Photovoice, Care, and Loneliness: An exhibition by older migrants from Myanmar
On 2 May, I presented findings from my participatory PhD research project with older migrants from Myanmar at King’s College …
Category Archives: Care
The Reflective Call of Carers Ageing without Children and/or Family: ‘Who will be there for me when I need it?
Robin Hadley is an Associate Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University, an Early Career Researcher, founder member of the campaign group …
Health outcomes of racially minoritised older people
Generally put, the gap in health between racially minoritised groups and the White British group increases dramatically with age. This means that differences in later life are very large, with common instances of racially minoritised people in their fifties and sixties having similar health profiles to White British people in their eighties. These inequalities are typically the result of disadvantages accumulated by racially minoritised people throughout their lifetimes.
Teasing the easing of the Care Act 2014: Transparent legal protection or hidden unmet need?
“Carers already play a vital role in the care and support system and their contribution during this emergency period will …
Research with family carers of people living with dementia: recruiting during the pandemic
Study Team 1 Dr Jayne Astbury, Research Associate, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Older People and Frailty Policy Research …
Reimagining day centres for older people
The Centre for Health and Social Care at University of Bristol have received funding for a two year project exploring day centres, day clubs …
The fight for Mary Feilding Guild
In 1997 at the first – and only – European conference on advocacy in later life in Dublin a team …
Loneliness, friendship and the emotions inside a nursing home
Francisca Ortiz, The Mitchell Centre for Social Network Analysis, University of Manchester. **Spoiler Alert: This blog post assumed that you …
BSG2020 British Society of Gerontology Online series: Full details for events 1st – 3rd July 2020 and ERA event 30th June and 1st July
The BSG2020 Online Events series is fast approaching, and we are delighted to confirm the full details for what is …
Lost in the Community: A Brief History of Covid-19 and Residential and Nursing Home Care
Chris Phillipson, Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing (MICRA) So, the question (see blog on April 8th) ‘Can society …
Ageing Issues 