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Why the sudden interest in ageing?: inaugural lecture, 13th November 1989, King's College
- Author:
- TINKER Anthea
- Publisher:
- King's College
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 28p., tables, bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Discusses the growing interest in ageing; suggests why this has happened and why it is likely to increase; and draws conclusions about this interest.
Extra care housing: a concept without a consensus
- Authors:
- TINKER Anthea, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Quality in Ageing, 8(4), December 2007, pp.33-44.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
Extra care housing has developed from sheltered housing and has increasingly been seen as a popular option by policy makers. In this article the authors examine the trends in social policy which have led to the evolution of extra care housing. They then discuss what is expected from extra care housing, the lack of a single definition, and whether a single definition is desirable.
Improving the provision of information about assistive technology for older people: summary of research
- Authors:
- WRIGHT Fay, MCCREADIE Claudine, TINKER Anthea
- Publisher:
- University of London. Kings College. Institute of Gerontology
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 57p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The importance of assistive technology (AT) in helping older people maintain independence is increasingly recognised in policy. The piece of research, looked at an important corollary of this development - the provision of relevant and appropriate information about AT. The research involved mapping both AT and information sources, focus groups with 28 users aged 75 and over and 12 carers, interviews with 40 professionals and information providers and a postal questionnaire to 131 care home managers (response rate of 45%). The findings point to the large volume of available information, but suggest that there are problems in identifying needs and in accessing all necessary information. Professionals share these problems and organisational issues impact on professional capacity to provide satisfactory information. The situation in care homes appears ambiguous in terms of responsibility for AT provision for residents and hence for information. The researchers concluded that there is considerable scope for improving both access to information and the design of that information. They also concluded that there are terminology issues that need addressing in further research.
The acceptability of assistive technology to older people
- Authors:
- MCCREADIE Claudine, TINKER Anthea
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 25(1), January 2005, pp.91-110.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Assistive technology is defined here as any device or system allowing an individual to perform a task they would otherwise be unable to do, or increases the ease and safety with which it can be performed. Its importance in contributing to older people's independence and autonomy is increasingly recognised, but there has been little research into the viability of extensive installations of AT. This paper focuses on the acceptability of AT to older people and reports one component of a multidisciplinary research project that examined the feasibility, acceptability, costs and outcomes of introducing AT into their homes. Sixty-seven people aged 70 or over were interviewed in depth during 2001 to find out about their use and experience of a wide range of ATs. Findings suggest a complex model of acceptability in which a 'felt need' for assistance combines with 'product quality'. Concludes by considering the tensions that may arise in delivery of acceptable AT.
Future role of housing
- Author:
- TINKER Anthea
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 8(4), December 2004, pp.15-17.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Considers the future of housing for older people. Key factors include the growth in numbers of older, and especially very old, people; the decline in institutional living; the rise in home ownership for people of all ages and the related decline of social housing; the growth of single living; 'new' forms of living; assistive technology; and moves abroad. Concludes that overall older people do have many choices but for the most part this will only be true for those with a reasonable income.
Introducing assistive technology (AT) into the homes of older people: the REKI (REading/KIng's) research project
- Author:
- TINKER Anthea
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 7(3), September 2004, pp.30-34.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Reports on research which focuses on how far, and at what cost, the housing stock can be modified to accommodate the assistive technology (AT) to enable older people to remain in their own homes. Concludes that the adaptability of the housing depends on a range of factors and costs. Older people welcome AT when it addresses a felt need.
Disembodied voices
- Author:
- TINKER Anthea
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 13.4.95, 1995, p.30.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Suggests that telecommunication technology could be the key to independent living for disabled people in the future.
Difficult to let sheltered housing
- Authors:
- TINKER Anthea, WRIGHT Fay, ZEILIG Hannah
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 174p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Looks at why some sheltered housing is becoming difficult to let.
An evaluation of very sheltered housing
- Author:
- TINKER Anthea
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of the Environment
- Publication year:
- 1989
- Pagination:
- 164p., tables, illus., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Results from a comprehensive national survey - descriptions of schemes, views of management, staff, tenants, and costs compared to other services.
Staying at home: helping elderly people
- Author:
- TINKER Anthea
- Publisher:
- HMSO
- Publication year:
- 1984
- Pagination:
- 191p.,tables,illus.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London