can support older people’s sense of self. It contains perspectives that are helpful to the development of personalisation polic y and practice and to the future commissioning of social care services. Design/methodology/approach – The research involved a qualitative study with eight part...
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - May 25, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Mobility changes during the first years of retirement
Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, < a href="http://www.emeraldinsight.com/toc/qaoa/17/2" > Volume 17, Issue 2 < /a > , Page 131-140, June 2016. < br/ > Purpose – Mobility is an important aspect of well-being, activity and participation. Retiring from paid work is a transition in later life when people need to adjust to a new daily structure and fill the day with activities other than work. Life-course transitions influence demands for mobility and choice of travel mode as people adapt to new circumstances and learning processes. The purpose of this paper is to explore how mobility strategies develop during the first...
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - May 25, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Educating a health service workforce about dementia: a qualitative study
Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, < a href="http://www.emeraldinsight.com/toc/qaoa/17/2" > Volume 17, Issue 2 < /a > , Page 119-130, June 2016. < br/ > Purpose – People who are living with dementia are core health service users, but there are ongoing concerns about the quality of their care and the need for improved education of healthcare staff. The purpose of this paper is to report a qualitative study that investigated staff perspectives on an ethnodr ama (“Barbara’s Story”) which was used to educate an entire health service workforce and promote a person-centred approach to care. Design/methodology/appro...
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - May 25, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Connected communities? LGB older people and their risk of exclusion from decent housing and neighbourhoods
Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, < a href="http://www.emeraldinsight.com/toc/qaoa/17/2" > Volume 17, Issue 2 < /a > , Page 107-118, June 2016. < br/ > Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the way in which the housing and neighbourhood accessibility and neighbourhood connectedness of older lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people aged 50 and over, differ compared to non-LGB older people. Design/methodology/approach – This paper utilises data collected as part of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing as well as theories around social exclusion to explore these issues, using information from 5,442 s...
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - May 25, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Exploring the Care Act ’s potential for anti-discriminatory practice with lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans older people
Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, < a href="http://www.emeraldinsight.com/toc/qaoa/17/2" > Volume 17, Issue 2 < /a > , Page 97-106, June 2016. < br/ > Purpose – The planning and provision of care for older people in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) communities is an increasing challenge to traditional welfare systems. The purpose of this paper is to explore the potential of the newly implemented Care Act 2014 in England for developing an anti -discriminatory approach. Design/methodology/approach – The review draws on existing research and conceptual literature to identify how key provisions of the ne...
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - May 25, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Ageing and changing patterns in familial structure for older persons in India: a decomposition analysis
This study provided ample evidence of the increase in nuclear familial structure for older persons in the course of population ageing. Population ageing, urbanization and increase in education, primarily contributed to the increase in nuclear family households of older persons. (Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults)
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - May 25, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
