“Something to get out of bed for”: creative arts for a happily ageing population
Working with Older People,Volume 20, Issue 4, Page 190-194, December 2016. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to relate the growing body of evidence about the impact of creative arts on the health and well-being of older people to the debate about active ageing, prevention and demographic change. Design/methodology/approach It draws on a range of researched examples in order to illustrate the impact of three different art forms – singing, dance and visual arts – on health and well-being. Findings The evidence exists in increasing volume and diversity that creative arts not only improve personal feelings of well-be...
Source: Working with Older People - November 22, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Revaluating aging in place: from traditional definitions to the continuum of care
Working with Older People,Volume 20, Issue 4, December 2016. Purpose Traditional definitions of aging in place often define aging in place specifically as the ability to remain in one ’s own home or community setting in later life. This paper seeks to reframe aging in place and show how narrowly defined aging-in-place models can be potentially negative constructs that limit options for older adults. We propose a paradigm shift, or a re-framing of, the popularized idea of aging in place. We challenge mainstream and literature-based beliefs that are deeply rooted to the idea that aging in place ideally happens in the home...
Source: Working with Older People - October 20, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Telling it as it is: involving people with dementia and family carers in policy making, service design and workforce development
Working with Older People,Volume 20, Issue 4, December 2016. Purpose To highlight the need for proper involvement of people with dementia and carers in policy making and to suggest practical ways to achieve this. Design/methodology/approach Drawing from personal experience derived from a long career in service development in health and social care, the author outlines the importance of recognising that people with dementia and family carers are experts by experience and the merits of involving people at an early stage Findings The best ideas come from involved people. Without the insights gained through the lived experi...
Source: Working with Older People - October 20, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Attitudes towards ageing and their impact on health and wellbeing in later life: an agenda for further analysis
Working with Older People,Volume 20, Issue 4, December 2016. Purpose To provide a high level overview of a substantial body of research on the impact that negative attitudes towards ageing have on the health and well being outcomes of people in later life, and to highlight the need for a more interdisciplinary approach towards older people ’s wellbeing. Design/methodology/approach The paper draws from an initial analysis of over 70 peer reviewed and published studies on the psychosocial impact of negative stereotypes about ageing. Findings There is overwhelming evidence that the way in which people think about ageing ...
Source: Working with Older People - October 20, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
