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 …
Category Archives: Housing
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 …
Downsizing: should financial incentives be offered to “the elderly” to downsize?
A government White Paper published today indicates (on p63) that the government will be exploring ways to encourage older people …
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 …
Mobility, Mood and Place – Conference Reflections
This blog article outlines my reflections on the conference held in Edinburgh (12 – 14 October) and how the proceedings …
‘Gerontology is good for you… so is gardening’
In preparing to address a room packed with enthusiastic gardeners, community activists and gerontologists at the latest BSG NI event, …
The Provision of Social Care in Extra Care Housing: Connecting Research, Policy and Practice
The ECHO Project (Provision of Social Care in Extra Care Housing) is a longitudinal study which aims to explore how …
The implications of Brexit for older EU migrants in England and Wales
As part of the UK in a changing Europe initiative, a research project in the Centre for Population Change and …
Housing for all? Where – and how – do older people fit in strategically?
Reviewing a new book on art in Britain in the 18th century John Barrell suggests that ‘polite conversation, far from …
Why the bedroom tax affects us all
Britain is undergoing a welfare revolution following the enactment of the Welfare Reform Bill. To date, the demographic group most …
