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Dignity and older Europeans: final report of focus groups of Irish professionals
- Author:
- WEBSTER Robin
- Publisher:
- Dignity and Older Europeans Consortium
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 55p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
The right to, and the need for dignity is frequently cited in policy documents relating to the health and social care of older people. It is also expressed as an important value in professional codes and declarations of human rights. Yet concerns about the standards of care for a growing number of older people abound despite global ageing being a well-recognised phenomenon. Dignity is a complex concept that is difficult to define. If today’s, as well as tomorrow’s older people are to experience dignity in health and social care, as well as in other aspects of their lives, then these complexities need to be clarified.
Dignity and older Europeans: final report of focus groups of Irish older people
- Author:
- WEBSTER Robin
- Publisher:
- Dignity and Older Europeans Consortium
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 24p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
The right to, and the need for dignity is frequently cited in policy documents relating to the health and social care of older people. It is also expressed as an important value in professional codes and declarations of human rights. Yet concerns about the standards of care for a growing number of older people abound despite global ageing being a well-recognised Dignity and Older Europeans is an international research project which brings together a range of academics, clinicians, and user groups to explore the concept of dignity in the lives of Older Europeans. This is the final report of focus groups of Irish older people