The Importance of Satisfactory Housing for Older People
There is a consensus that older people ideally want to remain in their own homes, with support if necessary, for …
Category Archives: Care
Exploring perceptions of dementia in Pakistan
Here in the UK we are becoming more familiar with dementia. There are television adverts alerting us that dementia can …
Everyman Theatre’s ‘Do Not Go Gentle’
At Chapter Arts Centre on 17 May 2017 Louise Osborn facilitated an intense and rewarding three hour session addressing dementia.
This blog reflects on excerpts of the Do Not Go Gentle play performed by Everyman Theatre and which was combined with workshops and discussions with a group of attendees.
This blog explores three ideas: (1) the power of the arts to explore complicated social issues such as dementia; (2) understanding that generation groups experience society differently and (3) that we need to engage more deeply with the politics of care.
Burying our heads in the sand? Social care in Northern Ireland
Social care is consistently a topic of public and policy debate. This was very evident during the Westminster election campaign …
I Care: Celebrating National Carers Week- BSG and University of Stirling
On Friday 16th June a group of carers, policy makers, and researchers joined together to celebrate National Carers Week at …
Grandparent’s Experiences of Kinship Care – Repair and Rescue, rather than Pleasure and Leisure.
So often grand-parenting is presented as a fun and fickle leisure activity of wealthy Baby Boomers. For many grand-parents, the …
The (Not) Real Marigold Hotel – older people in India
It was with interest and a little yelling at the TV screen that I watched the second series of BBCs …
Housing Led Interventions can Help Older People Stay Healthy at Home
Not a week passes without media reports describing the range of pressures on the NHS and care sectors. In the …
Focusing on Older Carers: Exploring the Research and Practice Axis
The number of older carers is growing significantly in the UK; over a third of carers are aged over 60 …
Older people’s exercising of choice in long-term care: a comparative analysis of England and Japan
There has been, in recent years, an increasing emphasis on ‘choice’ for service users within long-term care policies in …
