‘Understanding the Lives of Older People with Vision Impairment’ (VI).
A blog for the small event held at the Thomas Pocklington Trust on May 9th 2017 and co-funded by the …
Category Archives: Social 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 …
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 …
TOWARDS CREATIVE AND INTEGRATED RESPONSES TO DEMOGRAPHIC AGEING IN NORTH-EAST ENGLAND
On a cold and miserable day in May more than 30 people from the academy, third sector, health sectors joined …
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 …
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 …
Imagine Belfast – Enter the campervan of dreams and imagine the future we all deserve…
Imagine Belfast – the festival of ideas and politics – sparks curiosity and engagement with social science and citizenship for …
