Dementia caf és: recommendations from interviews with informal carers
Working with Older People, Ahead of Print. Purpose Dementia caf és (also known as Alzheimer’s or memory cafés) have been running in the UK since 2000. The purpose of this paper is to report on the recommendations from recent research that interviewed family carers on their experiences of using the cafés. Design/methodology/approach The research was carrie d out in cafés in and around London, and focussed on informal, unpaid carers’ experiences of using them. In total, 11 carers from five different dementia cafés were interviewed, using semi-structured questionnaires. The results were thematically analysed. Find...
Source: Working with Older People - September 18, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Volunteering with older people in a care home
Working with Older People, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence that volunteering before medical school with older people in a care home has on the perceptions of older people. Design/methodology/approach Eight medical students answered an anonymous questionnaire relating to their experiences of volunteering in a care home before medical school. This was combined with an analysis of the relevant literature. Findings All the students had initially volunteered to enhance their CV for medical school. After volunteering, they had a greater realisation of the variety of older peop...
Source: Working with Older People - September 4, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
The 1960s baby boomers: future needs and preferences
Working with Older People, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to consider the likely needs and priorities of the 1960s baby boomers in later life (defined as those born in this country between 1960 and 1969 inclusive), based on their characteristics outlined in the accompanying paper. Design/methodology/approach A non-systematic search of academic and grey literature plus key policy and statistical data from sources including the Office for National Statistics to identify studies and data relevant to people born in the 1960s in the UK. Findings The 1960s baby boomers are characterised by high levels of...
Source: Working with Older People - August 31, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Who are the baby boomers of the 1960s?
Working with Older People, Ahead of Print. Purpose The 8.3 million babies who were born during the 1960s in the UK are 48-57 years old. With growing concern about population ageing, and the oldest of this large cohort on the brink of later life, it is timely to provide an overview of selected characteristics of this cohort in order to help predict likely needs and choices for services and products in later life. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach A synthesis (non-systematic) of the academic and grey literature plus data from various sources including the Office for National Statistics was...
Source: Working with Older People - August 31, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
The 1960s baby boomers: future needs and preferences
Working with Older People, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to consider the likely needs and priorities of the 1960s baby boomers in later life (defined as those born in this country between 1960 and 1969 inclusive), based on their characteristics outlined in the accompanying paper. Design/methodology/approach A non-systematic search of academic and grey literature plus key policy and statistical data from sources including the Office for National Statistics to identify studies and data relevant to people born in the 1960s in the UK. Findings The 1960s baby boomers are characterised by high levels of...
Source: Working with Older People - August 31, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Who are the baby boomers of the 1960s?
Working with Older People, Ahead of Print. Purpose The 8.3 million babies who were born during the 1960s in the UK are 48-57 years old. With growing concern about population ageing, and the oldest of this large cohort on the brink of later life, it is timely to provide an overview of selected characteristics of this cohort in order to help predict likely needs and choices for services and products in later life. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach A synthesis (non-systematic) of the academic and grey literature plus data from various sources including the Office for National Statistics was...
Source: Working with Older People - August 31, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Physical activity promotion in care homes
Working with Older People, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report on the implementation of a physical activity (PA) scheme – Let’s Motivate (LM) – within private care homes (CHs) in Dumfries and Galloway (D&G), Scotland; aiming to provide an insight into the different factors which might contribute to its success and further sustainability. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative study is described in which one-to-one semi-structured interviews were carried out with eight key staff involved in implementing the project within two purposively sampled CHs; in order to explore their views ...
Source: Working with Older People - August 24, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Off the Radar? Addressing housing disrepair to improve health in later life
Working with Older People, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to highlight the pivotal role of initiatives that address housing disrepair, home improvements and adaptations as a way of improving health, independence and quality of life in older age. Design/methodology/approach The author uses data from housing and health, combined with the author ’s experience of policy formulation as well as working with older people and developing practical services, particularly those which address private sector housing stock condition. Findings As well as its massive economic impact, housing greatly affects peop...
Source: Working with Older People - August 10, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Preventing isolation in sheltered housing: challenges in an era of reduced support funding
Working with Older People, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to inform the policies of sheltered housing providers with regard to preventing isolation amongst residents and generating practical support between them, particularly in the current period of reduced funding for housing support. Design/methodology/approach The paper reports a postal survey of 120 residents across eight estates, focus groups on these and eight other estates and survey responses from 326 estate managers. Findings Childless residents are especially vulnerable to lack of support, depending on friends or on paid care. Those esta...
Source: Working with Older People - July 27, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
